Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any other character that J.K. Rowling owns; but I own the other characters.

A/N: This is the chapter I waited so long to write; I assure you that you will like it. You ask why? Read it then ask yourself

Reunion

"Finally" Pierce exclaimed in excitement "I thought I was going to kill myself if the boredom didn't do it first"

"Hey" his wife Lydia pouted "Does that mean I was boring for the whole five days?"

"I didn't say that" Pierce retorted defensively "I only said I wanted something to keep me occupied"

Lydia smiled mischievously before replying "Well, you could've asked me before"

"Ask you what?" Pierce said in confusion, but he then realized what she meant and smiled back "You evil nymph; come here" he stood up and walked toward his wife, who jumped back "Catch me first you old man"

"Old man! I'll show you what this old man do; I know that you are ticklish lady" he said as he wiggled his fingers

"You wouldn't dare" she tried to run away from him, but he jumped at her and began to tickle her mercilessly "S-Stop; p-please stop"

"Not until you tack back what you said"

"Okay, okayyyyyyyy; you are not an old man" she said while laughing

"And" he demanded while still tickling her.

"And, and you are the most handsome man I ever saw"

"You are right on that" Pierce stopped tickling her and began to groom his hair in a playboy manner, which earned him a giggle from Lydia "You are so full of yourself, do you know that?"

"I know" Pierce replied with a laugh "And you are my beautiful wife" and he kissed her hand.

"Oh Pierce" she hugged him and kissed him lightly on the lips "I love you"

"I love you too" he said hugging her back "Why don't we go and see our little angel?"

"I'm right behind you" they both walked toward their daughter's room; and when they stepped in they saw Sherry fully awake.

"Good morning, love" Lydia picked up her jumping daughter and cuddled her. Then she handed her to Pierce.

"Hey there little pixie" he snuggled her and began to nuzzle her petit neck.

"Pierce, doesn't she look a little pale?" Lydia said with worry; and Pierce put his hand on Sherry's forehead "She is a little warm too"

"I'll take her to the hospital" Lydia said, but Pierce looked at his her and said firmly "No, I'll take her myself"

"But … Your work …" she didn't complete her sentence as he interrupted her "Family first"

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"Ron, RON YOU LAZY ARSE WAKE UP" Ginny bellowed at the fast sleeping redhead.

"Ginny, let me sleep" Ron said between snorts and put a pillow on his head.

"Not when Hermione is waiting for you, get up" she yelled at him but was answered with a loud snort "That does it" she exited the bedroom and walked across the hall toward the kitchen. Hermione saw her cursing under her breath.

"Ginny, it is alright; I will go ahead of him; let him get up when he wants to"

"Then we will have to wait for a hundred years" Ginny retorted angrily, and stepped inside the kitchen. Hermione heard the noise of metal pots colliding before Ginny comes out of the kitchen with a bucket full of water and ice; and barely held an escaped laughter as she could foresee what will happen.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH" Ron yell came out of the bedroom as she heard the sound of water being poured out of the bucket. And she laughed as she never did before.

"If you don't get up I'll do it again" Ginny bellowed before exiting the room. She threw the bucket back inside the kitchen "Sorry Hermione, but my brother is a real pain in the arse every morning"

"Don't worry about that, I have a cousin who used to have the same problem; but I never had a thought of using icy water, you are such a creative mind Ginny"

"Thank you Hermione" Ginny said with a chuckle "Being the only girl while growing with six brothers is such a hard feat to achieve; but it has its own advantages"

At the moment she finished, Ron stepped out of his room fully dressed; but his hair was still damp from the 'morning shower' he have just had.

"Good Morning Ron; I never knew you were a heavy slumber" Hermione said between giggles, and she was answered with a low grumble from Ron.

"Good thing you're awake now Ron; or I would have tried plan B" Ginny said evilly; and Ron asked her rather aggressively "And what the bloody would it be?"

"Won't tell; but maybe I'll use it next time you slumber … Ciao" she replied before exiting the apartment.

"I got a demon for a sister" Ron remarked in gloominess; and Hermione tittered "Don't be so unfair Ron, she is a nice person; and she has a truly remarkable personality"

"The Devil's personality; to be precise" he replied darkly "Anyway; how was yesterday's case?"

"Dismal" Hermione said irritably "The bloke has confessed that he killed his wife while under influence"

"And they say life can't get any happier" he retorted sarcastically.

"And that is not all; we discovered that he killed her for money, and she was only having five dollars"

"What a git" Ron said in disgust "But why are you so angry, this is not the first time you encounter something like that, is it?"

