Harry and Bill return to the Lobby and found that Snape wasn't there. Fred looked from Bill, to Harry, and back to Bill. Harry tried to think up some excuse, but Bill took care of it for him, "Sorry for the wait, one of the dragons got loose and we were stuck on the other side while the goblins regained control." Daphne and Susan looked mildly amused, "You can't even get money out of your account without something dangerous happening. Severus got a little impatient so he went over to Flourish & Blotts to pick up our school books. He said to meet him over there when we were done." Susan explained. Harry nodded and turned to Bill, "Thanks for everything, I owe you one." Harry said. Bill shook his head, "You don't owe me anything. Let me know if you need more help." Harry nodded, and was almost dragged out of the bank by a very excited Tori. Harry couldn't exactly blame her. Harry was excited enough after one day of not have a wand after learning he was a wizard, but Tori's known she was a witch since she knew anything. Harry couldn't imagine have to wait years to get a wand. They walked over to Flourish & Blotts and found Snape outside with a small trunk, muttering something under his breath. Once he noticed them he nodded, "Is everything okay, Harry?" Harry nodded back, "Dragon got loose and we got stuck on the other side. We made it back once they'd regained control of it though. How'd the book shopping go?" The look Snape gave him made it clear that he knew that Harry was lying, but thankfully, he didn't push the issue. "Damn Flitwick, choose the best book for the second year students, which also cost three times as much as the second best. I'm down to twenty Galleons. We'll have to go back to the bank before we can get Astoria her wand." Tori shot him a death glare, but whether it was for making her wait for her wand, or using her full name, Harry wasn't sure. Either way, Harry wasn't about to make her wait hours to get her first wand. "Don't worry about it; I've got more than enough galleon to pay for everyone that needs a wand." Snape nodded, "Thank you, Harry. I'll pay you back once the line shortens up." Harry shook his head, "Don't worry about it, Tori's wand is a thank you for Cyrus and Morgan taking such good care of me. And I'll tack the twins onto the money they'll owe me once they start their joke shop." The twins grinned, "We can live with that." They said in unison. Snape was about to start talking again, but Tori shut him up by grabbing him by the robe and dragging him in the direction of Ollivander's.

They stopped just outside the wand shop. Inside, Harry saw Mr. Ollivander and William helping a little girl with long blonde hair. They walked into the shop and heard Mr. Ollivander say, "Silver lime and Unicorn hair. Ten-and-a-quarter inches. Rather bendy." Handing her the wand, she waved it and the air seemed to purify, the gust of fresh air made Harry feel alive again. Mr. Ollivander started clapping, "We have a match. A unique wand for a very unique witch. That will be fifteen galleons." The girl looked down, "I'm afraid that I don't have that much." Harry stepped forward, "Here, I'll pay." passing Ollivander fifteen gold coins. Ollivander looked at Harry, "How very generous Mr. Potter. But please tell me that you don't need another wand." Harry laughed, "No, mine is in perfect working order, and I'm just paying back for me getting my last wand for free. I'm just footing the bill for these four." indicating Fred, George, Tori, and the young girl. The girl turned to Harry, "Thank you very much Mister!" Harry smiled, "First year, right?" She nodded, "Study hard and enjoy yourself." She nodded, "My name's Luna. What yours?" "I'm Harry." Luna smiled, "Thanks again, Harry. I've got to go; my dad's waiting for me. I'll see you at Hogwarts." She said as she ran out the door. Ollivander is grinning, while Snape is rubbing his forehead like he has a migraine. Susan asks Snape, "What wrong?" Snape sighs, "I can already tell she is going to be a pain to teach." Susan and Daphne breakout laughing, Tori and the twins are discussing who get their wand first. Apparently, they decided Tori goes first, and Fred and George are playing "rock, paper, scissor" to decide who goes next. Daphne and Susan finally calmed down just as the twins finally decided that Fred would go next, and then George would go last.

