Chapter 17: The Battle of The Lake
Harry, Ginny, Draco and Daphne were eating breakfast together in the kitchens when an owl arrived with a house elf. The elf took the Newspaper, then he released the owl. Harry opened the newspaper and began reading out loud to the other three sitting with him.
The Hogwarts Civil War
By: Rita Skeeter
After an interesting interview with an anonymous source, we have uncovered some news! It turns out there is a civil war in Hogwarts between two sides. In this war, there was an extremely shocking alliance and treaty!
Yes readers, there is a civil war at Hogwarts. It turns out Slytherin and Gryffindor became allies and we have their copy of the parchment proposing the alliance. It turns out that Hogwarts had a Monarchy system in Slytherin and Gryffindor which started this war.
From the anonymous source,"Slytherin always had a Monarchy, but Gryffindor never had on." Gryffindor became a Monarchy after a vote, Harry Potter(more on page 3) became leader of Gryffindor alongside Ginevra Weasley(more on page 2). Only a few days after the change of ideology, Draco Malfoy(more on page 4) and Daphne Greengrass(more one page 5 met up with the two Gryffindors in a place no one knows.
After they signed the parchment, they became allies. Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff were mad at Gryffindor, so shortly after, they declared war on Gryffindor. Causing a new Royal Guard to sprout up as a uniformed army. How will this new change turn out. How will the three foreighn schools currently residing in Hogwarts react?
"How the fuck?" Draco asked the question they all had in mind.
"I don't know." Ginny said with a sigh. They all looked to Harry for help but they just saw a grin.
"We have to hit the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws hard, so they will just surrender. We have to get the foreighn student's support." Harry said as he got an even bigger grin.
"Makes sense." Daphne said with a small smile making everyone look at her weirdly."Just because you call me Blizzard doesn't mean I have no emotions." She said to which Harry responded with a 'right'.
"Well what are we waiting for?" Draco said as he stood up and sent a message to Madisson, Krum and Fleur to meet on the bridge.
"Shit, are we meeting them at the Palace or the HQ?" Ginny asked as she finished eating.
"We can go to the meeting room in the Palace." Harry said then he added."It's also pretty much your house as well Gin."
"Thanks Harry." Ginny said as she gave him a peck on the lips and left the kitchens.
"Should we get some Elite Guards?" Daphne asked
"I feel like we should." Draco said
"Alright get the Elite." Harry said as he called the twins and the Gryffindor chasers into guard duty in their Elite Armored Uniform. Harry walked with the other two while smoking on Harry's charmed cigarettes.
Harry, Ginny, Daphne and Draco were walking to the bridge with an escort of the Elite Guard. When they made it outside the castle, they saw Madisson, Viktor and Fleur talking at the bridge. When they reached them Harry zapped them all into the meeting room of Marauder Manor which was like a Palace because they met with people of Hogwarts there and made contracts and political stuff for Hogwarts.
When they appeared in the office of the Manor, Fleur screamed in fear while the other two drew their wands that were quickly countered by five other wands and two disarming spells.
"As much as I thank you for your quick thinking, I feel like you should give them their wands back." Harry said as he gestured to the two wand on the floor that a masked Fred picked up.
"Who are you?" Fleur asked, finally finding her voice while pointing her finger at all the armored and masked people.
"We were ordered to protect them." Alicia said as she gestured to the four that had black trench coats with gray trousers as that was what they wore if they met with someone.
"Who are they?" Madisson asked as she pointed to the four. Harry took his hood off then he took his mask off that was white with zero features.
"'Arry?" Fleur asked in surprise.
"Follow me." Harry said as they entered the meeting room. The other three took their hoods and masks off while the Elite stood guard at the door and corners.
"Vot is it?" Krum asked in confusion.
"I assume you have heard of the war?" Draco asked as he sat next to Harry.
"Yes I have." Madisson said and the other two nodded quietly.
"Can you join the fight on our side?" Daphne said as she passed a tray that had tea and biscuits.
"About 'alf of all our student population 'as joined the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs." Fleur said with a sigh.
"We can take that risk." Madisson said, putting her foot down.
"Ve can." Viktor said with a small smile.
"Then I agree." Fleur said
Harry grabbed three pieces of parchment from Ginny and passed it to each of them. On that parchment all they had to do was sign it to make it official. Once they all signed, Harry asked the question he was dreading for a long time.
"How well trained are your students?" Harry asked the three.
"The ones that are smart enough to join us are pretty well trained, but they will just need to follow your soldiers to fight well with discipline." Madisson said for the three of the Champions.
"Oui, that pretty much sums it. The ones that are stupid enough to join the Ravenclaws are not very well trained because they're dumb enough to join the losing side." Fleur said in French as she knew that they would understand her.
"Yeah pretty much." Viktor said with a nod.
"Alright, I feel like you should be able to hold one of our secrets to success in battle." Draco said as Harry quickly caught on.
