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(BSC 6 C03) C194 Declaration of War.

Amelia had stepped into to office of Fudge and knew that tomorrow would be his last day at the office. She wanted this job from the time she had stepped into the ministry. "Are you sad about losing your job or afraid of what the Death Eaters will do to you when you cant have their backs anymore?"

Fudge looked up and played his head back down on the table. "Amelia I".

"Don't Cornelius. You have been listening to the wrong people. The friends were never out to get you. You have done it all yourself. If you would have been listening to them, all of this would not have happened. Now you could Come back and fight for it but it will not be pretty. Albus certainly will not be coming back and you will not survive it".

"I know Amelia, I know. I will not be there tomorrow but I don't know what to do. If I would even show myself, then Lucius will get me and kill me for sure. Even the others from the dark side, I think".

"Then I would say run. Just get out of here and hide for a year or so. If you are lucky the war will be over by then and you can get back among us. If not well, you know".

Fudge nodded and knew his first step would be to go to Gringotts and get as much gold as he could carry. After that, he would have to find a place somewhere in the muggle world just to be safe from the Death Eaters.

#*

While Harry was again placed in the infirmary, the friends all took the beds around him. Tomorrow was another day and they could only hope he would be there with him. Luna had said he would, so they believed her without a doubt in their minds. The only thing she had told them was, that he would be there but she did not see if he would go with them or come later. Bella and Daphne had crawled next to him while the Adults had left them to be on their own.

Minerva was the last to leave the infirmary and walked into the great hall of Hogwarts. The holidays were in full swing and she hoped they could all have at least one holiday without a big setback. But then again she knew that would not happen. When she walked in she could see the hall was filled with the house elves and a delegation of Veela's and Werewolves. Some Goblins and other magical beings. She smiled as she looked at the family sitting among them. Lily and Alice were sitting at the head table while James and Frank were among the others. Slowly she took the place next to Zanita and smiled as Gabrielle flamed next to her. Gabrielle changed and plopped into her lap.

"Harry is okay now. He is coming back I know it and I feel it right here" She told Minerva as she pointed to her heart.

"I know Little one, I know. Harry will never let us down and he has Lady magic with him to help him".

Gabrielle nodded, "Yes but not only her. Grandma and grandpa Potter are telling him all he has to know just like grandpa Harry". Minerva was shocked but knew which Harry she was talking about. "He also has them" and she pointed at the painting of the founders that was again hanging at the back of the wall.

Minerva looked at the painting from the corner of her eye and hid a little smile. They might not teach him any new magic because they had learned more in the years after. But knowing of handling raw magic was something all of them had forgotten. Gabrielle hung a little closer to Minerva as she rested her little head on her shoulder. Minerva hugged her and thought about the night before while she was slowly humming her little song to Gabrielle.

Everybody had gone to bed. She had stayed behind and pulled Alice and Lily back before they could leave. While they were all alone with only the friends sleeping in the beds around them, knowing they weren't. When Poppy closed the doors to the Infirmary the heads of the friends snapped up and all looked at the three of them. Minerva turned to Lily and asked the one thing Lily had avoided from the moment they had left the Witenagemot. "You knew something about the Horcrux inside of you. As did Alice because it was the first thing she asked when she got you back".

Lily nodded but still looked at the friends. It was the last thing she wanted to tell that. "They know all about the ones Voldemort has made. So the one in you was from someone else. We want to know from who".

"That I do not know," Lily told her as she looked at her mum. "We know he had made more because the night I came back. Bellatrix told me she had seen something inside of my sister. It turned out she was and has always been a witch. Now she did go to the school of magic in Irland. But something was off from back then. When Bellatrix told me all I too had a look in her mind and saw she was not my sister who she had been. Her soul was that from someone else but I do not know from who. So the Horcrux that was in her had taken her place, just like the ones inside of me and Harry should have done".

"Harry and me" Hermione mumbled softly, making Minerva smile.

Lily hadn't heard it and went on. "To our surprise, Vernon had another piece of that same soul in him. Dudley had not so we have placed him in protection with his mind wiped clean from everything. Now Alice and I had found out it could have been Voldemort who made me one after he killed me".

