Hi everyone. Thanks for the reviews. It is time for another chapter. The end of the story in near. I know it's sad but all good things must come to an end so we can go on to other things.
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CHAPTER 33- PLANS FOR THE FINAL BATTLE
A few days later the two young Lords sitting on the floor in their bedrooms playing with the twins and talking about how they would draw out Voldemort from his hiding spot. They wanted him to come to Hogwarts so they could finish him off. The evil Lord has started making his attacks more daring and more innocent people were getting hurt.
"Harry, I'm sure if you send him a direct challenge in the form of a Howler that is charmed to open when he is surrounded by his death eaters, that he wouldn't be able to refuse without loosing face. If there is one thing that the Dark Lord can't stand is being made to look like a fool in front of his men."
"Maybe I should do that Dray, this way we won't have to wait for him to keep on attacking people." Harry was holding Marguerite and blowing raspberries on her belly. Lily was lying on a blanket playing with Tempest's tail. Kiss was also tickling her under her chin with her tail.
"All right lets get the others here and plan this out."
Harry closed his eyes and concentrated on calling all their protectors. (Hey guys, can you come to the chamber as soon as possible. Draco and I have thought of an idea to get old Voldie to come out and play.)
Severus was the first to respond. (Ah yes, you want the Dark Lord to come out and play. Only you Harry could put it so eloquently.) Harry heard the potion master laughing in his head. (Shara and I will be there in a few minutes.)
(Thanks Sev)
Sirius was next to answer. He was in the werewolf realm with Remus helping with the new refugees settling in. (Hey Harry, what's going on?)
(Draco and I want to talk about getting Voldemort to come to us so we can finish this stupid war. Now that were both at full power we want to stop him from hurting anymore innocent people.)
(Do you have something in mind?) Came Remus' response.
(Yes we do. Can you make it here soon?) Asked Draco.
(Sure, Sirius and I have just a few more small things to do so we'll be there in about an hour.)
(Great see you then.) Harry was smiling at Draco who was now holding Marguerite who was trying to grab on to Kiss' tail. The snake was shaking her tail in front of the baby like a rattle.
Ron and Hermione were next to answer. (We're in the library finishing our charms essay. We'll be there in about half an hour. Is that ok?)
(Sure Mione, see you then.)
Harry contacted Albus so that he two could help out with the order of Phoenix. The headmaster answered that he would be there in a few minutes. He asked if it was ok to contact the inner circle of the order. Harry agreed. Fifteen minutes Albus Dumbledore arrived followed by Alastor Moody, Tonks, Kingsley Shackelbot, the Weasley Clan with the exception of Ginny who was too young and Percy who was a git. The lot was surprised at being brought into the chamber of secrets. Charlie and Bill kept asking questions about the basilic that Harry had killed in his second year. Molly was happily visiting with the twins who had just been introduced to them. She was cooing over the two beauties and admonishing Harry for keeping them a secret. Once Harry explained that they needed to protect them from Voldemort she understood and kissed his cheek, telling him that if ever he needed a babysitter she would be happy to help out.
Afterwards Harry contacted the rest of their allies. (Phoenix Lord, Angelus king of unicorns, Adira Queen of light elves, Ulrich King of dark elves, Darius King of the light Dragons, Marcus King of the dark Dragons, Radus King of war unicorns and Leonus Lord of Gryffins head our call. The Grand Phoenix Lord and The Grand Lord of Unicorns request your presence for a meeting on the upcoming battle against Riddle.)
Once everyone was called Harry and Draco changed to their battle robes. When Severus showed up the members of the order of the Phoenix were surprised to see him holding hands with the elf princess. He too had decided to wear his battle robes showing his rank as Dragon Master Sorcerer. Shara was in her royal elven robes, she had a small circlet around her head with pearls in shapes of stars and moons. She bowed to Harry and Draco and sat down waiting for the others to arrive. She started a conversation with Molly talking about her time as the twin's nanny.
