If one word could describe Hogwarts at the very moment, it would be a cocktail of emotions.
For all who saw that Tanya, the symbol of Prussian pride, of a model soldier, or the very strength of Prussian spirit, the little girl who that world's version of France called THE DEVIL OF THE RHINE! Was originally in their world the boy-who-lived.
As soon as that fact slowly sank into the residence of Hogwarts, as the information was processed, all the students came to one logical conclusion of how to react to the information that was presented. Chaos, total unmitigated chaos.
Draco was deep in thought, on one hand; this was Harry Potter, the boy who survived the killing curse! The boy who defeated the dark lord! YET! He or rather she was Tanya. The Mage who showed him that magic and non-magical could be combined, that they could be shown respect, gain strength, fame even! It was everything he dreamed of and more! Yet, he was conflicted at the fact that this world they were shown went against everything that the pureblood teachings taught them! IT WAS MADDENING! It was unthinkable, yet it made him think. 'The non-magical in that world celebrated mages, could the non-magicals of our world do the same?' He thought deeply as a small voice whispered into his mind. 'Tanya gained the respect she has because of the military. If you joined the military as well, wouldn't you gain the same respect as her?' The more Draco thought about it, the more the idea appealed to him. With a smile he had thoughts of him working up the ranks, being celebrated as a war hero, even being idolized! 'YES!' He thought as he now knew what path he wished to take in life to achieve his goals.
Barty Jr. aka fake Alastor Moody, didn't move from his spot in the great hall as his plan worked, yet back fired all at the sametime. 'Well, fuck. I did not see that coming. However this does explain where the Potter brat went, or is he still Potter? Is he even a he? SO MANY QUESTIONS! SO LITTLE ANSWERS!' The fake Alastor roared within his mind.
Snape wasn't a bad person, no matter what the students and his fellow professors thought of him. In reality he unleashed all his pent up aggression onto the student body because he was tired, tired of the old goat and his games, tired of being used as a spy, hell he was just tired of it all. The reason? Harry Potter, Lilly had made him take an oath to watch over him and protect him to even love him as his own son. Yet, when the news came out of his death and what his relatives had done to him, it resulted in Snape going down the rabbit hole of fire whiskey and self loathing. However that has changed since the portals, the portals which showed where Har-Tanya was and what happened to them. So now what was he to do? Was he to continue to follow the old goats plans? Pack up and leave for parts unknown? Or wait for the chance, even if so slim, for Tanya to arrive back in their world and fulfill the oath he took? He honestly did not know, and that's what filled him with more dread.
As the Great Hall started to quiet down, Minerva McGonagall was beside herself with worry, Little Harry is now Tanya. She knew the Dursleys were the worst sort of muggles and she knew she should have pushed harder for Harry to never set foot in that blasted household, but no she had to listen that Faclan gobhar bastard, and look where it lead, Harry the son of two of her best students dead, because of those blasted muggles, and she was worried for her. As that line of thought continued she felt something cross the ward lines outside, but the strange thing was is that they were coming but they held no hostile intent, so standing up from the table she excused herself and walked to the main door in the hall and left out of it to get to the main door in the hall.
Once she left Hogwarts castle and made her way to the main gate she was met by the sight of an old student, and twenty soldiers behind him which caused her to have a small panic as adorn on their shoulders was the crest of her majesty's guard. Her shock would be shaken out as the Scottish voice of her old student was heard saying in a jovial tone. "Oi! Professor! Long time no see!" While the sight of the soldiers was a bit of a worrying sight, that was put aside as she greets one of her old students. "Bless me bagpipes, John Dee! Why haven't I seen ye since you graduated all those years ago. What have ya been up to since last i saw ye?" She asks before walking up and engulfs John in a hug, which results in one of the soldiers to snicker before getting an elbow to the gut. "It's good to see ye as well Professor." John says before breaking the hug. She looked at Dee and said, "Now James you haven't answered my question, what are you doing here?" McGonagall asked, John sighs as he looks at her right in the eyes and knew what he was about to say was either gonna be the best news of her life, or was gonna flare her Scottish temper to the point not even stunners or the soldiers he brought would stop her. "Well that's apart of why i'm here, Professor Mcgonagall." He speaks seriously and with a voice of full authority, "By order of her majesty the queen. Hogwarts is to be brought under the authority of not only the realm, but also brought up to standards of the ministry of education, as well as a full audit of all that has been happening within its walls." He finishes as he reaches into his coat and holds out an envelope with the royal seal on it. Shock was what she felt at first, before slowly a sly smirk formed on her face. "Well then, shall I show you to the great hall Royal Wizard John Dee?" She says trying her hardest not to sound excited at the idea of the old goat finally getting the boot.