"No, I'm not annoyed for that; it is my parents, they are coming to the states in the next three weeks"

"Well, I consider that a good news usually" Ron said cautiously.

"Not when you are marked for death" she replied quickly "And they will give me a constant headache with their lectures"

Ron barked with laughter at her remark "I don't think they are as bad as my mother; she had thrown a soup spoon at me once for breaking her favorite dish; I got a headache for a week after the hit"

Hermione giggled but didn't comment; they stepped outside and went to work in her car.

"I still don't get it" she blurted suddenly "Why don't you have a car until now?"

"I told you Hermione, I don't like driving cars" Ron said as the memory of the second year came to his mind.

"A man without a car is an incomplete man; that's what I think at least; no offense intended" she said casually, but Ron's face reddened and felt as if his manly pride has been injured as he retorted "Plenty taken, actually; then you do think that I and Harry are incomplete men"

"NO, of course not" she replied defensively "Speaking of Harry, has he contacted you yet?"

"No" he lied "And you"

"Not a word" she sight with frustration "I'm beginning to believe that he has used us as a source of information; I should've known better than to trust a private investigator"

"Whoa, Hermione wait a minute; Harry and I are best mates for a long time; he wouldn't exploit people for his benefit; he is probably busy with something"

"At least he should've given us a way to contact him"

"Don't worry, he will" Ron said as they were nearing the precinct and he remembered something "By the way, how is Pierce doing?"

"I forgot to tell you; he called me this morning and said he will be late because his daughter got a fever"

"Be late! Isn't he on a sick leave?" Ron asked in surprise.

"Yes, but he said that his wounds has healed fully, as if it was touched by magic"

"WHAT?" he exclaimed with anger "That mendacious trickery witch …"

"Who?" Hermione asked in confusion, and he realized that he was cursing loudly "A person that I should speak face-to-face with"

She didn't push to the matter as she parked her car and they entered the precinct.

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"Somebody help" Pierce shouted as he burst into the ER; Alicia turned around and saw Pierce running toward her with a toddler in his arms.

"What is it sir?"

"My baby; she has a fever"

"She is hot" Alicia said as she felt the child's forehead "Bring a gurney" she bellowed at two nearby nurses who were chatting.

"What's happening to my baby?" Lydia said with tears beginning to flow out of her eyes.

"We will know soon ma'am" Alicia said as she pushed the gurney "Exam 2, now"

As soon as they disappeared, Ginny stepped in the ER. She walked casually toward the nurse station.

"Good morning Martha, how is the action this morning"

"Good morning to you Dr. Weasley; I would've just said it is dull if that man didn't burst into here"

"Which man?" Ginny asked with curiosity.

"He was carrying a feverish child; I think Dr. Adams has taken her to exam 2"

"Thank you Martha, I'll go and see if I can be of any help" Ginny said as she walked toward the room.

"Alicia, need any help?" Ginny asked her colleague; but stopped dead when she saw a couple she knew"

"Ginny"

"Dr. Weasley"

"Mr. and Mrs. McLaden; what happened" Ginny greeted the couple.

Pierce exclaimed in agony "It is Sherry; she was perfectly right this morning with only a slight fever, but when we brought her here her temperature has shot up"

"I need you here Gin; her temp is 104 and rising" Alicia yelled.

"I'll see what I can do" Ginny patted the crying Lydia and stepped into action.

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"Bloody Hell! He is returning to his git personality again" Ron exclaimed as he punched his desk.

"Johnson has always been a git; but maybe he has gone far this time" Hermione said calmly but couldn't suppress her anger.

"But replacing the whole department with his agents? He has gone beyond far"

"I think he is trying to make us submit to his authority" Hermione explained

"What I think is that he needs another dose of Harry"

"Someone called for me?" both of them jumped as Harry suddenly appeared behind them.

"HARRY" Hermione yelled excitedly while resisting the temptation of hugging him.

"When did you arrive mate; we didn't hear the door open" Ron asked him while trying to regain his composure.

"A while a go; but you were so immersed in your conversation to hear anything. So, how is your work?"

"First you tell me Potter; what were you doing and why were you absent for a whole five days?"

"Hermione; you shouldn't ask a private investigator about his work" he said calmly with a hint of scolding.

"But you can ask about ours, right" Hermione retorted with the same rebuking manner.

"Ouch, good one Granger" Harry said backing off "Okay, you win; I was searching for any clue that can lead us to Muerte's hideout or his thugs"

"No one ever found it Harry; last time we caught him he was preparing to leave for Columbia" Hermione said.

