Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Chapter Two: The Attack
Harry was back in his room thinking about his lessons when he herd and felt a very large explosion. Harry looked out side and saw that every house was now in flames. Harry then herd screaming coming from the kitchen. Harry quickly opened his door to find out what was going on. Harry saw three Death Eaters climbing up the stairs. Harry made his wand transformed in to a staff.
Harry waved the staff at the three death eaters and they went flying down the stairs and into a wall. Harry turned him self invisible and ran down the stairs. Harry cast a stunning spell at the three death eaters. Harry quickly went in to the kitchen to find two death eaters torturing his aunt and uncle. Harry waved his staff and the two death eaters flew into a wall. Harry then stunned the two death eaters. Harry then made a portkey and gave it to the Dursley's. Aunt Petunia had Dudley and Uncle Vernon touch it. She counted down to three but nothing happened. Aunt Petunia looked at were Harry was standing but invisible. She said "It does not work." Harry knew there must be some wards stopping portkeys.
Harry told the Dursley's to stay put. Harry sealed the door to the kitchen, window and walked out the back door and sealed it. Harry walked out to the street to find thirty Death Eaters around Privet Drive. Harry found a group of five on the front lawn. Harry waved his staff and the five Death Eaters went flying. But something whet wrong Harry became visible again. All the death eaters started to run at Harry while casting curses at him. Harry conjured up a wall of fire when a cutting curse hit Harry in his right leg.
Harry needed more time and help. He conjured up muggle guns turrets and animated them to fire at the Death Eaters. Harry then conjured him self a stone wall with peak holes and placed a repelling charm on the wall and also a safety charm so if the wall was blown up it would only hit in the Death Eaters direction. The flame wall was dispelled and the gun turrets took out about ten Death Eaters before the guns were blown up.
The remaining Death Eaters attacked Harry position. Harry was able to stun three more Death Eaters but then The Death Eater mage to blow up Harry's wall which took out five more Death Eaters. The remaining Death Eaters started to hurl cures after cures at Harry. Two more cutting Cruses hit Harry and a lot of Cruciatus cures too. Harry was in more pain then any thing else. He knew he wound need to do something. Harry pushed every bid of magic he had out.
This caused a magic explosion that killed some and thru back the rest of the death eaters. The pain stop and Harry felt very weak. Harry looked around to see Voldemort and six other Death Eaters at the end of Privet Drive. Harry knew he had to trick Voldermort to leave. Because Harry had very little magic power left. Harry slowly gimped over to Voldermort.
Harry could tell Voldermort was doing some sort of magic the air around him was gold. As he got closer it sounded like his mother singing. Voldermort looked afraid of Harry. Voldermort said "Ready to join your parents Potter?" Harry answered "You can't kill me so you send forty some death Eaters at me and they can't kill me so what are you going to do now Tom? Maybe I should take care of these six." Voldermort screamed "Never use that filthy Muggle name again and Potter you are weak I can feel it." Harry Legilimens one of the death Eaters and found out Voldermort was holding the wards.
Harry responded "Do you what to risk your body guards while you are holding the wards. You can't defend your self while holding the wards and if you let go of them you and your death eaters will not be able to do any harm to me but I can do harm to you." Voldermort said "This is not over Potter." The six Death Eaters plus Voldermort portkeyed out.
Harry knew he did not have the power to Apparit or make anther portkey. So Harry used his staff to hobble to the only standing house number four. There were bodies all over the place ether Death Eaters or Muggle. Harry finally got back to the house and unsealed the kitchen door. He found that his relatives were fine. Harry grabbed the portkey and said "come on all you grab on it should work now. This will take us to safety." The three Dursley's grabbed on to the towel and Harry said "three, two, one" The four of them felt the hock behind the naval and they landed in the kitchen of Number 12 Grimmauld Place. Harry black out right on the kitchen floor.
The Weasley's family plus Hermione were eating breakfast when four people appeared in the corner of the kitchen. They saw that it was Harry and the Dursley's. Then they saw a very torn and beat up Harry fall to the ground. Hermione and Ginny screamed out loud. Mrs. Wealsey ran over to Harry and she saw his wounds. She yelled out "call Dumbledore and have Madam Pomfrey brought here." Arthur ran to the fire place to contact Dumbledore.
A minute later Dumbledore and Pomfrey appeared. In the entrance hall a pop's could be herd of other Order members that had been called. Pomfrey ran over to Harry and started to check him over. Dumbledore ordered "Half of you go check Privet Drive and get the Ministry. The other half I want you to stand guard and wait for further orders.
