Title: Harry Potter and the New Lord of Darkness
Category: General
Sub Category: Romance
Rating: R
Spoilers: SS/PS, CoS, PoA, GoF, and the Order of the Phoenix
DISCLAIMER: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Chapter 12: Preparing For The Future
Harry looked out into the night sky with the wind blowing his hair back, letting his eyes glow in the dark. A couple weeks had gone by since the cure for the Lyncanthrophe Curse had been proposed to the world. Werewolves from all over the country had been coming to England to get the cure. Harry funded every potion made and was getting big headlines. Neville Longbottom was rolling in galleons. And the Third World Greenhouse began to get recognition. Neville had agreed to sell the potions ingredients to the Ministry of Magic after every Werewolf was cured. This was due to the fact that Neville nor Harry wanted the Ministry to pick and choose who was able to get the cure.
Katie had made very little progress. She still lay there motionless. The Healers remained at the castle. Neville and Luna were preparing to move out. Remus was walking around with a new stride Harry had never seen before and Harry was pleased with Remus' happiness. It made Harry feel better, even though Harry would never be happy until Katie was better.
Remus now was applying for jobs - any and every job that he could not get because of his condition. He also got quite a few job offerings, one of which was to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts position at Hogwarts. Albus Dumbledore offered it to him right when he heard the news. Albus and Remus then rekindled their differences and were preparing to become close once again. Remus was also preparing to buy a house of his own and he hoped to start a family.
Harry looked back on his life, thinking about everything that had happened to him. Of course there was the Sorcerer's Stone in his first year and Ginny in the Chamber Secrets in his second. Then there was when Sirius Black escaped and he found out the truth, then the Triwizard Tournament and then Sirius' death. Then there was his sixth year, the year everything changed.
Harry thought about if it had never happened. What if Harry had never been sent to Azkaban? The thoughts were endless. The possibilities were endless. He could be dead and Voldemort could still be alive. Ron and Hermione could both have died and he could have been alone, still fighting. And then it hit him, he would never had met Katie or had Harry Jr. and Virginia. He could not imagine his life without any of them now. He wondered if this was just a bump in the road to his destiny that had to happen. He wanted to know. Harry stood up on the balcony and did a head dive. He quickly transformed into a phoenix and begun to fly, turning in midair and flying back into one of the castles open windows.
.........
"Well I hear he isn't leaving his castle. Been next to his wife the whole time," an old wizard grunted before he let out a belch.
"Listen, I never said anything about him not being with his wife. I just said that I heard he isn't going back to the Ministry," another wizard said irritably.
"Of course he isn't going back to the Ministry. I hear he isn't leaving his castle. Been next to his wife the whole time," the drunken wizard repeated himself.
The other wizard let out a sigh and just shook his head before he turned away.
"Can you believe this guy? I swear he is an idiot!" he said exasperatedly to one of his friends.
"Well that is what you get for talking to Johnson. If you want to find out what is really going on with Potter, Skylab, why don't you ask Remus Lupin? He is out and about now that he is cured," the wizard said exasperatedly.
"Why the hell would I do that Bennet? Remus is not the one I want to find," Skylab said agitatedly.
"Why do you want to find him anyway?" Bennet asked his anger rising.
"I want to teach him a lesson!" he shouted angrily.
"Yeah right Skylab. You try that," Bennet said, finishing up the rest of his drink.
"You lot get out of here. The bar is closing," the bartender said loudly breaking up the conversation as people began to leave.
.........
The light shone throughout the room. Remus sat reading a book, looking out in the night sky. The stars were burning brightly and Remus sniffed the air. The air was cool and made a shiver go down Remus' spine. Remus looked down, examining himself. He was fully dressed and looked like he was ready to go out. Remus actually planned to go out, but something kept him back. Suddenly he did not feel like sitting around anymore and got up from his armchair and walked towards the exit.
Remus did not know where he felt like going so he decided on the usual place, the Hogshead. Remus had gone there a lot when he was younger, mostly to talk to Aberforth, but had not been there in a while, due to his death. Remus got his traveling cloak and placed his hood over his face. After a five minute walk to the apparation point, he apparated to Hogsmeade. He popped in at the back gate close to Hogshead. He drew his hood higher so his face would not be revealed. He pushed open the door to find it overflowing with chatter. He made his way to the corner in to a small of the smoke-filled pub and sat himself in a booth.