"Then you should think of finding it right now" Harry replied firmly.

"It is no use Harry; the FBI has taken full charge, cases and all" she said sadly

"Well, I think I should have another friendly conversation with a certain agent" Harry eyes gleamed mischievously and the trio laughed. At that moment Pierce stepped in the office.

"Hey buddies; long time no see" Pierce greeted them with sheer joy.

"Pierce; good to have you back mate" Ron smiled at him.

"Mutual feelings Wes" then he notices Harry "We hadn't met before; a new detective?"

"Oh, I'm Harry Potter. I'm private detective" Harry extended his hand, which was accepted by Pierce.

"Another Brit! Hell, there is a club forming in here. And you said you are a PI; I never knew that LAPD detectives and PIs are working together; or was it a new policy they approved while I was out"

Hermione stepped in the conversation and explained "Actually, the whole department is under the authority of the FBI; Johnson's to be precise"

"JOHNSON! That rat dares to return here after what he has done?" Pierce said angrily

"That's why we are working together with Harry; he is hunting down a cult who call themselves the 'Death Eaters', they seem to be working with Muerte these days; they were those suspects who were using those strange beam weapons the night you got hurt"

"It was really scary; but if that pisses off Johnson, then count me in" Pierce said in joy, and Harry smiled at his luck; his muggle aid is growing larger and he should thank God for it.

"How is Sherry by the way?" Hermione asked in a worry.

"She is actually fine; still sick but her condition is stable thanks to your sister Wes" Pierce patted his shoulder.

"Who? Ginny?"

"Until you have another sister we don't know, it is her whom I talk about. My whole family now owes her a life debt"

"That's Ginny; a lifesaver; and my tormentor" Ron said and only Hermione laughed as she has understood him.

"What's funny?" Harry and Pierce asked; Hermione told them what happened early that morning and how Ron got himself drenched in icy water by his raging sister, and a gale of laughter swept over them save Ron. It would have been a good laugh if Johnson didn't chose this moment to enter the office.

"What a happy group? Remind me of old days" he mocked at them.

"Long time no see … Johnson" Pierce spitted "You seem to be well-fed; I didn't knew they have pigs nursery in the FBI"

The trio barely suppressed their laugh when they saw Johnson's facial reaction at the remark "Very funny McLaden; you didn't change at all, the same old clown Pierce"

"At least it is better than a pig. Oh, my mistake, you are not a pig; you are a genuine rat"

"I warn you McLaden …" Johnson threatened dangerously.

"What? Not to test your patience? Don't worry, I stopped beta testing and shifted toward Post-Marketing surveillance. But how about we leave our feud behind, let me invite you to breakfast"

Ron and Harry felt strange at the sudden change in Pierce; but only Hermione smiled as she knew what was coming next.

"Unfortunately, they are serving on type of food; your favorite chili-sandwich"

Hermione began to laugh at the sight of sheer fury on Johnson's face; Johnson himself felt like wanting to strangle Pierce to death.

"Very funny McLaden, and because of your 'funny' jokes you leave me no choice but to take over the whole computer system of the precinct" Johnson retaliated before storming out of the office.

"Watch out for the mousetraps" that was from Pierce who didn't want to waste a second without teasing. Harry and Ron looked in confusion at the laughing detectives.

"What is so funny?" Ron asked.

"Sorry we didn't explain. You see, Pierce used to pull pranks on Johnson, and one of his favorite pranks was replacing Johnson's lunch sandwich with a another one full of hot red pepper; it caused him a stomachache for the rest of the day"

"I call it my chili-sandwich prank" Pierce remarked.

"Well, that was cool; but we have a problem here, if he was right and took over the whole computer system then we can't follow up with the case" Harry said worriedly; but Pierce made a 'not to worry' face.

"This will be my problem; they can have the whole system; but they can't kick out the programmer easily. I programmed the whole system and have put many ways to login, including a back door I place just in case the password got changed by mistake"

"That's Pierce, a computer wizard" Hermione remarked proudly.

"Then you can login and search for any cases related to our case here" Harry said interestedly.

"That's right; you can count on me" Pierce replied confidently.

"Great; then I'll leave you to it. I have other work to do; maybe we won't see each other for a month or so"

"Hey, you can't just leave, you've just came; what team is this if you can't be present?" Hermione protested.

"I'm sorry 'mione; but as I told you before I am searching for Muerte's whereabouts; bye" Harry waved his hand goodbye and stepped out of the office.

"Git" Hermione muttered.

"But a bonnie git, that's for sure" Ron winked at her and she blushed.