Pomfrey said "I made him stable enough to move." She took the staff out of Harry's hands, but as soon as the staff left contact with Harry it transformed back in to a wand. Molly took the wand. Pomfrey conjured a stretcher and took him to Sirius bedroom and started to work on him. Back in the kitchen Dumbledore was talking to the Dursley's to find out what happen. Dumbledore did not find out very much from them. A few minute later Kingsley appeared to give a report. Dumbledore asked "what happed Kingsley?"
Kingsley said "Well so far we know is the Death Eaters set timed explosion charms on all house on privet drive except number four. Jane Johnson and Twenty some Muggles died and still counting from the explosion Mrs. Figgs is alive but had to be take Saint Mungo's. Mr. Potter must had herd this and came out his room and blasted three death eaters off the stairs and into a wall. Then Harry entered the kitchen and blasted two more death eaters. Because of some wards that we traced a portkey failed and so I guessing Potter sealed the Dursley's in and went out side. Harry then by the looks of it took out five more Death Eaters with a blasting curse. Mr. Potter must be a big fan of that curse. Harry then conjured some Muggles things which killed ten Death Eaters before I guess they destroyed them. A lot of stone was found which killed four death Eaters. Now here the strange part there was some sort of huge magical back lash killing eleven Death Eaters and knocking out six others. One of the Death Eaters was Lucius Malfoy. A few minute later the wards around Privet Driver went back to normal. That is every thing I know Sir."
Dumbledore nodded and said "thank you Kingsley if you could return and report how the clean goes and get Harry's things." Kingsley nodded and disappeared with a pop. Everyone in the room was in shock after hearing the report." Hermione asked in a quit voice "I know Harry good at defense but he not that good and how did Harry make a staff?" Dumbledore sighed and said "I given Harry something he could use to learn Occlumency and other advance magic. I glad I did or Harry might not be alive right now."
A minute latter Pomfrey walked into the kitchen and said "Mr. Potter will be fine it seem his body is healing very quickly. But he is surfing from Magical exhaustion and will be a while before he wakes up. Knowing Mr. Potter as well as I do I think it will be about two day's until he wakes up. When he wakes make sure he takes the two potions on the night strand." Dumbledore said "Thank Poppy for your help. If you could take a look at the Dursley's before you go back to your vacation home."
Pomfrey gave the Dursley's a check over and gave Vernon and Petunia a Cruciatus healing potion. The Dursley's surprisingly drank the potion. Pomfrey then went and took out a portkey and left. Dumbledore said "Mr. and Mrs. Dursley's if you like I can show you to the drawing where the Granger's are at. The Grangers are normal like you. Molly if you could."
Molly led the Dursley's to the drawing room. A second later Arthur popped in to the kitchen. Arthur said "Minister Fudge what to speak to you about the location of Harry. He want you to hand him over to Ministry Auror's." Dumbledore got up and said "thank you Arthur. I will be there shortly." Arthur could tell that Dumbledore was very angry. Arthur disappeared with a pop. Dumbledore disappeared with a pop.
Dumbledore appeared on the Dursley's front lawn. He could see that the area was completely destroyed. He was very proud of Harry for making it out alive with his relatives. Dumbledore was snapped out or thoughts from Fudge who was yelling. Fudge yelled "Dumbledore were are you hiding the boy. He has been charge with the murder of twenty five witches and wizards. The use of under age magic and break the code international secrecy."
Dumbledore after seeing what Harry had to go though finally lost it with Minster. Dumbledore yelled back "Harry had to just fight around forty Death Eaters after finding that where he lived for most of his life was all but destroyed. People he knew most of his life are now dead. Then having to fight to protect his only living blood family members. And now is fighting for his life because he so drained magically and now you the guts to charge him with Murder of TWENTY FIVE DEATH EATERS plus using UNDER AGE MAGIC and breaking the code international secrecy. Hell how can he break the international secrecy When Voldermort DEATH EATERTS kill almost all of Muggles in the area. All you care about is your office and revenge on Harry because you almost lost it."
All of the Ministry workers were dead silent. Most agreed what the Minister should be giving Potter Order of Merlin not charging him with a crime. The reporters that were hiden around the area took note of everything Dumbledore said. Tomorrows daily profit would be very interesting to say the lest. Dumbledore said "I have to get going and see how Harry holding up." Fudge said "Now see here Dumbledore have Potter brought to the ministry a week from today." Dumbledore said "If he is healed up then Harry will be at the ministry to stand trial with me by his side." Dumbledore left with a pop.
