Harry Potter and the Millennium

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Notes: From now on, this fic will probably be updated every Saturday, unless I have writer's block or exams…
Warnings: None, unless you count boring dialogue that is.

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Chapter III – Proclamation of Innocence

Harry Potter landed on the ground of the kitchen of 12 Grimmauld Place, alongside with Remus Lupin. Harry looked around Sirius's house, swallowing as memories of Sirius almost overcame him. He shook his head and focused on those sitting around the table.

The members of the Order of Phoenix were all in the kitchen, save Professors Snape, Dumbledore, McGonagall, Kingsley, Moody, Mundungus and Tonks . Ron and Hermione were there also. Harry was extremely surprised to see the grave and sad expressions on everyone's faces.

"What… What happened?" He asked.

"Harry, do you remember writing to me about your dream? The one about Millennium Group?" Remus turned to him, expressionless.

"Yes… Why?"

"Harry, Diagon Alley was attacked yesterday. There are only 3 survivors, out of the thousands that was there. And it looked like the Millennium is accountable for it."Integral Hellsing sat in her cell, an unlit cigar dangling from her lips. They had not changed her silk handcuffs to steel, for they saw that she had no thoughts about escape. With a sigh, she looked towards the remnants of her dinner and pushed it away from her.

"Why did you insist on staying here, Master? With just a taste of my blood you can walk free." Alucard, her servant vampire, materialized behind her, smirking in his usual fashion.

"Why do you insist on asking the same question everyday, Alucard?" She fired back, her ice blue eyes glinting in slight annoyance.

Alucard chuckled, then leaned against the wall, watching her. They had this ritual every night for two weeks, since the Incident. Every night, Alucard would come to her and repeat his offer of blood, then told her of the news in the outside world. For the past two weeks, the FREAKs were very active. Apparently the news of her capture had heightened their courage. There were FREAKs crawling out of the woodwork everyday, causing havoc all over London that the authorities were trying to cover up.

"The Buckingham Palace is under repair, but the damage is rather… light. Everyone believed that Hellsing had staged a terrorist attack and the Hellsing name is dirt, but you already knew it, don't you, my Master Hellsing?"

Integral flinched inwardly. She had disgraced her family name, had dragged it through the dirt. She, Integral Wingates Hellsing, had failed her father, had failed her ancestors. Sir Hellsing shook her head to clear her thoughts, platinum blond hair flying haphazardly around her head.

"Yes I do, and you know that well, Alucard. How are Walter and your fledging?"

Alucard smirked silently. 'Touché', he thought. Integral Hellsing did not like people to mention her failure, not even her faithful servant. Chuckling inwardly, he replied,

"Walter is discharged from the hospital today. He had fully recovered, the scar on his forehead had almost faded to nothing, he said. The Police Girl is as well as you can expect."

"She still refused blood, Alucard? Have you not been fulfilling your duty as her vampiric sire, Alucard? We have no use of such a vampire in Hellsing." Integral winced inwardly at her slip, convinced that Alucard would exploit it against her. She was not disappointed.

"Master, Hellsing is already dissolved, or have you forgotten?"

Integral opened her mouth to reply, but before she could, a voice called out,

"Sir Integral Wingates Hellsing!"

She glared at her servant vampire, giving him a silent command to hide in the shadows. Integral was surprised; she did not have any visitors for the two weeks she had been imprisoned in the Tower of London. A trickle of hope went through her, had the Judas been caught and imprisoned?

'Or they are ordering your execution, Master.' Alucard spoke in her mind.

'Alucard! Did I give permission for you to enter my mind?'

'Would it be polite to say that I am always in your mind, Master?' A deep chuckle resounded in her head as the cell door opened.

The two envoys of the Queen arrived. One of them spoke,

"The Queen requested Sir Integral's presence in the meeting of the Knight of the Round Table in three hours. You are allowed to return to your Manor to prepare. The meeting will be in Kensington Palace."

Integral nodded and rose, following the envoys out of the cell. She took a deep breath, cautious of what would happen during the meeting. She sent a mental call to her servant, and ordering him to gather up Walter, her steward, and Officer Victoria, his fledging, and to wait for her at her Manor.

