Chapter 14
Fudge's Mistake
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Author's Note - Thanks to my Beta reader and my "Discussion" group. Thank them for driving me onward whether by praise or pure out threats.
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"Death Eaters!!!!"
As these words echoed in the ears of everyone on the street pandemonium ensued. Women screamed, babies cried, men yelled, and even the children let out screeches of terror. Acting quickly, Harry pulled out his wand only to be pushed onto a patio area aside a candy store. Walls came up around a area and people scrambled to get inside. Fred and George Weasley were trying to control the crowd by performing tricks and pranks on each other. Harry turned from the group and moved to the door and looked out with a few adult wizards and witches.
The scene outside the large protected area was chaos as adults tried to help others and fight the Dark wizards at the same time. In all of the fighting one group seemed to notice where everyone was going to for protection. Harry watched as they turned wand out and marched forward towards the "fort". The wands of those guarding the "fort" came up as they prepared for battle.
Harry found himself readying his mind and body for the battle that was about to come. He brought his wand up and prepared to fight. One of the wizards looked at him but noticing who Harry was he said nothing. The marching group of about thirty Death Eaters stopped and aimed their wands. With an almost identical grin they all brought their wands up and began yelling,
"Avadaaaaaaaaaa..." they were cut short by the yells of "Stupefy!" coming from the defenders. Some managed to jump away as spells came flying towards them, but after a very short time they had all fallen and a new group was marching towards the weary defenders. Suddenly a figure came marching forward from within the group. The figure wore a dark blue cape covering what looked like midnight blue armor of some sort. Shifting its helmeted head side to side the figure pulled out to matching curved swords, both set with a blue jewel.
"Idiots! You cannot destroy these puny things and you call yourself Death Eaters. Here watch, I shall show you how it's done."
The swords seemed to glow with a bluish light and the figure brought them down towards the ground in a striking blow. There was a loud crash as metal hit metal and the two swords were forced upwards by a great sword wielded by Shadow.
"Rule Number 2 of Elemant's Rules: Never strike those who are defenseless!" His voice rang out loud and clear followed by a snort from the other person.
"I no longer follow that fool's laws, old friend, nor do I care about the defenseless." The figure hissed pulling back the sword and readying for another attack.
"Not everyone thinks they were written by a fool, and unlike you I do care about them, now go or feel my wrath." Surprisingly the figure backed down from the clear fight.
"Today is not the day for us to meet but I will come for you, Flamdrian, I will come to finish this. " He hissed backing up into the crowd of trembling Death Eaters.
Shadow howled with laughter at the words and called, "Come and finish it now Oce-antis, let's finish it today."
There was no answer except the gulping of some of the wizards and witches in masks. Suddenly Shadow leaped forward and Harry and the other defenders sent stunning spells flying at Death Eaters.
Not far into the battle the Death Eaters seemed to be trying to escape but the Aurors and Order members were blocking their way. All hope seemed lost for the Death Eaters until a ghostly-looking man appeared riding on a demonic-looking steed. The man himself wore a dark crown and black armor wielding a large mace-looking weapon which was glowing darkly. (A/N - Think Sauron from the first LotR movie when it's showing the battle on Mt. Doom.)
At the sight of the demonic-looking man the Death Eaters seemed to have renewed spirits and rose against those holding them captor. As the tide turned yet another figure appeared. This one however was familiar with all and appeared upon the top of one of the buildings. In a booming voice Cornelius Fudge roared, "I know where to find your greatest desire, the Order of the-"
His words were cut off as a flaming dart hit Cornelius Fudge in the throat. Almost immediatly he caught fire. Harry had to turn away as he ran screaming off the roof and impacted the cobblestone street. More darts went flying into the death eaters all around the man and with a roar the Death Eaters started disappearing. One of the first to go Harry saw was the demon of a man and his steed.
When all the living and awake were gone, all that was left standing were the magical people wearing the cloaks of Aurors or the civilians who had fought with them. On the ground were numerous Death Eaters most of them only stunned and among them was the occasional dead body of civilians.
Harry rushed forward to where Shadow was sitting in the middle of the road, sword laid beside him and eyes closed. Harry stopped and looked at the man he had come to know as a quick thinker and a deadly fighter. Quietly Shadow reached out and patted the empty bit of street beside him. Nodding Harry moved over and took a seat, folding his legs like Shadow. As he closed his eyes he heard a voice behind his ears.
"This is the calming stage, a very important thing for a fire Elemental. Close your eyes and think happy thoughts, think of cool running water. Water down the fire burning in your heart. This is the cooling stage and again it is one of the most important things for you to learn before you can truly control your powers."
Harry snapped back to reality as Shadow tapped his shoulder. "You did a very brave thing today, Potter, but we must work on your spells. I mean 'Stupefy' is useful but it's kind of weak." Shadow chided quietly while he led the way towards where their companies were gathering.
Most of the parents were hugging their children or just making sure they were still there. As they walked into the group Remus, Rose, Molly, Arthur, and even Tonks hugged Harry in clear relief. Remus and Arthur went aside with Shadow and they held a whispered conversation.
They came back silently and everyone turned to them. It was Arthur who spoke first.
"I have to announce that, well, our Minister of Magic has escaped from the Order, meaning..."
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Author's Note - 1,120 not a bad bit. Sorry it took me so long to get this out, I've been having a bit of writer's dread. I don't know why but it's just been feeling kind of forced to try and write. Well thanks for reading this and now a word to my reviewers.
zdanz - Well here it is. Thanks for your review and I hope you enjoyed this chapter.
gaul1- Thanks, hope you enjoyed this chapter.