Tori goes up to Mr. Ollivander, "I'm here to get my first wand. Mr. Ollivander ran off to get a few boxes from the back, all the while, his enchanted tape began measuring everything from the length of her arm to the diameter of her eyes, all the while shooting off seemingly random questions. William had also grabbed about a dozen wand boxes and was repeating the process with both the twins. When the shop finally quieted down, the twins were on one side, and Tori was on the other. "First to find a match wins." Williams said with his back to Mr. Ollivander. "Naturally." was the only reply. Mr. Ollivander handed Tori a wand and she waved it, sending the chair by the counter flying through the wall, causing everyone to wince when it broke apart with a sickening crack. Meanwhile, William was having a pleasant conversation with the twins about all the things they've done at school. "Five galleons say that Ollivander wins." Daphne said smirking. Susan up the ante, "Ten Galleons says William wins." Even Snape gets in on the action, "Ten Galleons says that it's a tie." Harry watches both of them, and the more he watches, the more certain he is. "Twenty says William find both the twins before Tori." The group watches the competition. Tori's wands are gradually getting to be more controlled, closer to a match. William still hasn't even given either of the twins a wand. William looks over the boxes he brought and hands one to Fred, "Try this one. Dogwood and Phoenix Feather, eleven inches exactly. Strict and unruly." Fred takes it out of the box, and waves it. The remaining boxes start circling them, before landing neatly in a pile. "Looks like I win." William says smirking. Ollivander smiles, "Care to see if you can help Mr. Potter win his bet?" William thinks for a second, takes the top most box, and hands it to George. "Dogwood, Dragon heartstring, eleven inches, supple." George takes it, waves it, and lights burst into existence, floating balls of light illuminating the whole shop and likely half the road outside. "I'm two for two. Need any help?" William smirked. Ollivander smiles, and hands Tori a wand, "Larch and Unicorn Hair, twelve inches, nicely springy. She took the wand and a silver fog flowed from the tip. As it surrounded them, they heard voices, screaming and laughing. As quickly as it came, the fog dissipated and the shop was in silence. Harry knew that he'd heard the voices somewhere before. As he thought, trying to remember where he'd heard them, the answer hit him like a ton of bricks. "Cyrus…" Snape nodded, the girls went stiff, and tears welled at Tori's eyes. Mr. Ollivander spoke up, "When a wand finds its true match, the spell it produces is far stronger than should have been possible. That spell is an extremely advanced divination. The voices we heard were in answer to a question in your mind."

Harry motioned for Daphne and Susan to take Tori out. "Thank you for all your help. How much do I owe you?" Mr. Ollivander went to the register and punched a few keys, "That will be fifty-five galleons total." Harry handed him the gold and turned to William, "You're starting school this year?" William nodded. "Then, I'll see you at school." Harry said as he walked out of the shop. He met up with the group, and Snape apparated them back to Greengrass Manor. Tori had calmed down and they all sat around the table. Susan broke the silence, "Alright, now that we don't have to worry about eavesdroppers, let's hear everything that caused you to get blown up." Harry explained how Snape didn't think that it was Lily in Cyrus' memory, how they'd gone to the Dursley's to confirm his suspicion, and how they'd learned what really happened from his grandparents. "I can't really remember anything after that." Snape took up the story from there, explaining how Cal had killed her parents, and tried to kill them both, "You've got good instincts, Harry. If you hadn't hit your head against the wall, you might have been able to wound her, though you likely wouldn't have lived." Harry nodded, "Professor, can you help me become stronger? I need to be able to fight against people like her." Snape thought for a moment, should he really do this? "Are you sure that you want to do that? It won't be like the training you've had thus far. You'll learn to cast and block spell far beyond the abilities of an second year student, and there is a chance that you could die." Harry nodded, "I wouldn't have it any other way. There's no point if you're holding back." "Train me too." Susan shouted, surprising everyone at the table. "I'm not about to be left out of this." Daphne said. Morgan walked in, smiling at her daughter. "Severus, you can't train three kids so different. I'll train Susan. Her magic is rather similar to mine, after all. You can train Daphne, since you're the only one that really understands all that alchemy stuff she's so interested in. Remus and Sirius are more than capable of training Harry into the most powerful wizard this word has ever known." Snape shook his head, "I'm not so sure. Remus is too soft. He cares more about Harry's safety than about him having the strength to fight. Black, while stronger, as that same weakness. He was too close to James. He would never be able to fight without holding back." Morgan nodded, "You're probably right, but we both know that those two are more accomplished duelist than you ever were." "I guess I could handle training him." Said a voice at the door.

Susan ran straight to the voice. "Auntie!" Amelia hugged her niece and smiled, "Glad your alright. I heard about Cyrus. Is there any news?" Snape nodded, "We know the name of the person how kidnapped him. Her name is Camellia Evans, now going by the name Cal." Amelia gasped at the name, "Lily's sister? How?" Snape shook his head, "I don't know, Harry and I went to talk to petunia, then went to talk to Her parents. She showed up and killed them both. Almost us too." Harry and Snape gave her the short version of what had happened, and she nodded, "That confirms it. I know who is behind this. An American based crime syndicate called Inferno. They conquered all of the crime families by killing off the head, than getting their own people to take over. They've been expanding, too. Half of Japan, France, and Spain have already been taken over. We have information that they're next stop is England. The foreign diplomat that Cyrus was supposed to protect next month has information that will cripple the entire organization. That has to be why they took him."

Dumbledore walked the streets of Hogsmeade, in a good mood for the first time since the year before. Now that that problem was taken care of, everything is finally going right. Walking through the gates, he went first to the greenhouse, knocking on the adjoined house. The door opened and Pomona Sprout peered out, "Headmaster, what a pleasant surprise. Please, come in and join me for a cup of tea." Dumbledore stepped through, "Forgive me for this unannounced visit. I shall not be long. I believe that you were quite close to Madam Longbottom correct?" She nodded, "OF course, Augusta was something of a mentor to me before I came to school. I was quite surprised, but her grandson was quite the herbologist. I didn't give him any special treatment, of course." She added quickly. Dumbledore smiled, "Of course not. However, I needed to speak with Madam Longbottom, and I have no way of contacting her. Would you be so kind as to ask her to meet me at the Leaky Cauldron? It is quite the urgent matter." She nodded, "I certainly can. But what could be so urgent? Surely something hasn't happened to Neville…" Dumbledore shook his head, "No, no of course not. I have some new thoughts that could potentially help her son and daughter-in-law. However, one of ideas is rather time sensitive, and I need an answer before the end of the week. Otherwise it'll have to wait six months." Sprout smiled, "She'll be thrilled. I'll tell her right now." "Make sure that you ask her not to tell Neville. I wouldn't want to get his hope up on a hunch." She nodded, and threw some floo powder into the fire, "Longbottom Ranch!"and she put her head in the fire. Almost Five minutes later, she pulled out of the fire. "She'll be there in twenty minutes." Dumbledore smiled "Wonderful. I hope that we might finally be able to help two of our greatest friends." Professor sprout saw him out and he went up to the castle.