"I have charmed cigarettes to not be addictive or hurt you but instead give you heightened senses and speed." Harry said as he pulled out one of his packs and placed it onto the table.
"Amazing." Madisson said as she grabbed one and lit it.
"It is." Ginny said with a small smile.
"Hey Fleur?" Daphne asked as Fleur looked at her."The medical training at Beauxbatons is amazing, right?" Daphne asked as she nodded."Can you get some of your students to join our medical core?"
"I think I can do that." Fleur said with a smile as Harry took out a Marauders map.
Harry quickly explained that they would go into battle in the morning. He knew the routines that the enemies would take after he broke their code and found out their activity. There would be a giant party of Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs swarming the ground in search of the Royal Guard headquarters. Harry told them to meet them at the quidditch pitch at 5:00 am because that was when they would start their search.
They quickly got up after that and left the office and went to get rested for the inevitable fight the next day.
The Quidditch Pitch
05:00
"Alright, we fight right now. I hope you're ready for the horrors you will see because we'll fight on the frozen lake!" Harry yelled out to the army that was about 670 strong versus the about 1070.
Harry knew that this would be a costly battle that they could repair quickly while the other side would not be able to do that quickly. Harry found horses at Potter Manor that he put armor to and had the Elite Guard fight on horses. He also knew that this was a risk he had to take. If the noises woke up the faculty and Ministry officials from all magical ministries, they couldn't do anything. If Dumbledore interfered, then everyone would be mutinous and destroy Dumbledore, but if the ministries tried anything they knew that they would join together and destroy the Auror department with sheer numbers and training. Even the one trained by Moody would be obliterated and then the Ministry would be overthrown.
Harry, along with Ginny, Daphne and a drinking Draco trying to calm his nervousness. Harry decided to stop Draco before he became drunk so he ordered everyone to light one of their cigarettes to get higher senses and to calm them. Harry began marching everyone the quarter-mile to the lake that would take 3 minutes because of their heightened speed.
When they arrived at the lake, they saw a giant force of a few hundred walking across the frozen lake. Harry launched a spell that hit the ice causing a few of the Ravenclaws to slip.
That spell would change the war forever.
The Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs began charging them with zero discipline which they took advantage of. The front cast shield charms covering the people behind them which began to shoot above the shields taking out a few people that were stepped on. Spells began raining down on everyone, hitting the shields.
The foreign students were behind the Hogwarts students that had their shields up. The French students shot a few spells that hit quite well but they were all shivering from the intense cold as it was -21 celsius(-6 fahrenheit). The Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs began running away on the ice but they were being followed by the Royal Guard.
While this was all happening, the Elite Guard was watching it all happen. Harry looked through his binoculars and saw a large chunk of ice shatter with a large bang that was heard from all the grounds, including Hogsmeade. Harry looked over to the castle and saw lights turning on and the staff, ministry officials and other students came pouring out of the castle doors. Harry looked over to the other three leaders and saw them nod so Harry looked back to the Elite.
"Today, is the day we fight like we have trained for! We Defend our ideology! GET ON YOUR MOUNTS AND GO!" Harry yelled as the Elite all cheered and got on their horses. Some other people got on brooms and flew off to fight from the air as they saw the Ravenclaws also on brooms.
Harry got onto his horse that wore steel and dragon hide armor that the other three had. The other Elite had steel armor that was on their horses. The other three got on their horses then the four and the rest of the Elite began charging down the hill while the Ministry officials, faculty and students watched in shock.
Harry ducked down as a stunner flew over his head and nearly hit another member of the Elite. When they arrived there Harry split off with the group and began charging a group of three and shot a few spells and hexes at them causing them to fall with one getting stepped on the leg. Harry looked at the battle and saw a few people falling or dodging. A large explosion was heard and when he looked over, he saw a giant hole in the lake where a few people fell and were getting out the freezing water.
A giant blizzard began and added to the already giant pile of snow on the lake. People began burrowing down into the snow and into trenches while people began falling off brooms from the sky or the brooms began falling.
At the Castle
"This is horrifying." Sprout said with a look of fear in her eyes.
"This is…this is worse than anything that happened in the last war." Minerva said with a tear falling down her cheek.
"It's awful." Albus said
"We can't do anything without causing more harm." Bagman said without his usual cheery voice.
As they were speaking, the reporters were scribbling on parchment while the photographers took pictures with bright flashes.
On the Lake
The foreign students froze in shock at the horror that was Hogwarts war. Many people were already on the floor either stunned or hurt on the ice. The Elite kept on dodging the spells shot at them until a Slytherin was shot in the head and fell off his horse and fell unconscious on the ice causing many to shudder. The Durmstrang students dropped into the trenches made by the Hogwarts students that were quickly followed by the other two schools.