"He didn't" Hermione spoke up as she got out of the bed and walked to her friends who all sat next to the bed of Harry. "Voldemort had made eight of those things. If he would have made four more there would be nothing left of him. So we do have another wizard in our mids that is trying to fight death itself". Hermione saw Lily and Alice saying eight and she ignored it. "Now the only other one we have who could do it is Albus. He might have done it to keep on living to fight Voldemort. But we do not think so. He only needed one and he must have known that. So it either went to his head and he made more or he isn't the one".

#*

Voldemort had been walking around the manor. He knew in his soul he had lost Peter, Narcissa and Draco. Draco and Peter he could miss. Sure Peter had the perfect ability to walk through places while he wasn't seen. Most of the Wizards and Witches adored rats so they were left alone. Draco would be a miss at Hogwarts but with Potter running that place. There was no way Draco could do something for him".

Now knowing Narcissa was gone he also realized that she might have told Potter what Lucius had done to her to save herself. He could not fault her for that he would do the same if he weren't the Dark Lord. He knew she was his follower and she would come back to him when the time was right he was sure of it. Now he could not wait any longer and had to ask his followers to come back.

Voldemort only had to wait for a minute or so when some came stumbling in. He didn't have to ask if they had looked because it was clear they didn't. They had started in a bar and never left it until he called for them. So he started to have his half-hour of fun. "CRUCIO," sounded over and over again.

The screaming of the man did not help him but they had to learn and this was the way he did it. After that half-hour they were back in the living and he looked at them all. "Lucius you get back to the ministry and see what you can do for Fudge. Goyal you go down to Scotland and see if Grayback has found the werewolves that will join us. Grabb for you I have another task. You go down to Germany and tell them the Giants have to come down here now". It was after it he sent a couple of other Death Eaters to get the Veela's who would join them. With them were Goblins, Gnomes, Leprechauns and other Beings. The trolls were nothing to them but their ruthlessness in fighting made them wonderful. For fighting power, he needed the Vampires and they were also on their way. Some other creatures were sent for but there was no word on it yet. So either his Death Eaters had failed him, or there were already on their way back. He even had called for them to get some dragons. As his slaves ran off he went to the window. He knew he had to find another place but he didn't know where. All of the inner circle were known to that Potter brat so their homes were also known. The one thing he did know was that if Potter took over the wards everyone would be thrown out, but not killed. So as long as he did not take it over he had a safe place to stay low until all of his army, had joined him.

#*

Lucius had left the manor and was making his way back to the ministry. He had thought about going back to the bar but this time his lord would not be as forgiving as he had been a moment ago. He went to the phone booth just to be sure he wasn't seen. Tomorrow he could walk in but today he might be arrested. The Floo's would be monitored and the phonebooth was not. When he stepped out there were no Aurors there. So he made his way to the office and Fudge and wasn't stopped on his way. He did see some of them but none did anything to him as they looked at him. The one thing he did not see was the door opening that was the office of the chief warlock. Lucius stepped on as something calm washed over him. He heard the words of come into my office and he did follow the voice.

Albus had seen him come and asked him nicely to enter his office for a little talk. Lucius was thrown into a seat and tied to it with ropes. His wand was taken from his cane and placed on the desk next to him. As the shock from the attack went away Lucius looked up in fear. Albus was standing in front of him with his wand pointed at his head.

"Lucius, Lucius, Lucius" Albus started. "You are going to tell me everything you know. Where is the Darklord hiding and how do I get to him. I want to know who he has for his army and who is willing to stand by him. I want to know all and I want to know now". The next word out of the mouth of Albus made Lucius scream out in pain. He never thought Albus would use that spell on him. Nor would he have seen that little smile Albus had when he did it.

"You... You... You are Dark" Lucius spluttered at Albus.

"Of course, I am my Boy. You did not think I would get this High if I wasn't. Those brats had it right and I have always been dark. The only question is, Will you follow me, or will you keep on following Tom".