Within the great hall many students and teachers alike were enjoying their meals until the large doors of the great hall fly open and what followed was Professor Mcgonagall stalking into the great hall with John Dee and his soldiers behind them in rows of two before stopping at the center of the great hall, standing at attention while John Dee and the deputy headmistress of Hogwarts stand at the front of the staff table with Dumbledore standing from his throne like chair clearly surprised on the outside, but on the inside he was fuming. 'How dare these muggles storm Hogwarts! MY CASTLE!' Of course outside he was his concerned grandfatherly self, "Well, might I inquire who you are and why you have brought armed muggles into Hogwarts?" He was even more upset at the fact he could not read this man's mind as his mindscape was like that of a fortress. Said man soon spoke with a slight cockney accent, "Why headmaster Dumbledore, I'm right insulted that you don't remember me." Looking closer at the man his eyes widen as he says, "John Dee! My dear boy, it has been awhile since I've last seen you." Of course this raised even more questions as the old manipulator did not see this factor coming back as he never knew what happened to the man after he ran away to the muggle world.
John Dee just gives a small smile as he pulls out a scroll from his uniform top, "Well yes, being the queen's royal wizard and spymaster does do that to you." He gives a slight chuckle as what he said resulted in a storm of mutters throughout the great hall, and a raging storm of emotions from the old goat which gave John a lovely cocktail of delightful feelings of smugness. Opening up the scroll he gets right to his objective, "By order of her majesty Queen Elizabeth the 2nd of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ruler of the realm, and Defender of Faith. Here by declaring that Hogwarts shall now fall under both the Department for education to raise the standard of education for the students and will also fall under the Ministry of Defense as Hogwarts shall also have attached to it a Mage cadets program to train future soldiers of her majesty's armed forces. Failure to comply with this shall be seen as a direct affront to the crown and harsh punishment shall be dealt as dictated by the laws of the realm."
The great hall was so silent you could hear a pin drop, of course the ones who were taking it the most hard was two people, Ron big mouth weasley who was having an internal melt down and the wannabe chess master himself, Albus losing of titles Dumbledore who was raging in his mind. 'HOW DARE THAT DAMN MUGGLE QUEEN THINK SHE CAN DEMAND SUCH A THING! First chance i get i shall go to the palace and work on her mind so much that she will declare me KING! AND GREATER THAN MERLIN!' Of course his internal rants was stop as a hue of white magic descended upon the entire school as the four house banners now were replaced with the royal seal of the realm, which to John Dees knowledge, showed that Hogwarts magic accepted the decree and now integrated back into the kingdom of the britons.
Shock was what filled the great hall of Hogwarts as the old man who was the headmaster looked his age, on the inside he was upset that his plans were being torn down right in front of him which required him to call in most likely all his favors. John Dee smiling he says to the now ex-headmaster, "It seems magic has accepted this decree and as the Royal wizard to her highness the queen, i request you step down and allow new blood to educate the next generation of Mages Mister Dumbledore." He stressed the word mage which already confirmed many that indeed the new term for magical users was going to be used on them for the coming future of their education within the old castle.
Among the students who saw all this were three, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom, and Herminoe Granger. All three among others had wide eyes of shock as, instead of Hermione, Neville was the first to stand as he asked, "Is it possible to sign up right now so we can be combat mages?" John looks at the heir of horse Longbottom with a thoughtful look and before he could answer Draco stands up and asks as well. "Is there an age limit to those who can sign up?" That caused an avalanche of questions which inside John was smiling as already he could see the results the portals had on the youth of their isolated magical world which is both a good and bad thing considering it could lead to yet another internal conflict. However that was an issue that could be met down the line as for now he left the questions to the soldiers he brought with him while he began the changes needed to bring the school to modern standards.
As the changes began in the British magical world, within modern Britain the shock of magic being real was felt as many within the public were asking questions, wanting answers, even the orphanages were getting massive donations and audits to make sure that they were being ran correctly, however for one retired Sergeant Major Dan Granger of the British army it didn't matter as he was sitting in the office of his old friend who was still apart of the service. The reason for this visit? Simple. Dan was scared his daughter would be drafted or sign up for any cadet program that his nation would introduce and if that was so, then he would pull every favor he could to make sure she was under his command to not only watch over her but also in a way protect her to the best of his ability. Did that make him a bit of a helicopter father? Yes. Yes it did, but show him any parent that wouldn't do the same to make sure their children were protected and safe when it came to such dangerous lines of work.