Later that night there was an order meeting called that night and Severus Snape was not able to speak to Dumbledore until the meeting. Ron Hermione and Ginny were chased up stairs by Molly Weasley to look after Harry. Dumbledore started the meeting and then asked Severus to give his report.
Snape stood up and said "I will not waist your time in tell you about what you already know. Now what you do not know is how the wards were broken. As all you should know that after the third task the Dark Lord used Potters blood to bring him self back to full life. Because of this the Dark Lord fingered out that he could take temporary control of the wards from Lily sacrifices. So the Dark Lord recruited thirty five new Death Eaters. The Dark Lord ordered that all of the house on Privet Drive to be destroyed and after that are main goal was to kill Potter while the Dark Lord took advantage of sharing Potters blood and took control of the wards. Because of this the Dark Lord could not help the Death Eaters in killing Potter."
Dumbledore said "Thank you Severus for you report. Now things are begging to make sense. Now does any one else have anything to add?" The meeting whet on like this for an anther Hour.
Back up stairs in Harry's room Ron, Hermione and Ginny were talking about Harry. Ron asked "What was that staff thingy Harry was holding and why did it turn into Harry's wand?" Hermione answered "Staff are mainly used by light witches and wizards to amplifies there magic. Pilliwickle Justus was the last wizard to have a staff. It was said he could do great bits of magic with his staff. Pilliwickle was considered average wizard. As much as Harry denies it, Harry is a very powerful wizard for his age. So I guessing Harry will be able to do great thing indeed."
As the three where talking Harry started to wake up. Harry started to feel around for his glasses when Ginny noticed that Harry woke. Ginny said "Harry your wake" Ginny ran over to Harry handed him his glasses. Hermione said "Ron go get Dumbledore." Ron nodded and ran out of the room. Ginny asked "How are you felling Harry."
Harry answered "like I have been ran over by the Hogwarts express." Hermione said "You are to drink those three potions on the night stand." Harry groaned and grabbed the vials and drank them down. When Harry drank the last potion the door opened and Dumbledore and the rest of the order walked in. Dumbledore said "Harry my dear boy how are you feeling?" Harry answered "Ok I guess." Dumbledore said "Good I see you drank your potions. Now Harry would you mind tell us what happen earlier from your point of view."
Harry nodded and told them about what happen earlier that day. When Harry finished telling the story he asked "did any of Muggles make it or Mrs. Figg?" Dumbledore replied "Mrs. Figg is at Saint Mungo's and is now stable but she will be there a while. The rest of the Muggle beside you relatives did not make it." Molly asked "Professor I thought Harry was suffering from magic exhaustion right. Then how can Harry be wake already?" Dumbledore said "Well I think the ritual that Fawkes what Harry to do has given Harry the ability heal his body and magic at a much faster rate."
Molly asked "Why would Harry be doing ritual they can be dangers?" Dumbledore said "Molly this is not the time or place. Now Harry I know you are healed but I think you should get some sleep now." Every one bid Harry a good night and left. Harry wondered what was going to happen to the Dursley's now. But soon Harry feel a sleep without doing his Occlumency.
Voldermort was not very happy with the results of today's raid. This was to be the day that Potter died. How could a boy with average magic power defeat forty of his servants. But he knew Potter must be hiding his power or his power was growing. He had to defeat the boy before he got too powerful. That day he had to let his servants get healed before they got punished for there frailer. He did not what to lose any more servants. He had recruited around fifty new servants and most were dead. All he had left was his inter circle minus Malfoy.
Today was a bad day for Voldermort and some one was going to pay. Voldermort yelled out "Wormtail summon my servants." Wormtail replied "Yes my lord" bowing low and then touch his mark with his wand. A minute later there was a popping and black hooded figures appeared and lined up in a circle. Voldermort said in low whisper "You all failed you let your self be beaten by a child. No one came to his rescue he could not escape and you still failed. The plan was foul proof what happen?"
One of the new Death Eaters answered "He is to powerful." Voldermort said "Crucio" and the Death Eater fell on the ground in more pain then one can think of screaming. Every Death Eater was given the same thing some more then once.
Harry woke up screaming in pain. Harry was shacking and sweating very profusely. A second later Ginny and Hermione came in. Ginny ran over to Harry and said "It ok now Harry your wake." Hermione asked "Is every thing ok Harry?" Harry grabbed Ginny hand and said "I forgot to clear my mind and well Voldermort was not happy with me defeating his attacking force and well he cast Crucio and well it hurts."
Ginny hugged Harry and Hermione just nodded. A minute later Harry said "I will be fine now. I will clear my mind now and go back to sleep. You two should do the same." Ginny let go of Harry and walk out with Hermione.