Within ten minutes all of the members of the counsel had appeared in the chamber and were now sitting around a large round table that Harry had conjured. The twins were being babysat by a young elf maiden that queen Adira had brought with her. Princess Shara was needed for the meeting. Harry and Draco didn't understand why their nanny was needed for a war meeting but agreed with it anyways. The last to arrive an hour later were Sirius and a very pregnant Remus. The order members were really shocked to find out that Remus was a prince and that Sirius was a mage. Now that everyone was present Harry stood up and started explaining how they wanted to draw Voldemort out.
"It's quite a simple plan but Draco and I are pretty sure that it will work. I will send Tom Riddle a letter, a howler to be more precise, challenging him to a duel. I will set the time and place of two weeks from now and on the Hogwarts ground. This way in familiar territory we will have the advantage."
Draco got up and continued on with their plan. "Voldemort is vane and doesn't like to be made a fool of. If Harry sends him a message of how he now has me as his husband and how Tom is an idiot, then he should be furious enough to answer the challenge. Harry can also let him know that this will be the final battle. He won't be able to resist that. And with a few well thrown insults in the message he's bound to get mad. And then when he does then he'll start making mistakes." Draco finished his speech and sat down to let Queen Adira get a few words.
"I agree with Lord Draco. I think it's time to put an end to Voldemort's reign of terror. I will leave the planning to my sister General Shara of the royal elven army." Seven shocked pair of eyes looked at Shara has she rose to address the group.
"Thank you Adira, ladies and gentlemen, I have thought of this day for a long time now. I have examined the defense that this school offers. I'm pretty sure that the students will be safe within its walls. We will still need to make plans of escape for the children in case of an emergency but we can talk about those later." Shara stopped talking and looked at the two Lords and five protectors; she saw that they had problems understanding that she was more than just a nanny. She snapped her fingers and found herself dressed in full general's armor. Severus' eyes went wide when he saw the beautiful woman he love go from soft spoken nanny to warrior princess in seconds.
She was dressed in a white dress that barely hid her firm and well rounded derriere. She was covered by armor made of a very rare brown dragon hide. Her legs were bare except for two sandals that had ties crisscrossing on her lower leg up to her knees. Her fiery red hair was tied in a braid that went down to her waist. She had a sword sheath on her back and a quiver of arrows. She also had a bow made of some unknown magical wood. She had a dagger in a holster on her leg and some throwing knives in her belt. She had leather fingerless gloves that went up to her elbows; on one was her royal insignia and on the other her general's rank. She looked positively lethal. She turned towards the two Lords and explained.
"My sister gave me the position of being your nanny as a well deserved break from being the head of her army. She knew that I needed time to have some sort of a personal life." Shara caressed Severus' cheek. "I'm glad she forced me to take a break. I was able to find my soul mate." She smiled at her lover and turned back to the others.
"I have been a general in my sister's army for over four hundred years. I have fought many wars. Most of them against our new allies the dark elves, I'm glad to see that the birth of a child could bring peace to our two realms." Shara made a gesture towards Ron who blushed at the attention.
"After the birth of Prince Alderic we were able to settle down and think of this very battle. We elves have foreseen it a long time ago. Now that the time is at hand we will all unite to bring peace to our world. Never in my years as a soldier have I had the honor and pleasure of working with so many races. And all this due to our two Lords and their protectors. Surely it was written in the stars that one day the dark and light magical creatures would unite to save the world from total darkness. As I look around this table I see Vampires, elves dark and light, Dragons dark and light, Gryffins, Unicorns, Werewolves and wizards. With such a force behind Lord Harry and Lord Draco we will be victorious. It will be quite a fight but good shall prevail. Thank you." When she was done speaking Princess Shara had a pink tinge to her cheeks. It was the only sign of her intense emotions. The others stood up and applauded the warrior.