Lucius swallowed and just didn't know what he could say. He was terrified at the moment. Albus was just like his Lord. He could feel the magic in the air. He could feel the power and he could feel the hate in his surroundings. If he say yes, Voldemort would kill him. If he said no, he almost knew Albus would kill him just like his Lord would do.

"Albus smiled at him. "Still, wondering who is the lesser of the two evils aren't you, my boy". Lucius wanted to nod but his fear kept him from doing it. "Now my boy, Fudge will not be going on so we have to find someone else to run the ministry for us. Amelia will be one running for the position but we can't let her. We can't have another fudge the public won't let us. So we have to find someone who will run it like an Army. Someone who will run them so hard they will be falling by the end of the week. There aren't enough of them so he will have them running two or three shifts at a time" Albus told him in his grandfatherly voice that was now sounding not so grandfatherly anymore.

Lucius was still thinking about the answer he could give Albus. But while he was talking he realized he could use it to pull Albus further into the dark while he was helping his Lord get more control of the Ministry. "Rufus, Rufus can be the one for us running the ministry. He has been eyeing the job of Fudge and he will do whatever he can to get it".

"Now you are thinking by boy" Albus smiled at him. "Nou you will go to Fudge and tell him to give it up".

".Lucius just nodded and got to his feet as fast as he could. He did not think about it twice and just rushed from one office to the other. As he got there he stopped and saw that the office of Fudge was empty. Some stuff was still there but most of it was gone. Fudge had done a runner and he could not blame him. He had done what they wanted from him, if they would see him now he would be killed on the spot. It was something that would happen sooner or later anyway because Fudge was a witness to a lot of things he and the other Death Eaters had done. Still, with nothing else to do he could only go back to his Lord and tell him all about Fudge and Albus. It was an hour later Lucius stepped back into his manor and in front of his Lord.

#*

It was now that Everyone went to bed and had a good but short night of sleep. While everyone was in a deep sleep one awoke and stepped from the bed. He pulled on his clothes and placed his glasses on his head. As he looked around him he saw his friends were all sleeping around him that warmed his heart a little. He let them as he made his way down the hallways. the first thing he wanted to do was go to his common room but something told him he had to go to the head office. He did not knock he just stepped in. He made his way to the bedroom of his grandmother and saw two other beds. He smiled as he saw Arabella and his second mother sleeping there. They would always be there for the kids because they were theirs. He tiptoed to the bed of his grandmother and kissed her cheek.

Minerva slowly opened her eyes and looked at him as he placed his finger on her lips. 'Only you can hear me now. I have to go to potter castle and go to the one place no one knows about. Will you come with me' he asked her in his mind.

Minerva nodded slowly and pointed at the door. As Harry left she got up and only waved her hand in front of herself. Her nightgown became a robe and she slowly made her way after him. It was a little later she reappeared after him in the middle of the Potter hallway. Harry didn't say a thing but only walked on down the hallway to a blank wall. Minerva looked on and just like him, she didn't say a thing. She just looked on as he rubbed his hands in some kind of pattern over the wall. His hand slide through it and he held his other hand back and out to her. She knew she had to take it or she could not follow through the wall.

When she had stepped through she held her hand out and could feel that the wall was solid again. While she turned back she almost stumbled to her knees. She saw a long stairwell going down and Harry halfway down. On her way down she could feel that magic was taking them further than they thought they were. At the bottom, there was another door and Harry opened it. It was just a little room with a crystal ball in the middle. "We have to feed it our magic to open the other wall at the end of the room". Minerva almost jumped when she heard his voice calling out to her.

"Why did you ask me to help you with this and not Bella and Daphne" Minerva just had to ask.

This time Harry smiled up at her. "I have learned that you and I are the descendants of the three brothers".

"Harry, even I know it is just a story and it is not real" As she said it she gazed up and stopped because like so many times she was missing something.

I have met them when I was out, but they are real and the story is partly real. There is a cloak and I have it. There is also a wand that is held by Albus as of right now. "You are getting it back because it is yours. There is also a ring but we did destroy it because it was the last Horcrux of Voldemort". Minerva opened her mouth again but there was nothing coming out. Harry smiled a little, "You are the descended of the oldest brother and I'm from the youngest. We both have their blood running through us. In the blood was their magic and the magic has found us worthy. It also did find my mum worthy that is why Potter castle is good on her. It did not find my dad worthy. The magic still works and that was why it could go on, but it never truly worked all the way for him. Nou our magic is strong because their magic is running through our blood. they told me that the three things will work for us because of our magic. The items need our magic to work to their full potential".