"What is it?" Pierce inquired

"I think that Hermione fancies Harry" Ron said and told him about the drive-by and about Harry's outburst on Johnson.

"Will if that tells something, it is not to underestimate that guy. I never thought that he was capable of getting angry; he looked so calm and friendly. Anyway, I think we should do as he said" Pierce said as he reclaimed his position in front of the computer.

"I feel it was more like an order than a simple request" Hermione said thoughtfully

A vague smile stretched across Ron's face "Maybe"

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During the next three weeks, Harry vigorously trained the aurors both physically and mentally, and they all showed high potentials including Jones replacement. After the training ended he sorted them into different teams and ordered them to search the entire city for any suspected location suitable in being a hideout; they ended in finding three suitable locations; and with thorough surveillance they confirmed that they are indeed Muerte's thugs' hideouts.

"Vanessa, take your team to location one and keep constant surveillance; I want to know the number of the thugs, number and type of weapons they got, and the guard shifts; same goes to you aurors Lee and Hanson and your teams, Lee will check location two, while Hanson takes location three. I want three full reports by the end of the day, just remember to use normal muggle cameras; dismiss"

"Right away, sir" the three aurors saluted him firmly before going to their respective missions.

"If may I ask sir, why do we need to know about them; we can storm their hideouts and surprise them" Vlad asked in confusion and curiosity.

"Because of two things Vlad; The first one is to know your enemy before attacking, this will decrease the casualties drastically; and do not underestimate your enemy even if he was a muggle; they may not have magical abilities, but their weapons are much more destructive that a simple Reductor curse. Secondly, we will not strike by ourselves; I will simply hand the intelligence to the muggle detectives and oversee the operation discretely"

"And why is that sir?" Vlad became more confused.

"Well, you don't want to alert the death eaters about our numbers in this early stage, o you? We will let the small fish for the muggles and will take the big one by ourselves in the right time"

"I understand sir" Vlad saluted his superior, who smiled at him calmly.

"Have you ever played wizard chess Vlad?" Harry asked suddenly.

"No sir" the Russian auror answered in confusion.

"You should do so; and you too Dick; because death trackers are superb players" Harry said vaguely.

"Sir, do you mean …" Dick said in bewilderment before being interrupted by Harry "Yes, I mean so; you two along with Sofia are the best aurors I've ever worked with, and your unique abilities must be utilized to the maximum; so it is unwise for the three of you to remain low-ranked aurors"

"Sir, I-I …" Vlad stuttered as the words so he saluted Harry firmly "Thank you sir"

"Now don't get over-sentimental; I never flatter anyone in the job so you earned that yourselves. When this mission comes to an end, I will highly recommend the three of you for promotion"

"Thank a lot for your trust sir" Dick said as he saluted him.

"I know where I can put it Dick; now we need to broaden the headquarters anti-apparition zone a little bit, but this also means that our apparition point will move away too. Dick, can you think of a 'technical' solution to this eternal dilemma?"

"I think I can test a theory I just put, sir; I can key the whole team and maybe anyone via the PC here" and he pointed at his trusted personal computer "I can set the apparition point anywhere and selectively allow wizards and witches to be able to apparate to that zone; I will only need a full profile of every person you want to key-in, I will upload it to the computer and send signals with similar wavelength to the ordinary apparition zones"

"Great, but what is the weak point of this theory?" said Harry in apparent interest.

Dick took a deep breath and gave it a thought for a second "Well, the catch is that this ward-penetration system depends solely on the computer. So, if the latter went haywire …"

"It might cripple the penetration process" Harry interrupted, getting the idea.

"Or worse" Dick retorted "It might allow other personnel to breach the ward … undetected"

Harry looked gravely at dick trying to evaluate the whole deal "So, you say that we can breach the ward easily but via a medium, a computer; and this one to be precise. But the problem is that the computer might break down preventing us from keying-in, or allowing unauthorized personnel to gain access to our will-hidden headquarters"

"This is it sir; great benefit with a rather major risks" dick stated firmly.

"And who said I've ever heeded the risks; our job itself is the ultimate risk" Harry said with a smile "Carry on with plan"

"Right away, sir" Dick smiled and saluted his superior.

"Okay, I need to prepare a new room now. Vlad, would you help me please?" he beckoned Vlad to follow him, and they both entered a small dim room next to the meeting hall. Harry checked it thoroughly before nodding "Great, this will do it"

"What sir?"