Standing in front of his former squad mates office he took a calming breath before knocking on the door, a muffled ''Enter!'' Was heard and stepping inside the office Dan was met with his friend, and all but blood uncle to his daughter, Jefferson McGregger who stood up with a smile as Dan entered into his office. "Well I wasn't expecting to see you Dan!" Coming from behind his desk he pulled Dan into a tight hug before shaking his hand a bit. "What are you doing here? I thought you'd be at home with the misses?" Dan chuckles as he smiles slightly, "I was, but the whole portal business started and well, it gave me something to think about." Jefferson nods slowly as he motions to the chair in front of his desk, taking the offered seat, Dan sits in front of his friends desk as Jeffersons says. "Aye the portal business, the whole service is right barmy now that we are to try and create a whole new section for each branch of her majesty's service for future royal mages as they're being called." Dan just nods slowly as his face adopted a slightly concerned look about him to which he adds, "That's one of the reasons I'm here Jeff, it's about Hermione." Jefferson soon looks at Dan with concern as he asks, "She alright? Did something happen? Did some boy take her to elope!?" Jefferson stood up slightly to which Dan barked out in shock at the last part. "Good heavens no! No, it's." He was silent for a bit before finally he said, "She's magical Jeff, she's going to a school for her magic and I'm honestly worried for her. Before she found out she was a mage she always dreamed of following in my footsteps and becoming daddy's little soldier girl." He chuckles a bit as he had fond memories of those days he would put his beret on her head and she would give a little salute. It honestly was the highlight of his time soldiering to come home to his baby girl and telling her all about his time he was away being a proper soldier.
Jefferson nods as he has a slight smile, "so you think she will use this to try and make ya proud huh?" He asks as Dan slowly nods. "Yeah." Was all he could say before looking at his friend square in the eyes with a serious look on his face as he says. "I wanted to know if my time frame for reenlistment was up and if not, that I could request some help being head of whatever cadet program Hermione might be put into." Jefferson leaned back a bit in thought before going to his computer and pulling up Dan's file he saw the time frame for which his old friend and former Sergeant Major could re-up for another stent of service. Looking back at Dan he says, "well after this month you have about another eleven to decide whether to join back into the service, as to your request. Well I know some friends of ours who are now higher up in the chain and I could pull some strings." He says with a smile to which Dan couldn't help but laugh a little as he nods. "Anything you can do to give me the ability to help Hermione would be better than anything." Jefferson nods as he prints out the reenlistment forms and looks at Dan, "Well your in luck considering that their has been request for a Commandant to head up the newly formed Army Mage Cadet Forces (AMCF) at the school of Hogwarts, which i can only guess Hermione is there." Dans was on the verge of tears as it almost felt like God had a hand in this, that or it was a very large coincidence, either way Dan wasn't gonna turn it down as he signed on the dotted line and was told he would get a rank up for his new position as well as an non-com (non-commissioned officer) to help make sure everything ran as smoothly as the army.
Once Dan left Jefferson's office, he sat down and with a slow motion of his hand he reached into his desk and pulled out a wand. With a smile forming on his face he commented, "to think. All it took was portals to finally get us to be able to do our jobs better as we fight for king and country. I wonder how many lives I could have saved if I was allowed to use magic on the frontlines? How many lives will be saved now that a new form of magic has been shown? I wonder." He leans back in his large chair looking up at the ceiling with a contemplative look on his face. "What will little Hermione turn out to be? Become an officer? Maybe go for military intelligence?" He hummed as he gave a slight chuckle as a stray thought came into his mind of the young sweet and smart Hermione trying to be a ruff and gruff sergeant like her father which honestly made him laugh at such a notion. Sitting up right at his desk, Jefferson went back to work as the army never sleeps and for an officer like him, he knew this all too well.
If one word could describe the aftermath of the truth that was revealed of Tanyas origins at number 12 Grimmauld Palace, it was a volcano of emotional distress as Sirius was openly punching the wall as Amelia was trying to keep him from continuing, while Remus was drinking his fifth? Sixth? Even the werewolf did not know as he was attempting to drink away the shame and pain of failing his pack by allowing the pup to do such a thing as to take one's own life, only for a false god to come in and steal their soul and be reborn into a world of war.