The bartender looked over to Remus and Remus nodded his head behind his hood. The man narrowed his eyes for a split second, but soon walked over to Remus leaving the people he was talking to at the bar. He carried a shot glass and a bottle of Firewhiskey.
"I hope this is what you want because this is all we got. Don't like, you can leave," the man said as Remus let out a laugh.
"I think I will just take the Firewhiskey and can you keep them coming?" Remus asked as the Bartender narrowed his eyes and poured him a glass.
"I'll be back in a little bit. I have other people to tend to!" the bartender said nastily before turning around.
"Fine I will just take 6 shot glasses then," Remus said as the Bartender turned and looked at him.
The Bartender dug in to his jean pocket and pulled at three more shot glasses, putting them on the table. He pulled out his wand and gave it a wave. The three shot glasses turned into six. He began to pour the Firewhiskey into each shot glass.
"There you go. Now pay!" he said angrily as Remus gave him some galleons.
The bartender walked away without another word. Remus just shook his head and looked at the drink in front of him. He smelt it and felt a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach.
"Boy this is strong! Better not think about it," he said downing the shot in one gulp, holding his breath.
Remus let the feeling sink in to his stomach before he went to the next shot. He did the same thing until he had taken four shots. Remus could really feel it now, but he was not really drunk yet. His attention turned towards the where a women who had just walked in. Her frame looked oddly familiar, but he could not see her face so he could not find out if he knew her or not. She had short brown hair and brown eyes. She looked in Remus' direction and caught his eye for a split second. Remus did not recognize her so he went back to his drink. He downed another one of his shots and looked up towards the bar. The woman was talking to the bartender and she apparently bought a drink. She turned and walked over towards where Remus was sitting.
"Care for company?" the woman asked as Remus stood up and offered her a seat. "No need to stand," the woman laughed as Remus only smiled.
"It is common courtesy to stand when a lady is going to sit," Remus said taking his seat as the woman laughed.
"Wow! Your way with the ladies has improved greatly since we last spoke," the woman laughed as Remus looked at her intently.
"Do I know you?" Remus asked concentrating hard on trying to remember who the woman was.
"Let me show you," she said suddenly as her face began to change into a pig snout.
"Tonks! It does not sound like your voice," Remus said shocked as she laughed.
"I have a voice modifier. I am on business for Dumbledore. He has recalled the Order once again," Tonks whispered as Remus' eyes narrowed.
"Why?" he asked looking around the room to see if anyone was looking at him.
"There have been attacks that the Ministry have kept quiet. Muggle Massacres. They will brutally kill most of them, but then they will leave one dead with the Killing curse. It isn't good," Tonks said grimly.
"What are you doing here then?" Remus asked looking up at the bar, where the Bartender was talking to an unknown wizard quietly in the corner.
"I am just listening in on anything I can. The new Bartender George Gorman is known for his dealing with Dark Wizards," she whispered at to him as Remus only nodded.
"Does Dumbledore have any clue who is doing the mass killings of the muggles?" Remus asked as Tonks shook her head.
"The wizard is leaving a strong magical signature which worries Albus, a lot," Tonks said as Remus frowned grimly.
Their eyes connected for a split second and Remus laughed.
"It has been a long time since we have spoke," Remus said as Tonks only nodded. "I mean are you with Charlie now?" he asked as she nodded again.
"Yeah, that is my fault though," Tonks said grimly.
"Not really Tonks, things could have come out differently if I wasn't so stubborn," Remus said as Tonks laughed.
"No Remus, you were right the way we are handle things. We all should have believed Harry would never do something like that," Tonks said sadly as Remus said nothing. "I mean, I haven't really talked to him about it since he got out. I wanted to apologize when he was at the Department but I never had a chance," Tonks said as Remus only nodded.
"I see. Well Harry doesn't really talk about it to anyone. He has kind of been in his own little world since he got out. He doesn't trust that many people any more. I am lucky to have his trust," Remus said rubbing the top of his head.
"Yeah. By the way, congratulations on being, you know, cured and everything," she said as Remus only nodded.
"Thank you. Thanks to Neville Longbottom I can actually begin to live my life," Remus said as Tonks nodded.
"Yeah," she murmured quietly, studying the table.