The next morning Harry woke up around nine a clock. Harry took a look around the room he was in and found that he was in a big room laying in huge four poster bed. Harry grabbed his wand and tried to get up. Harry found his legs where week. Harry used the bed to lean on to get up. Harry found his trunk by the window with Hedwig cage. Harry transformed his wand in the staff and used it to get around. Harry got dressed and slowly mad his way down stairs.
Once he entered the kitchen ever head turn to look at Harry and Harry's staff. Every one in the room was amazed at the staff to see that the Phoenix on the top acted like it was alive and even sang out. Harry was getting very uncomfortable with all the stairs. Molly was the first to stamp out and said "Harry dear take a seat and I serve you some breakfast." While helping Harry to a seat at the table.
Once Harry sat down Harry transformed his staff back into his wand. Ron said "Harry that is wicked I bet you could show Malfoy a thing or two with it." Harry said in low voice "I did, I have killed with this and Malfoy's dad died because of me." Hermione said "You had no choice they where there to kill you. I don't what sound mean but I rather it be them then you." The other nodded there heads yes. Molly said "Harry dear eat up and Ron dear how is your team doing.
At this Ron whet off talking about his Quidditch team. Harry looked around the table while Ron was talking and Harry saw Hermione parents and next to them at the very end of the table trying not to be noticed where the Dursley's. Harry had no idea what was going to happen to the Dursley's now.
After breakfast Dumbledore arrived to have a talk with Harry. Dumbledore led Harry to the drawing room. As Harry was sitting down and transforming his staff back into a wand. Dumbledore said "You did a very good job in creating your staff it most impressive. Now we need to talk about what to do with the Dursley's. I was thinking about letting them travel around the world with the Grangers it very hard to trace a muggle traveling by Muggles means. What do you think Harry?"
Harry answered "What ever is safest for them sir and they are willing to go along with is fine with me." Dumbledore said "Very well Harry. Now I have some good and bad news for you. The bad news is Minster Fudge is charging you with the murder of twenty five Wizards. The good news is most of the Wizarding world is behind you on this one. So I think Minster Fudge will back down. But as of now you have a trial next Friday. If you do have to attended the trial I be there at your side."
Harry said "Thank you sir for your help with ever thing. If you did not give me that device I might not be here right now." Dumbledore said "It no problem Harry, you will find the device in your room. I have added some more lessons to it. I also think you should let your friends use it. It could be a great help to them. Now then I have some work to get to now. So I will be seeing you Harry." Dumbledore got up left with a silent pop. Harry got up to go find his friends. Harry did not have to go very far as they where waiting for him out side the door.
Harry asked "would you three come to my room I have soothing to show you." The trio plus Ginny walked to Harry room. Once in the room Harry found that Hedwig was waiting to be let in. Harry made his way over to the window and let her inside. Harry said "I glad you made it girl." Hedwig hooted and flew to her cage for some water. Harry sat down on his bed and said "I guess I should tell you what I have been doing this summer." Harry told his friends about the day that Dumbledore came to Privet Drive. Harry told them about the learning device and what he learned.
Harry could tell that Hermione was dieing to try the device out for her self. Harry said "You three can try out the device your self's to the outside world it going to seem you been gone for only two seconds. Hermione said "I am going first and that final." Harry laughed along with the others and Harry said "Hermione if you get the wooden box that is by my trunk and bring to me." Hermione did as she was told. Harry told her to unlatch the lid open it and jump in. Hermione asked "That all I have to do." Harry nodded his head yes. Hermione then jumped in the pool of gray liquid.
Ron's was about to speak when Hermione came out of the device with a huge smile. Hermione said "that devices is the neatest magical device I have every herd about. I wish I could go again. But you can only go in one's a day. I am now a level three Occlumens. Can you believe it? Ginny you need to try it out." Ginny could not help but laugh at Hermione's enthusiasm.
Ginny deiced to jump in before Hermione burst. Two seconds later Ginny came out not looking very happy. Ginny said "It no a lot of fun becoming a level four Occlumens. But I glad I did it. Now I can't be possessed any more. Now Ron iy is your turn now." Ron got up from the bed and jumped in. Two seconds later and Ron came out smiling.
Ron said "I am now a level two Occlumens. Now Harry it your turn to go in." Harry said "No Ron I not going in today until I am completely healed. I should be able to go in tomorrow, now Ron if you could close up the box and slid it under the bed please. Now if you guys want you may use it ones a day to continue your lessons it up to you."
