Chapter 24: The Arrival
Harry, Ginny, Draco and Daphne were on their horses on their way to North Port. They were only a few minutes away and it was 6:45 am. They were already hearing the sounds of their ships being prepared and people talking. Harry urged his horse to go faster as the others did the same. They got to the top of a cliff and looked down. There was a shipping yard that had many ships that were being unloaded. There was also their large navy that could stand a chance against the muggle navy. There was an entire field of barracks and training fields and there were the plane hangers. The dragon enclosures were off to the side and there were thousands of people getting breakfast or just talking.
They all turned their horses around and down the cliff before they galloped to the base. They got to the entrance that had 50 guards on top of the gate. They opened the gate then entered and trotted to the area where they would be standing. After an hour of being there and preparing they heard the sound of water moving. Then they saw a small fleet of lightly armed and armored cruisers with many ships with all the soldiers on them. Harry looked around them when he noticed three ships that had the muggle British flag. He quickly realized that they were heavily armed battleships. Those three ships were racing to the cruisers with their guns aimed at them.
Harry raised his wand and shot out sparks which were quickly followed by Ginny, Draco and Daphne. Soon a siren was heard and soon after, two battleships that were better than even the American battleships were out in the sea. The battleships rushed to the cruisers' side before launching an onslaught of cannon fire. Soon artillery fire was being shot at the ships that were failing to return enough fire. The first two were sunk as their final hope was shot in the form of a missile that could destroy any ship. A pilot on their side noticed this missile and immediately got to the air. The jet shot up in the sky before diving and shooting many rounds into the missile which caused it to explode in the sky as the jet shot up in the air to escape the explosion.
The last ship fell to a bomb from the jet that dove down to bomb the ship. The cruisers finally arrived at the port and stopped moving as the soldiers began to get out of the ship. Harry looked at his soldiers. They all saluted when they saw his look. The American soldiers marched up to the front. When they reached the front there was a long lane that had zero British soldiers that led to where Harry and the other leaders stood and their boat. Amelia Bones, Sirius, Perla and Lady Longbottom walked up to the stage and stood next to the four teenagers. At the front of the group that was marching out of order was Madisson, Viktor and Fleur.
Harry walked off the podium with Ginny and walked over to his foreign friends. When he reached them he smiled and shook Viktor's hand and kissed the other two girl's hands. Harry walked back to the podium with the four before turning to the foreign soldiers.
"Welcome to Scotland!" Harry said through his microphone."I heard what your president said about fighting. I think what he said is wrong. What is the point in pride and honor if you're dead because of those two things? If you fight with honor you will simply stun them. Not hurt the people that can be healed simply and continue to hurt innocent people including your family. We got this far because we had no mercy with the death eaters. We didn't throw them into Azkaban. We simply captured them to do our work or we killed them. Pride will get you killed because you want to kill the enemies instead of retreating." Harry said with a voice full of power that the British soldiers and a few foreign soldiers have come to know. Harry walked off before Sirius went to the podium.
"Foreign soldiers, you will follow our soldiers to the training ground where you will train for the rest of the day. Dinner is after you finish your tasks." Sirius barked as the soldiers walked to the fields.
On the Fields
"Watch and learn." Harry said with an amplified voice as Sirius and the British soldiers were getting ready for their exercises.
"Ready? It doesn't matter! Give me 100 push ups!" Sirius ordered as many began to do as told."Failed! 20 more!"
"Is he always like that?" Madisson asked as she walked up to Ginny, Draco and Daphne.
"Harry was worse when he was training us." Draco said as he watched Harry frown.
"Really?" Fleur asked in surprise."He has never really trained us that hard when we were fighting the civil war."
"It's because it wasn't really life or death. He was also being nice to you. Bloody hell he's about to train them himself." Daphne said with a sigh and frown."Just watch."
"You think that shit is training?! GIVE ME 250 PUSH UPS NOW!" Harry yelled as he stopped Sirius.
"Harry don't you think that's too much?" Sirius asked in shock at his usually calm and kind godson that just became a hardened warrior and soldier.
"Too little for me." Harry muttered."They are weak. I was stronger at 11 than these buffoons."
"What the hell is that! 30 more!" Harry yelled at Oliver Wood who just failed to do a push up."I thought that you would be stronger for quidditch!"
After an intense 2 horse of pure training they were finally able to get to dinner and away from Harry. After dinner Moody told him that he was good at training people and that he should've had the same approach. After dinner they went back to training except this time it was with muggle guns. Harry picked up a gun that was loaded then he turned to the large force of muggle soldiers.