"We need to prepare holding cells with an interrogation chamber; to decrease the time needed for enchantment I want you to take do half the work, we need five holding cells with a concentrated anti-apparition ward around each one, and an interrogation chamber. I will erect the walls needed for separation, and you will apply the wards on each section. Now, let's begin"

It took them five hours to prepare the holding cells completely; and the interrogation chamber alone took another two hours. When they finished the whole work they were utterly exhausted.

"At last we finished; of course it is still primitive compared to a true enchanter doings, but it can be considered an adequate deed for aurors" said Harry while massaging his shoulder.

"It has truly drained me out sir" Vlad stated as he tried to keep his eyes open; Harry smiled at the remark and replied "Do you know why Vlad?"

"No sir; an it really surprised me sir because I never felt that tired after a battle"

"That is because you release intermittent bursts of magic during battle; not a steady stream; it is similar to a handgun and a flamethrower which are muggle weapons if you didn't know them. A handgun fires a bullet after another intermittently which barely heat it up, but a flamethrower releases a steady flow of flames which cause the weapon to heat up rapidly, apply the same concept to yourself with your own body as the weapon and your magic spells as the bullets or the flames and you will understand it eventually"

"I will try sir; but to do that I need to rest for a while first"

Harry chuckled "Actually, both of us are in need of leisure; let's put our head on a pillow for a couple of hour and we will feel refreshed afterwards" he finished his sentence with a yawn and ushered the Russian auror to follow him to the team sleeping quarters. They quickly slumbered due to their exhaustion, but Harry didn't gain much of a sleep because of floo call

"Sir, it is a floo call from St. Mungo's; they say that Parkinson has awakened" Dick said after he awakened his commander.

"About time" Harry said as he stretched his arms and sat up "When did it happen?"

"They say it happened an hour ago, but they needed to check her vitals before calling"

"Okay, listen Dick; I want you to contact the minister and ask for more aurors to guard Parkinson; after I question her thoroughly we will move her back to UK"

"Right away sir" Dick replied before returning to his position. Harry stretched his arms a second time before muttering to himself "Let's see what you got Parkinson"

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Fifteen minutes later he was passing the gates of St. Mungo's; he reached the detention ward and entered.

"Potter" Pansy greeted dryly as she saw him enter the ward.

"Parkinson, or should I say … Mrs. Malfoy" He retorted, and a sad look hovered on her face.

"It doesn't matter now, because Draco will never accept me back; especially after I joined the death eaters"

"Which bring us to the main subject" Harry stated firmly "Why have you joined them?"

"At that point I don't now; I always tell myself that I wanted to kill Flint, but I think that I joined them to punish myself for not being able to protect my baby" when she reached the last part her lower lip trembled, and she began to cry silently.

Harry respected her need for vacating her emotions and waited for her to calm down; when she calmed down she began the questioning again "They will pay for their crimes, I assure you; but in order to bring them down we need to know what sort of spell they used on the victims"

"Explodia" she answered calmly "The total explosion curse; it is not a new curse but an ancient one. Flint only taught it to his trusties whom I couldn't be one of them, so I only know it by name"

"Which is enough; we will search for full details in the old dark arts books.i just have another question; do you know where the death eater headquarter is?"

"I used to know where it is, but Flint always obliviate the death eaters before they go to their missions; only those in his inner circle are not obliviated; and they are merely a handful"

"Truly a fox" Harry said "Will, that is enough for now; in the mean time you need to regain your strength because you will be transferred to UK for trial"

"I don't care" she said sadly "Let them serve me to the veil; I desire to keep on living anymore"

Harry felt sympathy toward the ruined mother; he sat beside her and spoke calmly "If you need my opinion, what you have done is considered an insult to your daughter's memory. Life goes on even if we felt the opposite of that, and even if we lost those whom we loved. I will support you in the trial just because I knew what you have been through; just remember that you are not alone, there are always people who care about you" Harry stood up and walked toward the door.

"Harry" Pansy whispered and he turned to her and saw tears glistening in her eyes "Thank you" she smiled at him, and he smiled back "You are welcome"

As soon as he stepped out of the room, he got a call via the invisible headphone. He reached an isolated corridor before answering the call.

"Talk"

"This is auror Howards, sir"

"Dick, what is it? I hope it is something important" Harry said firmly

"It is sir; it seems that Minister Malone wouldn't comply with your request, I think he needs some convincing"

"That is not good" Harry muttered "I'm quite busy now; I will floo him when I return to the HQ; I'm quite busy now"

"Don't worry sir; you can call him right now"

"And how is that"

"You see sir; this invisible headphone is not just for audio transmission, or it will be like any other muggle headphone. There is a button just above the mike, push it"

Harry pushed the button, and to his surprise a green miniature three dimensional image of Dick appeared in the middle air. "You never seize to amaze me Dick" he said while smiling in astonishment.