As Amelia tried to calm her boyfriend down but he just continued to punch the walls, after each hit Ameilia then with a wave of her wand at the walls with spells, which would repair said wall and do it all again, of course that wasn't the only thing which could be heard as Sirius unleashed a verbal flood of pent up emotions that had been bottled up since his false imprisonment. "THAT BASTARD BEING X! THOSE DAMN DURSLEYS! DAMN THEM! DAMN THEM ALL TO HELL!" With one final fist fall hitting the once again repaired wall, his girlfriend Ameilia rushed forward and wrapped the man up in a tight hug to keep him from hurting himself anymore. Wrapping his arms around the woman he loved and the only other thing that kept him on this cursed earth, Sirius went from enraged to grief stricken, as the last heir of black cried into his lover's shoulders. All while Ameilia whispered into his ear, "It's alright. She will come back, she will." Sirius wanted to retort, wanted to make a smart remark, but he couldn't as all he felt was a possible false hope at seeing his godson, now turned goddaughter, appearing within their world again.
After what seems like hours, Sirius Black finally regains some form of control as he looks to the woman who has stuck by his side, with a smile he says."Thank you, just. Thank you." Ameilia just nods as they both finally go up stairs and join Remus in a drink as both could use it. "Alright, since no one is gonna say it, I will." Sirius said, breaking the silence, "We need to find a way to get Tanya back to our world...or at least get those damn Dursleys!" Ameilia nods along with Remus as she says, "With the statue all but gone I can see about using my families loyalty to the crown to try and launch a small investigation into what happen, maybe even see if we can contact the other side or find some obscure summoning ritual to bring Tanya back." Sirius was smiling at the idea before Remus asks a simple "Why." Both now look at Remus as Sirius says, "Why what moony?"
Remus sober up a little as he continues to say, "Why show us this now? When did this all happen?" Ameilia spoke up as she was there at the start, ground zero as it were. "The goblet, once the goblet of fire spat out Harrys name is when all of this started." Remus nods as he starts to really think on this until finally some thought, more like an inner voice hit him as he spoke almost in a trance-like state. "What if this was the mother of magic doing? What if they wanted us and when I mean us I mean the world to see this world, to see what our world could have been should the statue of secrecy never have been put into place. What if they want our world to change for the better?"
Both Sirius and Ameilia just stared at Remus dumbfounded until finally they to started to think deeply on his words and both honestly couldn't find fault within his logic, because if either mother magic or even God wanted this to happen then it means that the time to stay hidden has past and the time for integration has come within their divine plans. Of course that was interrupted as a knock at the door was heard which made all three jump before looking at each other.
With her wand at the ready Amelia made her way to the front door, she put her eye to the peephole, and what she saw made her eyebrow raise in surprise, because standing on the front porch was the Royal Spy Master James Dee flanked by British soldiers.
Amelia pocketed her wand as she makes sure she's presentable before taking a calming breath, then opens the door as she says. "What a surprise, i did not expect to have the Royal wizard and spy master grace the house today." She said as politely as possible.
"Of course" Dee said a strong welsh accent could be heard "No one expects the Royal Wizard Inquisition"
Amelia was abit shocked as she says with a slight hint of fear, "I beg your pardon!?"
"Our main weapon is fear" he said "And surprise" he paused before he stopped and said
"Our main weapons are fear, surprise and a ruthless devotion to the queen of england….." he pause looking more annoyed with himself before he once again started up "Our main weapons are fear, surprise, a ruthless devotion to the Queen of England and the color red." he once again pause before he started up again looking really angry at himself
"Our main weapons are fear, surprise, a ruthless devotion to the queen of England and the color red." he finished he looked to the soldiers who were about to bust a gut laughing "Is that it" he said "Because i'm not going over the list again" that did it as the soldiers finally let out their laughter, causing some to lean on the steps railing for support and other dropped to their knees in complete stitches.
Amelia had her face as deadpan serious as possible not trying to show a reaction to such buffoonery being presented from someone of such high status, of course the two jokers inside were also losing it as they were on the floor roaring with laughter to the point both seem to have lost the concept of breathing.
Amelia coughs as she tries to regain control of why such a man was standing at their door. "Now getting down to business, might I inquire as to why you have come today?"
He looked at her and simply said "I'm here to offer you one hell of a deal Amelia"
"Ohh" she said "and what would that be." she asked
"Simple" he said "I'm offering you a position for the magical occupation force, the ministry has been deemed by magic to be in breach of contract and the ministry has now fallen under the purview of the crown, and i know you Amelia, and i won't lie to you we need people like you in the force, so what do you say."
Amelia just stares at John for the longest time before she just gives a curt nod, "If it's for her majesty, then the bones family shall happily answer the call."
As things were beginning to change for the better in magical Britain, across the waves to the nation now known for producing the bravest of their forces from an alternate world, high above the clouds was the great granddaughter of her nations aces, flying high in her plane painted red she gazed down to the city below thinking about how much her nation has changed since the portals closed from the last viewing as they were being called.
