The Devil as a Father – Chapter 37 – A New Beginning
Harry lay on a nice rug in front of the fire in Trixie's room and moodily thought about magic. "Trixie?' he asked his dear friend and Sister, "Is something wrong?"
"Yeah," she replied, looking in the merrily crackling fire, "I feel like part of me is gone and I don't know why."
Harry was not one to let something like this go by. He felt it too but hadn't said anything because he didn't want to worry anyone. "Let's go talk to Mom."
When he opened the door to his room, Ron, Neville and Draco were standing there, looking sad.
"You guys depressed too?" he asked.
"Yes," said Draco, "But it really concerns me that Hermione is in her room and not reading."
"She's depressed too," said Trixie and they all went in to talk to Hermione. When they knocked on her door, the bushy haired girl opened the door, and Harry realized her hair had been looking nicer. Mum and Lady Black had helped her a lot with making her hair look nicer.
"Do you feel like you lost something?" he asked respectfully.
Her eyes filled with tears. "I feel like something terrible has happened and I don't know what it is."
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Meanwhile in a dank house in Magical England, four small children found themselves in their original cages. Since the man who had tortured them was in jail, they would die of starvation if not terror. A bad angel had put them there and told them they were all forgotten now.
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Chloe Decker sat with Maze going over accounts for the Lux. "Maze, I don't know what I would do without you," she said, smiling. "You are a demon for paperwork."
Maze chortled, pleased at the joke. Then she sighed. They both had been doing that a lot lately and didn't understand why.
There was a knock at the door, "Come in," Chloe called. She already knew it was Harry.
Harry, her beloved adopted son, and Trixie, her beloved daughter, came in the room with concerned expressions on their young faces. Behind them stood the other children she had taken into her heart as students and friends for Harry.
"What's wrong?" she asked immediately.
"Part of my heart feels like it's gone and I don't know why," said Harry.
"Me too," said Trixie, "Mom, you and Maze check deep down and see if something is missing."
"I'm a soulless demon," said Maze, and then tears appeared in her eyes, "I do feel like part of me is gone; like I lost someone close to me. How strange."
Chloe's eyes turned hard. "I feel exactly the same way. My heart's true love is gone."
"What do you suggest we do?" asked Maze, looking in wonder at her own tears.
"I am going to ask the Goblins if some spell has been placed on us or a curse," said Harry. "May I go?" he asked his Mum and she nodded.
He used the family ring that he'd had forever and popped to the Goblin's Los Angeles branch of Gringotts.
There he was greeted with joy, and the Goblin asked him, "How is your esteemed Father?"
And Harry knew something horrible had been done to his family.
"I have been bespelled. Can you help me?"
The Goblins didn't mess around, or ask for explanations. They rushed him to the lower caverns where their hospital resided and the Goblins were surprised. "You are not just bespelled, Lord Morningstar," said an ancient Goblin, "but all of the humans in Los Angeles are bespelled".
"Is this something from England?" asked Harry.
"No, this is celestial in nature."
Angels. Angels had done this. "How can I break this spell?" Harry asked.
The old Goblin looked a little fearful. "This can be countered by blood magic, young Lord. Your Father should be here."
"He's what is missing?" said Harry, "I can't remember him at all."
The Goblins all got very angry. "A celestial has wiped his memory from all the people in Los Angeles, but they forgot magical beings like Goblins. We remember him. Bring your family here right now. Seven of them would be a good number for the magic."
Harry went home and told Mom and Maze what had happened. Then Mum called Amenadiel who came and couldn't remember Lucifer either, or even that there was a devil.
KynKyn didn't remember either. They both were enraged that their memory had been messed with.
"We have to use blood magic for this. Can you bleed?" Harry asked and was disappointed that neither could.
They went to Mrs. Edwards who was worried, "My sight seemed to be gone in this situation. I know something horrible had happened but I can't see what it is."
Harry explained, but Mom said she didn't want Mrs. Edwards to bleed at her age, so she wasn't elected to go with them. Mom wasn't happy about Trixie volunteering either but asked her to stay in reserve.
Next was Dr. Linda and Dan Espinoza, who immediately volunteered, because they too felt something essential was missing. Miss Ella was told about the situation, and she volunteered too. She was enraged that someone had stolen a friend and had wondered why her memory had gone all wonky.
"We have seven people now, along with Trixie" said Harry, the feeling that something important was gone was worse and worse.
Ron Weasley said, "I'm not afraid to give blood to help this family. I'm sure Draco, Neville and Hermione would love to as well."
Mrs. Edwards came and put her arms around Ron. "Ron, I don't think you should. I think it has to be immediate family. But don't think you all haven't become family."
"I will give blood if it is needed," said Narcissa. Sirius and Moody were ready as well.
Harry and Mrs. Edwards looked at each other. "My instincts tell me this has to be someone who feels like they have lost something."
Draco looked thoughtful. "I do feel like I lost a friend, but not a parent or true love. I miss someone." Ron's eyes filled with tears, "I feel like I lost someone very special."
Harry stared at him and said, "Ron comes with us. I still worry about Trixie."
Amenadiel said gently, "I think blood from Trixie will be as little as that drawn for a lab test. She will not be harmed."
Mrs. Edwards was ready to argue to go, but Trixie stood up. "I have an adoptive father missing somehow. I need to know what is going on."
Chloe looked very sad, but nodded. "I can't blame you, Dear, but if the Goblins need more blood, we'll have to think about someone else."
Mrs. Edward was very firm then, "I'm coming as backup. I can't bear this sense of loss. I think I have to be there."
Harry counted, "Me, Mum, Maze, Trixie, Ron, Dr. Linda." He looked at Dan.