"That you sir; the device could even be upgraded with more features if I could have enough funding from the ministry" Dick said with hope.

"I will consider it then"

"Thank you, sir. Now I will connect you to the floo-network so you can call the minister"

"Is the line secure enough for the call?"

"It is sir; and it will appear to him as if you were calling by floo" Dick said just before his image faded; and the image of Minister Malone appeared.

"Potter" the minister greeted rather aggressively.

"Minister"

"What is this nonsense that auror Howards told me about; why do you want to transfer that death eater Parkinson to England"

"To present her before the tribunal, sir"

"Like we don't have any court here; she will be put on trial, and here in USA"

Harry replied calmly "With all due respect sir; if she has committed any crime that will be when she was in England; and I can prove that she didn't kill anybody here"

"And how is that" the minister asked firmly

"By Legilimensy sir"

The minister said nothing for a minute before speaking "Potter; why do you care for her wellbeing that much?"

Harry never hesitated to speak his mind "Because, sir, I do not think that she has ever been a death eater; I've just finished questioning her and she said that she joined them so she can kill Flint by herself; and more than that she wanted to punish herself for not being able to protect her slain daughter. What I think, sir, that she is more a ruined mother than a death eater to me; and all that I ask that she is given a chance to be tried by her kin"

The minister caught every word Harry said and gave it a deep thought "If I didn't trust your judgment then I would've let you lead this mission; permission granted"

"Thank you sir for your trust"

"I will wait for more good news, Potter"

"You can count on me to bring it, sir" Harry said calmly as the call ended.

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"I found another one" Pierce exclaimed excitedly, and Ron and Hermione walked across the desk and sat beside him.

"If it is another old case I will …" Ron blurted in frustration, but was interrupted by Pierce "Actually, it is a fresh one this time; but it took place in another state; Florida. But if you checked the picture of the victim" Pierce said as he enlarged the picture "That same as our customers"

"My God!" Hermione said almost in a whisper "Florida! How big is this cult!"

"After they went overseas; no body knows" Ron replied almost in dazed by the monstrosity of the picture 'What is that all about Flint?' he thought to himself.

The fax suddenly came to life; and began to print something. "Finally" Hermione exclaimed.

"What is it 'mione" Ron asked her.

"It is a request I sent three hours ago to Scotland Yard; I asked them if there was any activities related to the 'Death Eater' cult" she replied before picking up the papers "Yes, they say that there were some activities in Devonshire; but that last activity recorded was two years ago. That's odd, I was always on the look of any old cases to read in my time off, but I never came across THIS file"

"Maybe you didn't look thoroughly" Ron said to her although he knew that this file was inserted into the Yard's database by the Ministry of Magic three weeks ago.

"Anyway; I think that we have enough information to study their tactics and research their killing style; I just wish that Harry is faring just as well"

"Missing the bloke, luv" Ron remarked teasingly. And Pierce howled with laughter "What I think Wes, that she desperately needs a date; why don't we sit them up"

"Honestly, you two …" Hermione said angrily, and couldn't help blushing fiercely; but in her mind she said 'I wish to; it will be like a dream comes true'

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Harry spent the next two hours in the restricted section in the library; and with the name given by Pansy he easily found the information about the curse; but it was just a concise article with no details about how to use it.

He sighed in frustration and muttered "I wish I was in England; this library is hardly enough for such research"

He copied the article and returned to the HQ; where he found the squad leaders waiting for him.

"Sir, the reports are completed" Vanessa stepped forward and handed him the three reports.

"Good" Harry said "Now return to your posts"

The three leaders exchanged confused looks before Lee asked "Why don't we attack them right now sir?"

"I knew you would ask that question; but first I want to ask you myself, can you remind me with the third decree from section twenty five in the 'Auror Ethics Statute'?"

The three aurors exchanged looks again before Hanson spoke "Aurors are not to interfere with muggle security forces or to arrest any muggle criminal …"

Lee continued "The only exception is when the muggle criminal threatens the safety of a wizard civilian, when they ally themselves with a wizard outlaw, or when the Minister of Magic gives the consent of bring him/her in"

"Well done, I see that you have done your homework?" Harry said smiling.