Severus was flabbergasted at the wisdom and beauty of the words spoken by his beloved. He saw the look of pride that the Queen had for her younger sister. Ron was also hugging his aunt. After everyone settled down Prince Joshua got up and addressed the group.
"Princess Shara, you are a credit to your race. We of the werewolf realm are very proud to call ourselves your allies. We are also proud to be allies with all the other races in this room." He indicated Remus who was sitting next to Hermione a Vampire. Something that hadn't been seen in many centuries. Hermione took Remus' hand and gave it a comforting squeeze.
"Our youth have had the good fortune to get to know and love each other before they found out who they really were. They now know that once you can see pas the prejudice of the races that we all strive for the same things; to be happy, to love, to feel safe and to be free. Like Shara has said before me. Together we will defeat the darkness and bring peace to our world."
Prince Joshua at down and after a few more speeches from the other leaders plans were made and forces were assigned their duties.
The order of Phoenix would be inside the castle guarding the children and survelling the secret passages. Since Wormtail had been part of the marauders there was not question that he probably had told all he knew to Voldemort.
The woods would be patrolled by the werewolves and unicorns. They would be lead by the unicorn Lords. The Vampires and Dragons would guard the skies and would be lead by Hermione. She would be stationed at the astronomy tower to oversee the battle. In her pregnant state she didn't dare go directly to the battle field. The Gryffins would guard the front doors of the castle to make sure that none would pass and try to attack the children.
Severus and Sirius would be at the front line to stop any demons that would try to breach the wards of the school. Harry, Draco and the other leaders would wait in the middle of the field for the enemy to come to them. Remus would be in charge of the wounded since he was too far into his own pregnancy to take any chances of being hurt. He would assist in bringing the injured to the infirmary. Queen Adira and her healers would help him out. Ron and Shara would lead the elves. She teased her nephew that this would be good practice for him when he took over for her as leader of the army. She told him that when she started a family that she would step down as her role of general and only stay on as an advisor. Ron knew that as prince of both races he would have lots of responsibilities.
They discussed their plans late into the night and the next morning the howler was sent to Voldemort. Hedwig had been placed under every protection charm that Harry and Draco knew so that she wouldn't get hurt if Voldemort wanted to hex her. She was instructed to give the letter to the Dark Lord when he was surrounded by many of his men. Hedwig being the smart bird that she was nipped Harry's finger to let him know that she understood.
A few minutes later she left and made her way to Riddle Manor. She remained perched in a tree until night fall. She noticed that people were starting to enter the manor. After an hour of watching people go into the manor and not come out she decided that there would probably be enough of a crowd around the dark wizard. She observed the manor and saw an open window, making her way through the window she found herself in the kitchen. She made her way to the throne room and let go of the letter on the Dark Lord's lap. She quickly made her escape knowing that he would try to hurt her if she stayed too long.
Voldemort who had been speaking with his vampire and demon allies was surprised to see a white blur pass in front of him and drop something on his lap. He looked down and saw a red letter. "Who the hell would send me a howler?"
The Dark Lord was holding the corner of the letter between two fingers. The letter started smoking. So he knew that if he didn't open it soon that it would be ten times worst. Taking a deep breath he released the seal that held it closed. A few seconds later a familiar voice boomed in the room.
"Tom Marvolo Riddle. I Harry James Potter-Malfoy challenge you to a wizards duel. Two weeks from today in front of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You have been a thorn at my side since my birth and I intend on bringing you down once and for all. This will be a battle of good against evil. Only one side will come out victorious from this. If you're scared you can always give up and turn yourself in. If not I expect you to show up and face me. And by the way my husband Draco says hello!"
Steam could almost be seen coming out of Voldemort's ears when the letter finally stopped screaming at him and ripped itself apart. He had to answer the challenge. He would use this opportunity to destroy the brat once and for all. He turned towards his minions and advised them to come and bring all the others to Riddle manor. They would be training non stop until the battle.