Minerva looked at the ball in front of her and only raised an eyebrow.

"O yeah, their magic is in us and when we use it through the ball. The magic will recognise us as family, and open the wall".

"But Harry, I'm not".

"Yes, grandmother you are. He has as he called it, some other lovers and your family as a result of one of them". Harry smiled and Minerva just opened her mouth in an OOOOwww, before she too smiled at him. "Nou the three items are real and they are powerful but they are only that when it is used by their family magic. Death is just a myth but the magic was real". In the meanwhile, they were slowly pushing the magic further into the ball. "While I was there they told me everything I needed to know, just like grandmother Dorea and my grandfathers told me".

"Are you super Harry now?" Minerva asked with a chuckle.

Harry nodded and then he laughed. "No, I only learned that my magic is just that, my magic. As long as I'm respectful of every living thing like I'm now. My magic will be feeding me with good things. Just like yours is doing to you".

"So you learned not to fear it anymore".

"Yes," And Harry nodded again. "It is what Merlin told me just like lady Magic did. Death was arguing with all of them to let me in but they told him no. As long as I have a job to do they would not let me go in. Plus they all told me I wasn't old enough to be let in.".

"What did Harry tell you," Minerva asked him in a whisper.

Harry knew that his grandmother wanted to know all about her husband. "Grandpa told me he loved you and he misses you. He wants you to come to him but not yet and not for a long time. He is with the family and with the Potters. So he is having a blast. They are looking down on us but not all the time. They could not tell me anything about the war because they don't know all. But this door that just opened". and Minerva almost jumped away when she saw another room with a stairway leading down even further. Harry took her hand and pulled her along. "In this room, there are weapons we might need. They are all Goblin-made and were given to us by the family. If we place some blood into it it will bind to us and be more powerful, because Our magic can flow through them. We are the only ones that can go through the door. My mum can too but no more. Grandmother Dora told me that my, wives might go into the room too bet she was not sure about it".

Slowly they made their way down and came to a door. there were two handprints on the wall ut to far apart. "So you can only open it when you have to persons down here," Minerva asked while Harry just nodded. He placed his hand on one print and Minerva did it on the other.

#*

Lucius dropped to his knees and kissed the robes of his Lord. He waited until his Lord called on him and then looked up. "Lucius, tell me, what have you learned".

Lucius swallowed. He knew what he had to tell his Lord. The only problem he had was how he would take it. The moment it took him to think about it was enough for Voldemort to blast him away and towards the wall. He just didn't hit it but it told Lucius enough to not think about it but to start talking. ". My Lord, Fudge has gone. I went to the ministry to see him but he had left with the Hippogriff tail between his legs. When I wanted to return there something Happened". Voldemort listened on and knew Lucius knew what to do next, or he was kissing the wall for real this time. "While I walked by the office of Albus he suddenly pulled me in and tied me to a chair".

Voldemort didn't say a thing and only mentioned for him to go on. "Albus placed me under the Crutiatus curse to get me to tell me your secrets. I DID NOT TELL HIM ANYTHING" Lucius screamed as Voldemort started to lift his wand.

Before Lucius could say another thing Voldemort rushed through his mind. He literally slammed into it and rushed on as he was looking for one thing. When he found it he rushed back out letting Lucius scream it out in pain. Voldemort sat down in a chair and rubbed his chin. "So Albus is Dark and he is also a light Lord". Voldemort chuckled. He can't be both so he just wants to be both The Dark and Light Lord running it all. "Even I know he can't be both so he wants my spot. That Potter brat is clearly pushing him out of the light seat. But I will not let them I will not let any of them. I'm the Dark Lord I'm the ruler of the underworld. I'm the leader of all the dark creaturs". Voldemort looked down at Lucius who had stopped screaming. "I do have to say that Rufus guy might be the wise choice to do. He will do everything to rush at me but he will get nowhere. He will make the wise choice to attack me and leave the ministry unprotected. So make sure he is chosen tomorrow and we get to the ministry before the month is over".