Vanessa stepped in "But sir; isn't that exception applied to those muggles? They have allied themselves with the death eaters"

"You are right Vanessa; but this catch is too small to be handled by aurors, I want to pass it on to the muggle police so they handle it themselves and wait for the bigger catch; their boss along with Flint himself; now return to your posts and inform the other team leaders of the same thing; dismiss"

"Roger, sir" The three leaders saluted his and stepped out of the HQ.

"Dick; you can rest for a while as there is nothing we can do now; in the mean time I will return to my flat or a certain own will be quite upset with my neglect" Harry said with a smile and went out of the HQ.

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The next morning came rather quickly, but Hermione was fast asleep because she worked until a late hour last night; but her comfort came to an end as the hall was felled with ringing as the phone came to life. She ignored the irksome machine and covered her head with the pillow, but it seems as if it will go forever; so she dragged herself out of bed and picked up the phone almost tearing it off the wall.

"Bloody hello, do you know what time is it you wanker?" she yelled with irritation.

"Hermione, is this a tone you speak with when you talk with your mother?" the voice scolded; and she came out of her trance "M-Mum; why are you calling in this late hour? I told you before that it is early morning in the states"

"I know, but since we don't know where do you live we need you to pick us up from the airport"

Hermione had a mixed up look on her face "Pick you up? Airport? MOM; don't tell me that you …"

"Yes we are young woman" her father's firm voice came out of the phone "Now I want you to come down here that instance; I am beginning to lose my patience" and she heard the phone being hanged up.

"Oh, brother" she moaned and stepped into the shower.

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"Hermione, we are here" she saw her mother waving at her at the end of the pavement; she parked her car and stepped out of it.

"It's good to see you Hermione, what took you so long?" her mother asked while hugging her.

"I ran though some really heavy traffic" Hermione said returning the hug "Where is dad?"

"I think he went to check for available hotels"

"You will NOT be staying at a hotel while I'm here; that would be a shame" Hermione said almost scolding her mother.

"We don't want to trouble you dear" her mother said tenderness.

"You are not; in fact I'm feeling rather lonely and you could keep me company, at least for the two hours I spend at home" she said laughing "And I do have an extra bedroom that you can use"

Dan Granger came out of the airport with a brochure at hand "I think I found a suitable hotel, Emma. Oh, hello Hermione"

"Hi daddy" she hugged her father tightly.

"Sorry for yelling at you early this hour; but I was very frustrated at the slow process of the airport" he returned the hug "How is my sweat little girl"

"I'm fine dad; but I'm not a little girl anymore"

"You will always be my little girl; even if you blossom into a fine mature woman like you did now"

"All what she needs now is a man looking after her" Emma teased her, and Hermione blushed fiercely "Mom, not that matter again"

"Your mother is right, you know. You cannot live alone forever" Dan said seriously "We will not stay at your side for long; and I want to see my grandchildren before I die"

"Dad; don't say that. And for that matter; after what happened to my last boyfriend, I don't think I have enough courage lift to start a new relationship" Hermione said rather sadly.

"These are not words uttered by a Granger. And you should know that life goes on; and the death of a person does not mean the end of life, your destiny is still before you; and you should start to think of life, not death. But that doesn't mean to pick a random bloke off the street" she laughed at his last words which alleviated her mood a little; "That's my Hermione; nothing is worth feeling sad for in this life"

"Dad, if you really want me not to feel sad, then you will stay in my flat while you are here" she looked at him obstinately.

"But Hermione … Ahhh, I know when I'm cornered. Okay, you win this time" and they all got in the car.

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It took them an hour to reach Hermione's apartment; and when they reached it, they found Harry waiting in front of the door.

"Harry" Hermione exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh, Hermione; you are here" he greeted her with his trademark calm grin.

"How did you know my address?" she asked his curiously.

"Simply; I asked" he answered her calmly "And with Ron being your neighbor, it didn't take that long to find it"; he then noticed her companions "Sorry for being rude; I'm Harry Potter" he extended his hand to Dan who accepted it immediately while glancing at the young man as if he was weighing him.

"Harry; this is my father Daniel Granger, and this is my mother Emma Granger; they are both dentists and they are here on a vacation"

"Pleasure to meet you sir" Harry said politely

"The pleasure is mine. So, what brings a red-blooded Englishman down her in the far side of the world? Are you on vacation?"

"Actually, dad; he is a private investigator, and we are working on a mutual case" Hermione interjected.

"Oh, then I assume that you came early this morning to discuss work"

"You are absolutely right sir. I can clearly see where Hermione inherited her intellect from" Dan chuckled, and Hermione blushed at the indirect compliment.

"Hey, I'm not dumb, too" Emma protested comically.