"So how has your life been?" Remus asked changing the subject.
"Okay I guess. I was hard for a while after you left, but I managed," she said as Remus nodded.
He looked at his last shot on the table. He decided he better finish it up because it was starting to get late. He downed it in one gulp and saw Tonks was smiling at him.
"When did you start drinking?" she asked as he only shrugged.
"I usually don't. I thought I would celebrate - only tonight though," he said as she nodded.
Loud voices broke the awkward silence that followed, that came from the bar.
"Well I hear he isn't leaving his castle. Been next to his wife the whole time," an old wizard grunt before he let out a belch.
Remus looked up to see two wizards talking with one behind him.
"Listen, I never said anything about him not being with his wife. I just said that I heard he isn't going back to the Ministry," the middle wizard said irritably.
"Of course he isn't going back to the Ministry. I hear he isn't leaving his castle. Been next to his wife the whole time," the drunken wizard repeated himself.
The other wizard let out a sigh and just shook his head before he turned away and looked at his friend behind him.
"Can you believe this guy? I swear he is an idiot!" he said exasperatedly.
"Well that is what you get for talking to Johnson. If you want to find out what is really going on with Potter, Skylab why don't you ask Remus Lupin? He is out and about now that he is cured," the wizard said exasperatedly.
Remus shifted in his seat.
"Why the hell would I do that Bennet? Remus is not the one I want to find," Skylab said agitatedly.
Remus narrowed his eyes and gave this Skylab character a harder look.
"Why do you want to find him anyway?" Bennet asked, his anger rising.
"I want to teach him a lesson!" he shouted angrily.
"Yeah right Skylab. You try that," Bennet said finishing up the rest of his drink.
"You lot get out of here. The bar is closing," the bartender said loudly breaking up the conversation as Skylab and Bennet both got up to leave.
Remus turned to Tonks, his eyes still narrowed.
"I want to have a chat with him," Remus said standing up to follow him.
"Remus, don't get yourself in trouble. He is an Auror," Tonks said as Remus ignored her.
He followed the two outside of the bar with Tonks behind him.
"Hey! I hear you have got something to tell Harry Potter!" Remus shouted in their direction as Tonks tried to stop him.
Remus was still a little buzzed from his drinks, but he knew what he was doing.
"Yeah, what's it to you?" Skylab said as he turned around.
Remus smiled at him as Skylab's face contorted with anger.
"I'll let him know, so you can teach him that lesson," Remus said with a laugh, shaking his head. "You must think you are a real big shot!" Remus said as his voice began to show anger.
"Who the hell are you to talk to me like that?" Skylab said drawing his wand and rushing over towards Remus.
Tonks stepped in front of Remus and drew her wand.
"Expelliarmus!" Tonks shouted grabbing hold of Skylab's wand in midair.
Skylab flew to the ground, landing hard flat on his back. Tonks ran over to him and kicked him hard in the stomach and then grabbed him by the shorts.
"If you want to stay an Auror you will get the hell out of here and leave Harry Potter alone. Charlie will find out about this. You mark my words. If you even think about saying anything to Harry Potter you will be back to guarding Diagon Alley," Tonks whispered in his ear angrily.
She got to her feet and dusted herself off. She gave him another sharp kick to the stomach as she looked to Bennet.
"You can thank your friend for getting toilet duty at the Department for the next month," Tonks said angrily to the other Auror who glared at his friend on the ground.
Tonks walked back to Remus who was smiling.
"Wow! That was interesting. What do you mean you will tell Charlie?" Remus asked as Tonks smiled.
"Charlie is the Head of the Department now since Andreas is the active Minister and is going into the election. Harry would have gotten it if he hadn't quit, but you know," Tonks said as Remus nodded.
"Harry would have wanted it back before everything happened with Katie, but now it is different. I think he has had enough fighting for one lifetime," Remus said as Tonks nodded grimly.
"Would he help if a new dark lord was on the rise?" Tonks asked as Remus just looked at her for a second.
"He probably would be the leader of the resistance if a new Dark Lord rose, but let's hope that doesn't happen anytime soon," Remus said as Tonks nodded.
"I don't how long it is going to before the next Dark Lord rises, but if this man that is slaughtering the muggles keeps gaining more power, we will be in deep trouble," Tonks said grimly.