The Beauxbatons students snuck out of the trench and began running into the woods to hit the Ravenclaw side from behind them. Harry decided to put his new formation to use by taking inspiration from the Zulu Horns but changed it to be effective for magical people. A few people began to take shape into a crescent that was able to be reinforced by the people in the trenches. He ordered the Elite to hide in the darkness with the horses on their flanks. Harry told the other schools to join the Elite at the flanks, making the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs believe that the crescent was weak and meant to drag them all to them.
Harry saw Cedric order everyone to attack the crescent, falling for their trap. They saw hundreds, maybe even one thousand people pour out of their trenches and rush straight into the center of the crescent formation. When they reached the center, Harry, Ginny, Draco, Daphne, Beauxbatons, Durmstrang, Ilvermorny and the Elite rushed forward, encircling the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws. The Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs were caught by surprise and were too shocked to respond much. This mistake cost them nearly a quarter of their army left. Lots of explosions were heard in the sky making it look like and sound like fireworks in the sky from the aerial battle in the sky between the two armies.
At the Castle
The whole castle shook as many explosions exploded in the sky knocking a few people off their brooms to the horror of the castle.
"Not even You-Know-Who would cause destruction like this. The 'Royal Guard' has extreme training and are experts in warfare including strategy and formation." Minister Fudge said with wide eyes as an explosion was heard followed by screams and ice shattering.
"I believe what they are using is a tactic called the Zulu Horn." Professor Burbage said."I mentioned that this next term we would be learning about muggle wars and I guess they found out about this."
"It is possible." Mcgonagall said with a nod.
On the Ice
After the aerial battle was over, the Royal aerial force began dive bombing the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws making many to fall into the water. After encircling the Republic's Guard, their forces dropped significantly. Their forces dropped to just a bit less than half of their normal forces.
There were many shouts, commands and screams as well as blood and cracks of bones. Many people began dropping as well. The Royal Guard lost about 1 tenth of their regular force which they could either replace with their reserves or heal quickly. Harry looked over to the castle and saw many flashes of light indicating photos were being taken. About 50 more enemies dropped to the ice making their forces very weak. They stood no chance at winning now that they had about 58 while the Royal Guard stood at 753 with their reserve and the reinforcements from the foreign schools. That meant that for every 1 soldier of the Republic would have to take out 14 of the Royal soldiers. Cedric quickly realized that it was a lost cause as he signaled for everyone to stop.
"Stop!" Cedric ordered everyone to stop and look at him.
"What happened?" Harry asked as he rode up to them.
"I…I wish to end the war. Surrender." Cedric said as he dropped his wand and raised his hands.
"WHAT IS GOING ON!?" Asked Fudge as everyone from the castle made their way down to the lake where the medical core was healing everyone.
"Minister." Draco greeted with a nod.
"Someone tell us what's going on." Rita Skeeter asked
"I wish to surrender to the hands of the Royal Union." Cedric said as he looked at Harry and Draco then to the two queens.
Harry looked at Draco who nodded and then spoke."You realize the crimes you have committed against us."
"Yeah and I'm sorry. I wasn't in the right state of mind." Cedric said as he looked down.
"What are your conditions?" Corner asked as he walked up to Harry who just gave him a nod of greeting.
"I wish for you to agree to an agreement stating that no one can declare war against us for the next ten years. We also wish control in your two houses and you will be forgiven in the eyes of the Royal Union." Harry said as he gave a parchment to Cedric.
"I agree." Cedric said swiftly as he signed and a golden light wrapped around Cedric's wrists.
Harry smiled a small smile because Cedric didn't read the contract clearly stating that the two houses would be established as a puppet government. He didn't read the part that clearly stated that the Republic could no longer have an army. Harry looked around and saw cameras flashing in white as they took pictures. Harry summoned a bottle of firewhiskey and conjured six glasses he filled then gave to the other leader.
"To peace." Harry said as the others said the same thing as they took a shot.
The next day they woke up to a tap on the window.
The End of the Hogwarts Civil War
By: Rita Skeeter
After the events of Saturday morning happened everyone at Hogwarts was reliving horror. Starting at five in the morning, the Royal army as well as Beauxbatons, Durmstrang and Ilvermorny rushed to the Republic at Hogwarts that was marching on the Great Lake of Hogwarts.
Over 1000 Soldiers of the Republic and around 900 Royal Soldiers clashed on the Black Lake in a giant battle which led to the end of the Hogwarts Civil War. After ingenious formations and tactics that included the Legendary muggle Zulu Horn(more on page 7) the war ended. Leaders Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Daphne Greengrass, Ginny Weasley, Michael Corner and Cedric Diggory signed a contract that led to the end of the war which included being confiscated of soldiers.
Words can't even explain the battle I witnessed. There was so much violence and horror that I was afraid for my life even from the safety of the Castle. They used ingenious tactics from muggle wars that included using brooms for war and using the tactic that was commonly used a few decades called cavalry that was warfare structured on using horses in combat that decimated the Republic's army.