"I feel lost and sad," he said, "How do you feel Ella?"
Her brown eyes filled with tears, "Like a lost a big brother." Harry nodded, "Ella comes. If we need more later we'll ask.
Narcissa admitted she felt lost as well. "I feel less safe for some reason," she muttered, and I too can give blood for my family." Chloe smiled at her and said, "If you are needed, we will pop back and get you. Your love and loyalty honor us."
Dan suddenly stood up, "The pets have not been talking to any of us, have they?"
"Goldie told me that she's unhappy but won't tell me why," remarked Trixie. Goldie flew to her and wrapped a golden tail around her neck and began to sadly croon.
Aradia came in the room and leaned against Harry sadly, "Aradia," said Harry. "We've been put under a spell to forget someone very important."
The little Chihuahua who was really a hellhound yipped in surprise and then mentally said, "It didn't affect me, but I didn't know what to do. I was afraid that the bad one would come back and make it permanent in me."
Aradia began to run in circles in joy and they all smiled. "I think Aradia should go with you. She too has lost someone she loves," said Dan. Goldie scolded them all, from her perch on Trixie's shoulders, and Dan smiled at her. "And of course, Goldie must come too."
Dan asked Patrick to stay with the remaining kids, and told him what he was going to do.
Patrick's face grew excited, "That's what has been missing. Someone special who made us all happy. I'll keep watch. I'll show the boys defense moves to hold a drunken customer down without hurting them.|"
So the rest of them went to Gringotts where they remembered partying with goblins and feeling kinship, but again had the sense of something missing.
"How did we get these rings?" said Chloe, looking at her hand, and realizing she was wearing a wedding ring.
"We've always had them," said Harry. "Actually I don't remember how we got them. I thought you found them Mom."
"The person we are missing gave them to us," Said Dan. "That's why we don't remember."
They exchanged grim looks.
The Goblin King was there to both greet them and give them an idea. "We goblins have memories of our Lord Lucifer Morningstar. We could share them with you."
He showed them a big pensieve and he presented his first meeting with Lucifer and the resulting party.
The group stared at the handsome man who seemed so full of life and was loving and protective of them all.
Dan looked up finally and said, "We hang with the Devil, and he's apparently a very nice person. Go figure."
"He's my Lord," said Maze softly, "How could they make me forget my Lord? This is a heinous crime, and not something celestials are supposed to do."
Next they explained the ceremony and learned it only took a little blood in a bowl. Chloe was relieved and allowed Trixie to participate and the Goblins were in awe of Mrs. Edwards when they realized she was a seer. "To block the sight of a seer is a crime among our people," said one of the healers. She sat and did several readings with interested Goblins while they prepared the ceremony.
The ceremony was short but strange. They all changed into white robes and cut their hands over the bowl. Chloe helped Trixie and tried to help Harry, but no blood fell. Harry took the knife and slit his palm himself and now red droplets plunked down into the bowl.
The Goblins used magic to clean the wounds and then started to chant.
"That which was ours has been taken away unjustly," said the head healer, who had been very bossy about wanting to conduct the ceremony. "Someone we love and respect has been stolen and our heart's treasure has been diminished. Magic, give us back that which was taken from us."
A great white light filled the room and Chloe screamed and fell to her knees sobbing. "They stole Lucifer's memories from us."
Harry shook with rage and fear, "Uriel didn't really die," he whispered, "He came back as some kind of demon angel and took vengeance on Lucifer for killing him to protect Mum. Something else is involved and I don't remember what, but he hurt Dad in hell. He cut off his wings and threw him into a volcano."
Everyone cried and held each other for a bit. Aradia howled.
All the blood was gone from the bowl.
The Goblins were embraced in love for their service to Clan Morningstar, and they returned home. Amenadiel and KynKyn were there and remembered Lucifer but didn't remember the attack, which had taken place when Lucifer was home with the children.
Chloe made immediate plans to attack hell, which was where Lucifer was.
"Chloe, living people don't go to hell. And if you are able to enter Hell, if Lucifer doesn't remember you, he may fight you," said Amenadiel, worried.
"Not if we rescue him from a volcano. We need weapons we can use against demons." said Chloe.
Harry was still crying, but he was proud of Mum. She was a true warrior. "Let's go to Dad's vault and ask Magic to guide us to get weapons that will help."
And using magic Harry popped all of them directly into the vault. Mom gave him a strange look when they arrived, and said, "Tell the Goblins we are in the vault so they don't worry."
"Good idea," said Trixie and Harry mentally called the King and told them what they were doing. Apparently the Goblins had sensed nothing, which again made Chloe give Harry a look.
They searched the vault with great care and Maze delighted in picking out blades that were death to demons. Harry found lots of nifty armor and gems of power, which he shrunk in a trunk to take home with them.
Chloe then had Harry ask the Goblins if they were interested in a full-on assault of Hell. The Goblins were more than willing. Their king showed up via portal with 500 goblin warriors ready for bloodshed. Harry used magic to make everyone, including the goblins, all omelets with fried potatoes while they waited and started a new food sensation among Goblins from that day forth. Apparently wizards and witches had never cooked for Goblins before. Harry was a celebrity now in his own right, but barely noticed the fact. He was too worried about his Dad.
He asked Cletus Fowler, who also agreed and brought his entire house. Ron, Neville, Draco and Hermione begged to go, but Chloe said, "Only Neville and Harry can come. |Ron and Draco have to stay here with Dr. Linda and Dan and protect Trixie. She then hugged all the boys.
Narcissa came in with dragon fighting robes on and said, "I'm coming too. This is my family as well."
Then they prepared for war.