"Alright, I don't know how much they train you in America, but it will not be enough. You need to learn how to shoot immediately after drawing your gun and you need to learn how to aim properly." Harry said as he pulled out a pistol and immediately emptied the magazine with all of the bullets hitting the head of a target that took the shape of a human.
"Holy shit. How did you do that?" A person that was quite fit and had a southern accent asked.
"Practice." Harry said with a smile as he began passing out pistols to the soldiers. Harry stepped behind the line of soldiers and nodded which caused them to all unleash a round of bullets aimed at the targets. Once they finished a Canadian turned and spoke.
"Why are we learning how to shoot if we already know how to and we'll be learning how to fly planes?" He asked in confusion.
"What happens if you get shot down? What will you do? Will you parachute off and move with a rifle? Will you die in the explosion? Will you try to fly it to a base that will cause more damage? What happens if you get down but you don't know how to use a gun properly which causes the rifle to misfire and kill you? Will an enemy beat the gun in the race to kill you?" Harry asked with a look that said no arguments. After he finished they all immediately shut up and returned to firing their guns.
After the training ended he went up to the planning room in the main building. When he entered the room for the meeting he saw that everyone was there in the room. Harry closed the door and added privacy charms before sitting in his chair at the front of the table. Harry looked at Remus and nodded at him to begin speaking when he saw he had something to say.
"We are going to have to invade Newcastle Upon Tyne. They're beginning to station many soldiers there and it is threatening us. The Newcastle International Airport is getting loads of supplies that will be crucial for them and they also have the Port of Tyne. Their logistic capabilities are too high and we have North Port." Remus said as he pointed to the map of Britain.
"It's what we have feared." Viktor said in his new skill in perfect English.
"Can you elaborate further on that?" Draco asked in his usual business tone he used when they were in meetings.
"When we were coming here we stopped at the Port of Cherbourg. While we were there we were predicting that they would fortify Newcastle if you guys really had Northumberland secured." Krum said with a smile.
"We will have to train the American muggles in flying and bombing tactics. Once we are done with that we bomb Newcastle then march into the city. If it requires fighting then we will fight." Harry said with a smile and determined look.
"What about the problem rising from Lancashire?" Amelia asked, eyes full of concern.
"Problems?" Fleur asked
"We intercepted and decoded a message that said death eaters were marching into Cumbria. They should be arriving at Lancashire any minute now. We're allowing them to march into Cumbria in a small line so that we can encircle and destroy them." Harry said as he dragged a black figure across the map into Cumbria.
"What will we do?" Sirius asked
"Right now we will just train until they reach Cumbria. When they arrive there we will rush there with our forces and knock them out." Harry decided while the other three teenagers agreed.
"How is training?" Perla asked
"Tomorrow they will begin training with bomber planes. What concerns me though is that Liverpool and Manchester are very near Voldemort in Wales." Daphne said
"That is worrying. We'll have to target those two cities after Newcastle and Cumbria." Harry said as he looked around the room,"Do any of you have anything else to say?" Harry asked. Everyone shook their heads or said no,"Meeting finished, you may go."
Harry stood up with Draco, Ginny and Daphne. Harry motioned for them to go outside. When they exited the building they heard the voice of Susan."Harry, we have managed to finish the design of our tanks to fight the British tanks. We will begin the production of them."
"Thank you Susan, let's take you back to Hogwarts." Harry said as he walked into the stables and got Susan's horse, Anna, ready to be ridden."I trust you know how to ride a horse?"
"Um, not really." Susan said
"Get on the horse." Harry said as Susan got onto the horse."Pull on the reins where you want to steer the horse. It will turn Anna's head which will make it move that way. Go ahead." Harry said as he pulled left on her reins which caused the horse to move left.
"Thank you." Susan said sincerely as Harry got on his horse and rode him out of the stable.
"No problem," Harry said with a smile.
"It's useful to know how to control your horse with your legs. Next time you're here you should ask someone to teach you how to ride that way," Ginny said as she showed what she was talking about by making her horse go right with her leg.
"Alright, I will." Susan replied as they began galloping out of the port. They were all arriving At Hogwarts at around 8 at night. Harry led the front of the group with Susan and Draco in the back while Ginny and Daphne were at the middle of the group. Harry brought them to the stables he built at Hogwarts.
When they made it to the castle they all parted ways as the Slytherins and Gryffindors made their ways to their area of Hogwarts that was like their flat. It had a small kitchen and living room. It had a few bedrooms where the four slept in three rooms. When they entered they all got ready for bed then immediately dropped into a slumber in their beds.