"I will bring this up to Harry when Katie gets better, but for now I must go. I will see you around I guess," Remus said Tonks smiled and nodded.
Suddenly she did something unexpected and hugged him before she let go, nodded at him and apparated. Remus let out a sigh as she disappeared. He apparated quickly back to the Potter Estate.
.........
"Harry, can we talk?" Neville Longbottom asked as Harry looked up from his desk and nodded.
"Are you doing something?" Neville asked as Harry shook his head and offered him a seat. "What is that?" he asked, pointing to a large, leather- bound book.
"I am not going to lie to you. I am writing a book about my life, my family history and things my kids can use to get through life and defend themselves if I were ever to die," Harry said as Neville frowned grimly.
"I understand, but you really don't think you are going to die do you?" Neville asked as Harry just gave an unreadable stare.
"I don't know Neville. I am marked man and I am going to be a marked man my whole life. My job has put my family in danger. The Vampires want me dead. There is a great possibility I will die Neville. I need them to have something that will help them get through life if they are ever in the situation I was in," Harry said as Neville nodded.
"Oh," Neville said grimly as Harry only smiled.
"No need to worry Neville. So what were you going to talk to me about?" Harry asked as Neville smiled back at him.
"I want to thank you for letting us stay here, but Luna and me have decided to buy a house," Neville said as Harry smiled.
"That is great news Neville. Congratulations. You, Luna and Jeremy are always welcome," Harry said as Neville smiled.
"Thank you Harry. We won't be moving right away though. I am just running it by you right now," Neville said as Harry nodded.
"Very well! As I said you and your family are always welcome here. Is that all?" Harry asked Neville shook his head.
"Here are my production reports for you," Neville said handing him a thick packet of documents.
"Very well. Thank you," he said impressed with the documents.
"Now I am done," Neville said as Harry laughed and nodded.
"Very well. I must get back to Katie anyway," Harry said leaving his office room with Neville.
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So here is another chapter... I can three more chapters on to this and the story will be over until the sequel... Please Review... Thanks to my beta reader and thanks to everyone who reads this story... This will be my first story I have finished and I am proud of it... This is my favorite story I have written so far... Thanks again...
Category: General
Sub Category: Romance
Rating: R
Spoilers: SS/PS, CoS, PoA, GoF, and the Order of the Phoenix
DISCLAIMER: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Chapter 12: Preparing For The Future
Harry looked out into the night sky with the wind blowing his hair back, letting his eyes glow in the dark. A couple weeks had gone by since the cure for the Lyncanthrophe Curse had been proposed to the world. Werewolves from all over the country had been coming to England to get the cure. Harry funded every potion made and was getting big headlines. Neville Longbottom was rolling in galleons. And the Third World Greenhouse began to get recognition. Neville had agreed to sell the potions ingredients to the Ministry of Magic after every Werewolf was cured. This was due to the fact that Neville nor Harry wanted the Ministry to pick and choose who was able to get the cure.
Katie had made very little progress. She still lay there motionless. The Healers remained at the castle. Neville and Luna were preparing to move out. Remus was walking around with a new stride Harry had never seen before and Harry was pleased with Remus' happiness. It made Harry feel better, even though Harry would never be happy until Katie was better.
Remus now was applying for jobs - any and every job that he could not get because of his condition. He also got quite a few job offerings, one of which was to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts position at Hogwarts. Albus Dumbledore offered it to him right when he heard the news. Albus and Remus then rekindled their differences and were preparing to become close once again. Remus was also preparing to buy a house of his own and he hoped to start a family.
Harry looked back on his life, thinking about everything that had happened to him. Of course there was the Sorcerer's Stone in his first year and Ginny in the Chamber Secrets in his second. Then there was when Sirius Black escaped and he found out the truth, then the Triwizard Tournament and then Sirius' death. Then there was his sixth year, the year everything changed.
Harry thought about if it had never happened. What if Harry had never been sent to Azkaban? The thoughts were endless. The possibilities were endless. He could be dead and Voldemort could still be alive. Ron and Hermione could both have died and he could have been alone, still fighting. And then it hit him, he would never had met Katie or had Harry Jr. and Virginia. He could not imagine his life without any of them now. He wondered if this was just a bump in the road to his destiny that had to happen. He wanted to know. Harry stood up on the balcony and did a head dive. He quickly transformed into a phoenix and begun to fly, turning in midair and flying back into one of the castles open windows.