He walked into his office and, after a quick tempus, knew he had ten minutes before he had to be at the Cauldron. Throwing Floo powder in the fire, He said, "Molly Weasley's Office, Department for the Protection of Magical Children." And stepped through. He spun into view and saw the familiar office and the red haired molly Weasley sitting at the desk. She turned and smiled, "Albus, what a wonderful surprise. How can I help you?" Dumbledore nodded, "I don't have much time. I need to be at the Cauldron in less than ten minutes. We're going to form a marriage contract between Ginny and Neville Longbottom." She nodded, "Alright, but what about Harry Potter?" Dumbledore shook his head, "He's too far gone to be of any use. I'll be getting rid of him by the end of the year." He heard a noise on the other side of the door. With a flick of his wrist, Dumbledore flung the door open, and dragged the woman on the other side in. "Madam Edgecombe, I'm afraid that you've heard far too much." Molly drew her wand and strode over to the woman begging at Dumbledore's feet. "Avada Kedavra!" The body went limp and still. Dumbledore transfigured the body into a piece of paper, and burned it. "We'll use the Longbottom boy as our figurehead, and control him through your daughter. Without Harry Potter, there will be no one that can stop us. Lucius Malfoy will drop off a book. Give it to Ginny. Other than that, go about your business as usual." She nodded, "Understood. I'll send you a copy of the Marriage contract and name you as the witness. How will you convince that stubborn bitch to sign away her son?" "I'll ask nicely, and if that doesn't work, we have other ways to bring people to our cause." Dumbledore said, stepping back into the green flames and vanishing.

At a Los Angeles airport, a young couple walked through the baggage check. They each called a taxi. "I'll set up some transport to England. We'll meet at the hotel tonight. If either of us isn't there by ten o'clock, the other leaves town right away." Eren says, passing a Beretta. "Got it. I'm going to visit a few old friends." Reiji answered, taking the gun and hiding it at his waist. He got in a taxi, and left the airport, while Eren took a rental and went in the opposite direction.

Reiji walked through the cemetery, with two bundles of flowers. Eventually, he stopped in front of two graves. He placed the flowers on both Claudia's and Romero's graves, and said a quick prayer. He heard a step behind him, and drew his gun faster than the eye could see and turned. In front of him was someone he hadn't seen in over a decade, "Shiga, I'm surprised to see you here." Shiga nodded, "I heard that you were in town, so I figured you come here." Reiji was shocked, "So, Inferno already know that we're here?" Shiga smirked, "If they did, there would be an army her instead of just me. The only reason I'm here is because Mio was worried about you, so I thought I'd see how you're doing." Reiji, holstering his weapon, nodded,"I'm doing fine, How's she?" Shiga shook his head, "Still hasn't completely gotten over what happened with Drei. As I'm sure you know, she's still alive." "I know. Tell Mio that I'm sorry, and I'll come by and see her if I can survive long enough." Reiji said as he left. Shiga lit a cigarette, and sighed, "I don't even want to know what you're up to, but if I learned anything ten years ago, I learned not to get in the way of two people who've earned the title of phantom." Reiji nodded, "Thank you for not telling Inferno. We'll be gone by tomorrow, tell them then, so that they don't question your loyalty. And Shiga, look after Mio. If anything happens to her, I can ensure you of a long and painful death." "Not if I get to me first." Shiga said laughing.

Reiji walked to their hotel, a mile away, and saw a bullet on the ground outside, a predetermined signal from Eren that Inferno had the hotel under surveillance. Turning around, he walked away, trying to avoid drawing attention. About five blocks away, he steals a car and drives into the desert. He stops at the factory and walks in slowly. Seeing nothing, he kept going in until he reached the door to the armory. Drawing his pistol, he eased the door open and found himself face to face with Eren's revolver. "You got my signal?" she asked lowering her gun. "Yeah, what happened?" Reiji asked, lowering his. "My contacts weren't exactly as safe as I thought. One of them tipped off inferno. Luckily, we still have a ride out, but no weapons. Our flight's at six a.m. until then we have to hold down the fort." Eren said, as she heard the outermost door on the factory open. Reiji nodded, and raised his gun toward the door. Someone opened the door, and both of them fired, until he fell. Reiji heard a lot of voices echoing through the factory and sighed, reloading his gun, "This is going to be a long night."