The four friends spent most of the day in Harry's room talking. at lunch Dobby appeared. Dobby said "Harry Potter sir it good to see that you are ok and that the bad Wizards did not hurt you. But now Mrs. Weaslez say I should be up here to bring you lunch. So what does Harry Potter sir and friends want. Dobby setup a table with more like a great feast then a lunch. Ron to say the least was pleased and the four eat and the rest of the day was spent playing games of chess and just talking.
A week had past Harry was back to full health. The Dursley's where gone with the Grangers to travel the world and keep hidden. Harry and his friends used the learning device daily. All of his friends had master Occlumency and were working on silent casting. Harry was learning how to because a more additive dueler. Using all of his skill wand less magic a wand and staff and even a few Muggle disarming moves. Dumbledore made it so Ron, Hermione and Ginny could practice magic without the Ministry knowing.
Harry found out that Dobby was to be Harry's personal house elf and Winky was to care for the house. The two house elf had redone most of the house. They had taken down the painting of Mrs. Black. Kreacher killed him self when the painting was destroyed by Dobby. The house elf heads were taken down. The house was being to look inviting. Mrs. Weasley never got to cook because Winky would not let her to Mrs. Weasley dismay.
Today was the day Harry had to attained his trial. Harry was in his room which he figured out that it was Sirius old bedroom. But for some reason Harry did not mind. He felt closer to Sirius. For the last weak the Daily Prophet has report ill on Minster Fudge for charging Harry with murder.
Harry was getting ready putting on a new set of Robes that Professor Dumbledore gave him. The Robes where red and gold with a Phoenix flying around on the back and a red lion walking around on the front. The robes were defiantly Gryffindor theme. Harry was told the Potter Family was known to wearing robes like this one. Harry what'd the Potter line and tradition to live on.
When Harry left the bedroom he ran in to Ginny. Ginny said "Harry you look very nice but there something missing. I got get your staff out." Harry took out his wand and transformed it in to his staff. Ginny smiled and said "Perfect you look like true Gryffindor. Fudge will be too scared to even think of trying to convict you now." Harry could not help but to blush red. Ginny grabbed Harry's hand and dragged him down to the living room.
Everyone in the room turned around to look at Harry. Tonks spoke up "Harry you are looking hot. You are going to knock the girls dead." Harry again blushed. Molly said "You are looking good dear now are you ready." Harry nodded. Dumbledore stepped forward and said "Harry for a bit practice make us a Portkey to the Ministry Atrium next to the fountain." while handing Harry a peace of rope. Harry spoke "Portus" the rope glowed blue for three seconds.
Harry said "everyone grab on Three, Two Fudge is a git." Less than a second later the group was at the Ministry with Tonks, Remus, Ron and Ginny laughing and Dumbledore was smiling. Remus said "Your father would be proud of that password, while Lily would be scolding you and give James the look." Remus had a very big smile picturing that. Dumbledore said "Come on we have to go thought security."
When the group approached the security desk the guard look in aw at seeing Dumbledore and Harry. The guard said "I was to escort you to conferences room three. Dumbledore answered "Very well Mr. Peterson led the way." A short trip down a long but elegant looking hallway the group was led to the front table. The room had chairs for an audience which reports where sitting in and a stage with a table where Harry and his group where at. The group was seated and Minster Fudge walked in.
Fudge walk to front and then spoke "Lady and genital man and Member of the media. We are here to honor Mr. Potter for every thing he has done for the Wizarding world and for surviving and defending his family against all odds." One of the reporters got up and asked "What about the trial is there going to be a trial." Fudge laughed and said "No we looked over the reports and concluded that Mr. Potter had done nothing wrong. Now Mr. Potter while don't you come over here."
Harry looked at Dumbledore how just nodded. Harry stood up and walked next to Minster cruising in side his head. Fudge said "I have the honor of presenting you with the Order of Merlin third class." Fudge handed Harry a black box and said "Thank you Mr. Potter." camera flashed all over the place blinding Harry. Harry took the box and quickly sat down.
Fudge was not expecting Harry to what he did. So Fudge said "This press conference is over. Dumbledore stood up and took out the rope portkey and the group grab on. In a low voice he said "Fudge is a git" while chuckling. Back at Number 12 Grimmauld place the group landed in the living room. Remus said "I was not excepting that." Dumbledore sighed and said "Fudge is trying to keep his position as Minster. Since it war time, it not the time for a new Minster we will work with what we got and be thankful that he is not one of Voldermort lackeys. Now I have some things I need to get done at Hogwarts so I bid you all fare well." Dumbledore left with a quite pop. Harry whet to his room to change into his normal clothes.
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