.........
"Well I hear he isn't leaving his castle. Been next to his wife the whole time," an old wizard grunted before he let out a belch.
"Listen, I never said anything about him not being with his wife. I just said that I heard he isn't going back to the Ministry," another wizard said irritably.
"Of course he isn't going back to the Ministry. I hear he isn't leaving his castle. Been next to his wife the whole time," the drunken wizard repeated himself.
The other wizard let out a sigh and just shook his head before he turned away.
"Can you believe this guy? I swear he is an idiot!" he said exasperatedly to one of his friends.
"Well that is what you get for talking to Johnson. If you want to find out what is really going on with Potter, Skylab, why don't you ask Remus Lupin? He is out and about now that he is cured," the wizard said exasperatedly.
"Why the hell would I do that Bennet? Remus is not the one I want to find," Skylab said agitatedly.
"Why do you want to find him anyway?" Bennet asked his anger rising.
"I want to teach him a lesson!" he shouted angrily.
"Yeah right Skylab. You try that," Bennet said, finishing up the rest of his drink.
"You lot get out of here. The bar is closing," the bartender said loudly breaking up the conversation as people began to leave.
.........
The light shone throughout the room. Remus sat reading a book, looking out in the night sky. The stars were burning brightly and Remus sniffed the air. The air was cool and made a shiver go down Remus' spine. Remus looked down, examining himself. He was fully dressed and looked like he was ready to go out. Remus actually planned to go out, but something kept him back. Suddenly he did not feel like sitting around anymore and got up from his armchair and walked towards the exit.
Remus did not know where he felt like going so he decided on the usual place, the Hogshead. Remus had gone there a lot when he was younger, mostly to talk to Aberforth, but had not been there in a while, due to his death. Remus got his traveling cloak and placed his hood over his face. After a five minute walk to the apparation point, he apparated to Hogsmeade. He popped in at the back gate close to Hogshead. He drew his hood higher so his face would not be revealed. He pushed open the door to find it overflowing with chatter. He made his way to the corner in to a small of the smoke-filled pub and sat himself in a booth.
The bartender looked over to Remus and Remus nodded his head behind his hood. The man narrowed his eyes for a split second, but soon walked over to Remus leaving the people he was talking to at the bar. He carried a shot glass and a bottle of Firewhiskey.
"I hope this is what you want because this is all we got. Don't like, you can leave," the man said as Remus let out a laugh.
"I think I will just take the Firewhiskey and can you keep them coming?" Remus asked as the Bartender narrowed his eyes and poured him a glass.
"I'll be back in a little bit. I have other people to tend to!" the bartender said nastily before turning around.
"Fine I will just take 6 shot glasses then," Remus said as the Bartender turned and looked at him.
The Bartender dug in to his jean pocket and pulled at three more shot glasses, putting them on the table. He pulled out his wand and gave it a wave. The three shot glasses turned into six. He began to pour the Firewhiskey into each shot glass.
"There you go. Now pay!" he said angrily as Remus gave him some galleons.
The bartender walked away without another word. Remus just shook his head and looked at the drink in front of him. He smelt it and felt a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach.
"Boy this is strong! Better not think about it," he said downing the shot in one gulp, holding his breath.
Remus let the feeling sink in to his stomach before he went to the next shot. He did the same thing until he had taken four shots. Remus could really feel it now, but he was not really drunk yet. His attention turned towards the where a women who had just walked in. Her frame looked oddly familiar, but he could not see her face so he could not find out if he knew her or not. She had short brown hair and brown eyes. She looked in Remus' direction and caught his eye for a split second. Remus did not recognize her so he went back to his drink. He downed another one of his shots and looked up towards the bar. The woman was talking to the bartender and she apparently bought a drink. She turned and walked over towards where Remus was sitting.
"Care for company?" the woman asked as Remus stood up and offered her a seat. "No need to stand," the woman laughed as Remus only smiled.
"It is common courtesy to stand when a lady is going to sit," Remus said taking his seat as the woman laughed.
"Wow! Your way with the ladies has improved greatly since we last spoke," the woman laughed as Remus looked at her intently.