Lucius was nodding slowly as he crawled back to his feet. "My Lord how do you want to handle Albus," Lucius asked knowing his Lord always wanted a solution from them at the same time.

This time Voldemort didn't wait for an answer from Lucius. "Well, we first have to see what Potter will do. If I'm right Albus will try and fight him first before he will come after me. He might even capture Potter to make him come after me. It is what I would do because I know he can't win from Potter he is just too old".

Lucius started to laugh just like his Lord did. Lucius didn't know why his Lord laughed but he knew he had to laugh with him or he would be in another world of pain. "Still, my Lord, don't you think Albus might be playing Potter against you and get the both of you when you are not prepared for it".

Voldemort rubbed his chin and gave a small nod. "I don't think Potter would do it but I can see Albus playing that game just like he did the last time with Potter when I was in his mind. I could hear him telling Potter to fight me. But he was clearly not meaning it. Yes, Albus is as Dark as I am but he is playing it well. But I think I might let Potter handle him first before I step in. No need to get in the middle of that fight, if I can let them go at it first".

#*

The wall slid down and there was a room as great as the great hall of Hogwarts. Along the walls, there were weapons that weren't seen for a long time. There were no guns but they all looked like weapons made for every magical being they knew. In the middle, there was a big rock pulsing with magic. "That is the ward stones and it is right on top of a crossing of the lay lines. Just like the one at Hogwarts". Minerva opened her mouth but Harry was faster.

"That one is beneath the secret chamber. Salazar and Goric have made the room together and after it, Salisar builds his secret room on top of it just to hide the stone even more just like this one".

"Harry what kind of weapons are these. They are not like the ones we have at Hogwarts and next to the armour we have standing in the hallways".

Harry took her along to the back and looked at a couple of sticks. "These are the weapons from the past until the day the room closed for the last time". Harry grabbed a staff from the wall and held it in his hand as his magic flowed around it. Minerva was looking on and just wondered what he had learned from the time he was with her late husband and the family.

Harry took the staff and as his magic flowed through it he started to swing it around and around. he flipped it around his back over his shoulder and around one hand. when he stopped he handed the staff to his grandmother. "You try it".

"Harry, I can't" But Harry did not listen and just told her to go on. Minerva let her magic flow into the staff and felt something like a rune pulling a little magic from her core. She swung it around and it felt like the staff did it all by itself. So she went on and around her back. over her shoulder and above her head with one hand. Suddenly she stopped it and slammed it against a stone pillar that appeared in front of her blasting it into thousands of pieces. "What how".

Harry smiled at her as he placed the staff back in his holder. "That is the family magic. The runes are special for us and they will only work on our magic. Mum can use them just like Neville, Bella, Daphne and Lady Hogwarts can. For the others, they will just be like ordinary weapons but we can make them better by sharing their blood with them. "I know Neville will love this stick, and with the metal ends, they will strike harder".

Minerva nodded and pulled out a couple of short knives with ends sticking out to the sides. "These will be fine for Daphne and that short sword will be one for Bella".

Harry walked on and found a ball with spikes on a chain. "That one is for Hermione, and the throwing knives are for Astoria". When he took the ball he thought about Neville being the ball and chain for Hermione. He didn't say it but heard his grandmother laugh. So as he blushed he knew he had thought it.

"Harry what will you take and what do you have for Susan, Tracy and Luna".

"Luna and Tracy will stay out of the fight for as long as they can. Ginny will be helping Poppy just like Narcissa will do. She might be a spitfire but she hates fighting. So she asked me if she could learn to heal us in a fast way. She wants to learn it so she can be with us on the battlefield to stable us for Poppy". It was after those words Harry stepped over to two metal rings that almost looked like knives. In the middle, there was a spot to hold the wand and that was when he knew it. Those would be for Susan.

#*

Minerva and Harry closed the door behind them after they got some more weapons from the room for the others and went up to the living room. There they plopped down in a chair and after a cup of tea, they slept for a couple of hours.