Three hours later, Integral Wingates Hellsing arrived at the front doors of the Kensington Palace. With her were Walter, Alucard and Seras, her three most loyal subordinates. She took a deep breath and walked into the Palace. Integral received no troubles from the security guards, as they recognized her and had been ordered to let her pass. The aforementioned orders did not stop the heated glances of hatred aimed at her and her brethren.

Stopping at the door of the conference hall, Alucard stepped forward and pushed the doors open, then retreated. He knew that it was not the time to show disobedience; for it was necessary that Integral's strength was shown clearly.

The Knights of the Round Table were seated along the long table of the conference hall, with her Majesty the Queen herself seating at the head of the table. When the Knights saw her, they rose as one.

"What is the meaning of this?"

"How did she get in here?"

"Your Majesty, this is an outrage!"

"Why hasn't security detained her?"

"Integral Wingates Hellsing, how dare you step foot in here, traitor!"

A calm, cool voice cut through the din,

"Settle, gentlemen. Let's not waste time, as we are all busy men. Why are you here, Hellsing?"

"To find the Judas, is that not we're all here today? We have a traitor in our midst."

Sir Howard stood up and shouted, pointing at Sir Integral,

"You're the traitor!"

"That's not true!" Integral defended herself.

"Your soldiers were firing at civilians! Your pet vampire destroyed the Buckingham Palace! How can you plead innocent in front of all that evidence?"

"My men were protecting the civilians! It was the SAS, your own soldiers, that were firing at us!"

In the midst of the entire din, the Queen had gestured for Alucard forward. The vampire smirked as he obeyed, not heeding of the various warnings shouted by the guards around the Queen. He stood before her.

"It's been a long time, hasn't it, vampire?" she whispered.

"More then fifty years, yes. So you are already the Queen." He smiled, kneeling down to her.

"Let me see you… You never change, do you, Alucard?" she tilted her chin up, facing her, unheeding of the din. "I have grown so old, so wrinkled. I am just an old lady now." The Queen sighed, releasing him.

"You're as much of a tomboy as you were fifty years ago, young lady." The vampire smirked, then shook his head, "No, no. Now you're truly beautiful, my Queen."

The Queen smiled at him as he retreated. She glanced at the din and sighed. Standing up, she shouted,

"Silence!"

The Knights obeyed, settling themselves while glaring at Integral, who had taking her usual seat at the end of the table, signaling her position as the Head of the Knights of the Round Table.

"You will all be silent. I called this meeting due to the fact that we have two serious problems on our hands. Someone in the country, perhaps even this city, or even this room, had launched an attack on my life. I am not impressed. The popular suspect is Sir Integral, but none of you had considered the prospect that she was innocent."

Sir Howard moved to speak, but her Majesty silenced him with a hand.

"She, too, had an attempt on her life that night, none of you seemed to have considered this fact. I believe in her innocence, not only because of the attempted assassination of her life, but also because her own officers were seen trying to calm the scene. Also, she is a servant of the Royal Family, an agent under the guidance of God in the fight against the very thing that had threatened our lives that night, the vampire Incognito. That is why she is here, I had sent envoys to release her from her prison before any more damage could be done to London by those who take advantage of her confinement."

The Knights murmured among themselves. Integral felt uncomfortable under their scrutiny. She knew they always thought she did not deserve the position as the Head of the Table, as she was the youngest and female. Her train of thought was broken when the Queen continued,

"I called this meeting also to address an important concern. However, I would let those affected speak for themselves." The Queen nodded to a guard at her side, motioning for him to open the doors.

The doors were thrown open, revealing four men and a woman, all wearing dark… robes? One of the men was sneering disdainfully at them, glaring at them under a curtain of black, greasy hair. The sole woman appeared to be a woman with a stern demeanor, her hair tied up in a tight bun, not one strand out of place. A burly black man with a shining, bald head was standing next to another one with a short man holding on a bowler hat, dwarfing the smaller man. Integral knew he could not be the leader, although he was trying, too hard, to be one. The ringleader appeared to be the man with a long white beard and ice blue eyes that seemed to be on fire. Integral was surprised at the wave of animosity against the man coming from her servant.

"I'd like to introduce Professors Dumbledore, Snape, McGonagall, Auror Shacklebolt and Minister Fudge. I'm sure some of you recognize them."

Next Chapter: Schrödinger arrives, Judas found. Also, part of the mystery of Alucard's seal is solved.

Yes, the speech between Alucard and the Queen is lifted directly from the manga. And yes, they're flirting.