"Do I know you?" Remus asked concentrating hard on trying to remember who the woman was.
"Let me show you," she said suddenly as her face began to change into a pig snout.
"Tonks! It does not sound like your voice," Remus said shocked as she laughed.
"I have a voice modifier. I am on business for Dumbledore. He has recalled the Order once again," Tonks whispered as Remus' eyes narrowed.
"Why?" he asked looking around the room to see if anyone was looking at him.
"There have been attacks that the Ministry have kept quiet. Muggle Massacres. They will brutally kill most of them, but then they will leave one dead with the Killing curse. It isn't good," Tonks said grimly.
"What are you doing here then?" Remus asked looking up at the bar, where the Bartender was talking to an unknown wizard quietly in the corner.
"I am just listening in on anything I can. The new Bartender George Gorman is known for his dealing with Dark Wizards," she whispered at to him as Remus only nodded.
"Does Dumbledore have any clue who is doing the mass killings of the muggles?" Remus asked as Tonks shook her head.
"The wizard is leaving a strong magical signature which worries Albus, a lot," Tonks said as Remus frowned grimly.
Their eyes connected for a split second and Remus laughed.
"It has been a long time since we have spoke," Remus said as Tonks only nodded. "I mean are you with Charlie now?" he asked as she nodded again.
"Yeah, that is my fault though," Tonks said grimly.
"Not really Tonks, things could have come out differently if I wasn't so stubborn," Remus said as Tonks laughed.
"No Remus, you were right the way we are handle things. We all should have believed Harry would never do something like that," Tonks said sadly as Remus said nothing. "I mean, I haven't really talked to him about it since he got out. I wanted to apologize when he was at the Department but I never had a chance," Tonks said as Remus only nodded.
"I see. Well Harry doesn't really talk about it to anyone. He has kind of been in his own little world since he got out. He doesn't trust that many people any more. I am lucky to have his trust," Remus said rubbing the top of his head.
"Yeah. By the way, congratulations on being, you know, cured and everything," she said as Remus only nodded.
"Thank you. Thanks to Neville Longbottom I can actually begin to live my life," Remus said as Tonks nodded.
"Yeah," she murmured quietly, studying the table.
"So how has your life been?" Remus asked changing the subject.
"Okay I guess. I was hard for a while after you left, but I managed," she said as Remus nodded.
He looked at his last shot on the table. He decided he better finish it up because it was starting to get late. He downed it in one gulp and saw Tonks was smiling at him.
"When did you start drinking?" she asked as he only shrugged.
"I usually don't. I thought I would celebrate - only tonight though," he said as she nodded.
Loud voices broke the awkward silence that followed, that came from the bar.
"Well I hear he isn't leaving his castle. Been next to his wife the whole time," an old wizard grunt before he let out a belch.
Remus looked up to see two wizards talking with one behind him.
"Listen, I never said anything about him not being with his wife. I just said that I heard he isn't going back to the Ministry," the middle wizard said irritably.
"Of course he isn't going back to the Ministry. I hear he isn't leaving his castle. Been next to his wife the whole time," the drunken wizard repeated himself.
The other wizard let out a sigh and just shook his head before he turned away and looked at his friend behind him.
"Can you believe this guy? I swear he is an idiot!" he said exasperatedly.
"Well that is what you get for talking to Johnson. If you want to find out what is really going on with Potter, Skylab why don't you ask Remus Lupin? He is out and about now that he is cured," the wizard said exasperatedly.
Remus shifted in his seat.
"Why the hell would I do that Bennet? Remus is not the one I want to find," Skylab said agitatedly.
Remus narrowed his eyes and gave this Skylab character a harder look.
"Why do you want to find him anyway?" Bennet asked, his anger rising.
"I want to teach him a lesson!" he shouted angrily.
"Yeah right Skylab. You try that," Bennet said finishing up the rest of his drink.
"You lot get out of here. The bar is closing," the bartender said loudly breaking up the conversation as Skylab and Bennet both got up to leave.
Remus turned to Tonks, his eyes still narrowed.
"I want to have a chat with him," Remus said standing up to follow him.
"Remus, don't get yourself in trouble. He is an Auror," Tonks said as Remus ignored her.
He followed the two outside of the bar with Tonks behind him.
"Hey! I hear you have got something to tell Harry Potter!" Remus shouted in their direction as Tonks tried to stop him.