#*

In the infirmary of Hogwarts, the students were slowly waking up. They all knew the war was coming but none knew when it would really start. The one person they had that could help them all the way and was the heart and soul of the group was Harry. But he was in the between and they didn't know when he would be back. Bella got to her feet and slowly started to walk to the bathroom to clean herself up.

Daphne opened her eyes and looked at Bella who was walking past her dragging her feet. She could see that her friends were slowly waking up so this would be a day they would be on their own. "How is Harry" Daphne called out to Bella. "Bella waved her hand back at her and mumbled something. "What," Daphne asked.

Bella was still walking on as she called back. "I said, Harry is gone and so is grandma Mini. I don't know where they are but we will see it later". Bella grabbed the doorknob and stopped dead in her track. Slowly she turned around and gazed at Daphne as her eyes went on over to the bed of Harry. "That ass,.. He is gone and didn't wake us up".

"He is at Potter Castle, he and grandma Mini are picking up some things for us. So he will be there when we get there" Luna said from her bed as she got out and started to dress, herself.

Bella just looked at her with her mouth open. "He left us, without telling us". Bella said again but she knew none would react to her. So she too walked on and made sure she was ready in five to get to Potter castle. When she got back out the others were already waiting for her to get over to Harry and see what he had to say.

As Bella was about to rush away Poppy stopped her. "You all go to the Hogwarts common room. If Harry is gone and Minerva is with him he must have a reason. You all have to make sure things here are ready before you all go down to the ministry. This is going to be a long day and I don't know what the outcome will be. But I think that tonight might be the night everyone will get here". All of the friends knew what she was talking about. In their talks, they didn't think it would start right away but Poppy might be right. If she was and they did nothing about it they would never hear the end of it, ever.

As the friends closed the door behind them as they walked to the Commonroom of Hogwarts. Poppy turned on the spot and rushed to the Floo. She didn't think twice and walked straight through it and out at Potter castle. She did not have to look long to find them because she saw the family standing at the doorway looking in. As she got closer she saw the smiles on their faces and knew that both Harry and Minerva were alright.

As she rounded the corner she saw them both sitting on the chairs next to each other fast asleep. They were holding hands and smiling a little. Poppy knew that Minerva had missed her Harry so to see her this peaceful was warming her heart. As she stepped around Isabella she was already waving her wand at them. Her spells told her they were fine and it was now she was looking around the room. The painting from Lily and James was still but that was not what made her look in wonder. All over the floor were weapons with names on them. For her, there was something that looked like a curved blade. The note on it said For Poppy to rush around the Infirmary.

As she lifted it to her eyes to look at it closely she dropped it when she heard the voice. "You have to put some blood in it and it will glide around the infirmary acting on your thoughts".

"Harry," She said as she turned on the spot.

"Hi aunt Poppy. I'm back and Laurens says hi". Poppy just looked at him with a little tear running down her cheek. Laurens was her husband and he had died the year before Harry came to school. She didn't have to whisper because he already told her he was fine and okay with all of it. Poppy knew that Laurens was sick and that he would have died no matter what she could do. She had done all she could but to hear he was fine and that he said hi was all she needed to make her feel better about it. "Now don't beat yourself about it any longer".

Poppy nodded and pointed at the weapons all around them. Harry told them not yet and that he would tell them all when Bella and Daphne were here. He knew they were on their way because they had been calling for him and Minerva in their minds.

It was an hour later most of the students walked in with Zanita right behind them. It was then he told them all he had been through and what he had talked about. He had noticed that his mum and father weren't there just like aunt Alice and Frank weren't there. They were already at the ministry arguing about sitting in their seats if Harry and Neville would not come. Someone with a crazy eye had told them Albus was going to get the seats now that Harry had been killed by Alice. Sure he knew he was okay but he had died so his seat would be left and he would take it. It was why Frank and James were fighting for those chairs. Harry just laughed at it and turned to his friends. "Those seats are for the family and as long as my father is alive none could ever take them from us".

This was it again for this time. See you all in two weeks.

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