Orphanages were being audited and from what she had heard there were a few orphanages that were shut down and almost the entire staff arrested, the charges from what she had heard, Child Endangerment, Starvation, and the most damning of charges Child Trafficking. The former workers were all being put on trial next week and despite their lawyers tries, they were getting the max sentence, life in prison that was if they survived that is, after all anyone supporting pedophillia was taken care of in prison.
Of course the more light hearted of things were the posters and merchandise which was popping up all over. "Wingman to Red Baroness." She sighs as she replies, "Red Baroness to wingman, i read ya buddy go ahead." Her Wingman pulls up to her eight as he talks to her. "Ya hear about the latest crack down on the Tanya merch that was being sold without the government's ok?" Now she was curious as the last time it was just children's books, "no what was it this time?" She asks honestly, curious.
Her wingman laughed "It was TaSha pillows" his laughter continued "Big pillows with everyone's favorite couple hugging on them." Richthofen now was just shaking her head as she says, "Well at least it isnt those damn sex books, but seriously have you seen those posters the public relations department has been releasing lately?" She asks.
"You mean the ones of both Tanya and of Viktoriya '' he said "The one that kinda looks like a first world war recruitment poster, yeah i've seen them, kinda over the top in my opinion but it gets the job done right." Richthofen chuckles as she replies back, "that and the one with Viktoriya in a joan of arc like armor with those angel wings on her back as she's protecting German soldiers from demons." Of course the poster in question was done for the German Mage corps which was done up as a concept from a local Berlin painter.
"Yeah' he said "A little over the top like i said." he paused for a few minutes "But they work' he said "I heard recruitment is up fifty percent since the viewing and all of Tanyas actions, also she's a Valkyrie not an Angel there is a big difference."
Richtohofen just laughs a bit as she flies alongside her wingman over the skys of Berlin, however the biggest question which has permeated the cities populace has been the return of the Kaiserrich, or at least the Kaiser, there has even been debates to adopt the empires flag as the image of a two headed dragon seems to appeal to more than a few of the younger generations.
Among those who had these thoughts were those traveling within a 1989 Porsche 9/11 limo, these people were the descendants of the former Kaiser, it was a tense debate going on in that car.
"Father, Mother" said princess Wilhelmina, "I believe that if the people want our return we should ask for a vote, a referendum to allow our return to the throne, if that is what they truly want who are we to stand in the way."
While her father stayed silent as he was deep in his own thoughts, his wife and mother of their daughter voiced her thoughts, "It was the people who allowed a madman to run our once proud nation into the ground! I say we enact what is rightfully ours by not only Gott, but also by magic as we rule and guide our nation back to its strong roots as their sovereigns!" She was clearly inspired by what they saw of the alternate Prussian empire.
Wilhelmina shook her head "No mother," she said "If we take it by force we would be no better than the madman you decrie, we need the peoples support on this, especially since we would need our British cousins support as well, after all their are factions in a certain neighbor nation that would not like to see our return to the throne."
Before her mother could retort her father spoke up for the first time as he says, "I agree with you daughter, now with the magical world brought into the light they will need the guiding hand of the Kaiser again as the days of old before the ICW came to be. So I shall leave this task to you to take the reins for I am too old to lead our nation." His wife went to speak only for him to bang his cane down on the floorboard of the car. "I have spoken!" He said in a forceful and commanding voice.
Meanwhile halfway across the world in the frozen depths of Siberia, near an old decommissioned Soviet Red Army Base, the town near it had lost some population since the bases completion but they still have some of the original builders that decided to stay there, after all some of the soldiers that were based there stayed as well, they were a strange lot, from what so of the older towns folk remembered they didn't seem all that loyal to the party, but most just chalked that up to the fact that most were more than likely vets of the action in Afghanistan, and most said that was to blame for the Union's collapse, but then again they didn't mind, they were a respectful lot and they paid good money for the stuff in town, most considered that base to be the towns life blood, and many were scared that they would have to leave when the base was shut down.
But they were pleasantly surprised when most of the soldiers stayed, they claimed that they bought the old base and were currently living on it, they didn't know how they got the money, but the people in town were happy, their best customers were staying, and were still visiting in town. One of the soldier a Private Vasily Ivanovich was currently in town he had passed the local newspaper stand when his eyes caught the paper in display, it was a picture of Tanya and of Victoriya, taking out a ruble coin he payed the paperman and took the paper to look at it closer, strangely he ignored Tanya and focused entirely on Victoriya's photo, it was a little out of focus but he could still make her out and what he saw chilled him to the bone.
"Impossible" he said in shock "Captain Fedorov must be shown this immediately" with that he turned back to the base and ran at full speed, the captain must be informed for in his hand their future had just been shown.