Fudge's Mistake
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Author's Note - Thanks to my Beta reader and my "Discussion" group. Thank them for driving me onward whether by praise or pure out threats.
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"Death Eaters!!!!"
As these words echoed in the ears of everyone on the street pandemonium ensued. Women screamed, babies cried, men yelled, and even the children let out screeches of terror. Acting quickly, Harry pulled out his wand only to be pushed onto a patio area aside a candy store. Walls came up around a area and people scrambled to get inside. Fred and George Weasley were trying to control the crowd by performing tricks and pranks on each other. Harry turned from the group and moved to the door and looked out with a few adult wizards and witches.
The scene outside the large protected area was chaos as adults tried to help others and fight the Dark wizards at the same time. In all of the fighting one group seemed to notice where everyone was going to for protection. Harry watched as they turned wand out and marched forward towards the "fort". The wands of those guarding the "fort" came up as they prepared for battle.
Harry found himself readying his mind and body for the battle that was about to come. He brought his wand up and prepared to fight. One of the wizards looked at him but noticing who Harry was he said nothing. The marching group of about thirty Death Eaters stopped and aimed their wands. With an almost identical grin they all brought their wands up and began yelling,
"Avadaaaaaaaaaa..." they were cut short by the yells of "Stupefy!" coming from the defenders. Some managed to jump away as spells came flying towards them, but after a very short time they had all fallen and a new group was marching towards the weary defenders. Suddenly a figure came marching forward from within the group. The figure wore a dark blue cape covering what looked like midnight blue armor of some sort. Shifting its helmeted head side to side the figure pulled out to matching curved swords, both set with a blue jewel.
"Idiots! You cannot destroy these puny things and you call yourself Death Eaters. Here watch, I shall show you how it's done."
The swords seemed to glow with a bluish light and the figure brought them down towards the ground in a striking blow. There was a loud crash as metal hit metal and the two swords were forced upwards by a great sword wielded by Shadow.
"Rule Number 2 of Elemant's Rules: Never strike those who are defenseless!" His voice rang out loud and clear followed by a snort from the other person.
"I no longer follow that fool's laws, old friend, nor do I care about the defenseless." The figure hissed pulling back the sword and readying for another attack.
"Not everyone thinks they were written by a fool, and unlike you I do care about them, now go or feel my wrath." Surprisingly the figure backed down from the clear fight.
"Today is not the day for us to meet but I will come for you, Flamdrian, I will come to finish this. " He hissed backing up into the crowd of trembling Death Eaters.
Shadow howled with laughter at the words and called, "Come and finish it now Oce-antis, let's finish it today."
There was no answer except the gulping of some of the wizards and witches in masks. Suddenly Shadow leaped forward and Harry and the other defenders sent stunning spells flying at Death Eaters.
Not far into the battle the Death Eaters seemed to be trying to escape but the Aurors and Order members were blocking their way. All hope seemed lost for the Death Eaters until a ghostly-looking man appeared riding on a demonic-looking steed. The man himself wore a dark crown and black armor wielding a large mace-looking weapon which was glowing darkly. (A/N - Think Sauron from the first LotR movie when it's showing the battle on Mt. Doom.)
At the sight of the demonic-looking man the Death Eaters seemed to have renewed spirits and rose against those holding them captor. As the tide turned yet another figure appeared. This one however was familiar with all and appeared upon the top of one of the buildings. In a booming voice Cornelius Fudge roared, "I know where to find your greatest desire, the Order of the-"
His words were cut off as a flaming dart hit Cornelius Fudge in the throat. Almost immediatly he caught fire. Harry had to turn away as he ran screaming off the roof and impacted the cobblestone street. More darts went flying into the death eaters all around the man and with a roar the Death Eaters started disappearing. One of the first to go Harry saw was the demon of a man and his steed.
When all the living and awake were gone, all that was left standing were the magical people wearing the cloaks of Aurors or the civilians who had fought with them. On the ground were numerous Death Eaters most of them only stunned and among them was the occasional dead body of civilians.
Harry rushed forward to where Shadow was sitting in the middle of the road, sword laid beside him and eyes closed. Harry stopped and looked at the man he had come to know as a quick thinker and a deadly fighter. Quietly Shadow reached out and patted the empty bit of street beside him. Nodding Harry moved over and took a seat, folding his legs like Shadow. As he closed his eyes he heard a voice behind his ears.
"This is the calming stage, a very important thing for a fire Elemental. Close your eyes and think happy thoughts, think of cool running water. Water down the fire burning in your heart. This is the cooling stage and again it is one of the most important things for you to learn before you can truly control your powers."
Harry snapped back to reality as Shadow tapped his shoulder. "You did a very brave thing today, Potter, but we must work on your spells. I mean 'Stupefy' is useful but it's kind of weak." Shadow chided quietly while he led the way towards where their companies were gathering.
Most of the parents were hugging their children or just making sure they were still there. As they walked into the group Remus, Rose, Molly, Arthur, and even Tonks hugged Harry in clear relief. Remus and Arthur went aside with Shadow and they held a whispered conversation.
They came back silently and everyone turned to them. It was Arthur who spoke first.
"I have to announce that, well, our Minister of Magic has escaped from the Order, meaning..."
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Author's Note - 1,120 not a bad bit. Sorry it took me so long to get this out, I've been having a bit of writer's dread. I don't know why but it's just been feeling kind of forced to try and write. Well thanks for reading this and now a word to my reviewers.
zdanz - Well here it is. Thanks for your review and I hope you enjoyed this chapter.
gaul1- Thanks, hope you enjoyed this chapter.