Remus was still a little buzzed from his drinks, but he knew what he was doing.
"Yeah, what's it to you?" Skylab said as he turned around.
Remus smiled at him as Skylab's face contorted with anger.
"I'll let him know, so you can teach him that lesson," Remus said with a laugh, shaking his head. "You must think you are a real big shot!" Remus said as his voice began to show anger.
"Who the hell are you to talk to me like that?" Skylab said drawing his wand and rushing over towards Remus.
Tonks stepped in front of Remus and drew her wand.
"Expelliarmus!" Tonks shouted grabbing hold of Skylab's wand in midair.
Skylab flew to the ground, landing hard flat on his back. Tonks ran over to him and kicked him hard in the stomach and then grabbed him by the shorts.
"If you want to stay an Auror you will get the hell out of here and leave Harry Potter alone. Charlie will find out about this. You mark my words. If you even think about saying anything to Harry Potter you will be back to guarding Diagon Alley," Tonks whispered in his ear angrily.
She got to her feet and dusted herself off. She gave him another sharp kick to the stomach as she looked to Bennet.
"You can thank your friend for getting toilet duty at the Department for the next month," Tonks said angrily to the other Auror who glared at his friend on the ground.
Tonks walked back to Remus who was smiling.
"Wow! That was interesting. What do you mean you will tell Charlie?" Remus asked as Tonks smiled.
"Charlie is the Head of the Department now since Andreas is the active Minister and is going into the election. Harry would have gotten it if he hadn't quit, but you know," Tonks said as Remus nodded.
"Harry would have wanted it back before everything happened with Katie, but now it is different. I think he has had enough fighting for one lifetime," Remus said as Tonks nodded grimly.
"Would he help if a new dark lord was on the rise?" Tonks asked as Remus just looked at her for a second.
"He probably would be the leader of the resistance if a new Dark Lord rose, but let's hope that doesn't happen anytime soon," Remus said as Tonks nodded.
"I don't how long it is going to before the next Dark Lord rises, but if this man that is slaughtering the muggles keeps gaining more power, we will be in deep trouble," Tonks said grimly.
"I will bring this up to Harry when Katie gets better, but for now I must go. I will see you around I guess," Remus said Tonks smiled and nodded.
Suddenly she did something unexpected and hugged him before she let go, nodded at him and apparated. Remus let out a sigh as she disappeared. He apparated quickly back to the Potter Estate.
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"Harry, can we talk?" Neville Longbottom asked as Harry looked up from his desk and nodded.
"Are you doing something?" Neville asked as Harry shook his head and offered him a seat. "What is that?" he asked, pointing to a large, leather- bound book.
"I am not going to lie to you. I am writing a book about my life, my family history and things my kids can use to get through life and defend themselves if I were ever to die," Harry said as Neville frowned grimly.
"I understand, but you really don't think you are going to die do you?" Neville asked as Harry just gave an unreadable stare.
"I don't know Neville. I am marked man and I am going to be a marked man my whole life. My job has put my family in danger. The Vampires want me dead. There is a great possibility I will die Neville. I need them to have something that will help them get through life if they are ever in the situation I was in," Harry said as Neville nodded.
"Oh," Neville said grimly as Harry only smiled.
"No need to worry Neville. So what were you going to talk to me about?" Harry asked as Neville smiled back at him.
"I want to thank you for letting us stay here, but Luna and me have decided to buy a house," Neville said as Harry smiled.
"That is great news Neville. Congratulations. You, Luna and Jeremy are always welcome," Harry said as Neville smiled.
"Thank you Harry. We won't be moving right away though. I am just running it by you right now," Neville said as Harry nodded.
"Very well! As I said you and your family are always welcome here. Is that all?" Harry asked Neville shook his head.
"Here are my production reports for you," Neville said handing him a thick packet of documents.
"Very well. Thank you," he said impressed with the documents.
"Now I am done," Neville said as Harry laughed and nodded.
"Very well. I must get back to Katie anyway," Harry said leaving his office room with Neville.
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So here is another chapter... I can three more chapters on to this and the story will be over until the sequel... Please Review... Thanks to my beta reader and thanks to everyone who reads this story... This will be my first story I have finished and I am proud of it... This is my favorite story I have written so far... Thanks again...