"I said nothing ma'am; but I think she inherited other thing beside intelligence from you; strong personality and maybe … Good looks"

Hermione turned crimson red, and her mother giggled "Oh, thank you Mr. Potter; although I think that you should say that flattery directly to my daughter"

"Let go inside darling and leave those two younglings to their chit-chat" he winked at Hermione as he rounded his wife's shoulders and they went inside together.

"Honestly" Hermione sighed "They can be really unbearable sometimes"

"On the contrary, I found them really amusing; you should be thankful for having such wonderful and loving parents"

"Don't you dare flatter me again, Potter" she pointed a scolding finger at him, but couldn't help but to smile.

"I don't flatter 'mione; I only state facts, they are lovely parents, and you are beautiful" her heart leapt at the final statement "What?" she asked him to make sure.

"I said that you are beautiful; both physically and spiritually; I don't think this is the first time you heard of it"

"No, but the men always look at my body first; which vexes me beyond reason; I am not a harlot" Hermione exclaimed in irritation.

"No body said that, and you should not think that way. You are a good person Hermione. And the gentleness of your soul surpasses your physical beauty; but the people do not look beyond the surface"

"You are such a philosopher, Harry Potter; do you know that?" she said smiling at him.

"I didn't know; thank you for telling me" he said comically to cover his nervousness but then turned into a serious tone "Now let's get down to business; I came here this early hour to give you this" he pulled a dossier out of his coat's pocket.

"What is it?" Hermione said as she leafing through it.

"Muerte's thugs' recent hideouts" he answered calmly, and she almost dropped the folder.

"Harry; this is a rather large and detailed document; how have you been able to put your hand on such thing?" she said as she scanned the details of each hideout.

"A good source is a helpful source" said Harry smiling, then leaned at the papers "Look here, here, and here; these are the main entrances of the hideouts; I suggest that you attack through them concurrently while another team watching the secondary entrances in here" and he pointed at another door "This surprise attack will catch them off guard, and will extremely decrease your casualties. Oh, and I didn't mention that it will piss Muerte off his mind … Shock and Awe" he smiled at her and leaned back.

Hermione was dumbfounded at his smart plan "God, Harry; you speak like a true commander"

He smiled at her remark but never replied; instead he assumed a serious face before speaking again "I'm sorry to come in this inappropriate time; but I want to hand you this file before leaving"

"Leaving where" asked the confused detective.

"Well, I received an urgent call from home; some old friends and I will meet up and discuss the recurring menace" he said trying to look too suspicious.

"You too! Ron has excused himself from work to go to England, too"

"Yes, that is because Ron and I were in the same posse that solved the death eater case back home"

"That's quite … weird; Ron said that he wanted to visit his parents, and he never mentioned anything about a meeting"

Harry felt like a fish being caught by a hook; Hermione was really cunning when it comes to interrogation; but he also has some tricks up his sleeve, he was a master strategist after all.

"Do you blame me for being honest with you?" he said calmly.

"Well, no; but it was odd that you both excused yourselves at the same time and have the same destination; with different purposes" she replied with obvious doubt in her voice

"Ron might have his reasons to hide his intentions, but I felt like I've hidden enough from you, and that is how you reward me for being honest" Harry said hoping she will buy it; and she seems to struggle in her mind before settling up.

"I'm just surprised, because it is a first time YOU tell me something confidential" she eyed him with inquiry.

"I've just told you; I didn't want to hide this matter from you. And to tell you the truth, if the meeting was fruitful, which I doubt it, I will share the outcome with you, feeling satisfied now?"

"Yes, thank you for your trust Harry" she smiled at him, and he smiled back "No, thank YOU for your patience and understanding for a whole month. Any other detective wouldn't have stand my way of work; but you have waited and observed patiently; and now you reap what you sow"

Hermione was amazed by his elegant reply "You never seize to amaze me, Potter; I never knew that you have such a silver tongue"

"I only state the truth; and to be honest I'm sure that Ron didn't lie; he will definitely visit his parents while we are in England"

"And you" she asked "Will you visit your parents too?", Harry was caught by surprise with this question; he took a minute to bury his struggling emotions deep inside before answering "Yes; I think I will do", then he tried to end this conversation "Okay, it is time to go; I have to go to Ron now or he will be taking the 'Morning Shower' again"

She giggled at the passing picture "Yes, I think you should", and she lean forward and planted a kiss on his cheek. He didn't expect it, and didn't blush because he was stunned beyond blushing.

"What was that about?" he asked in a hoarse voice, feeling awkward about the whole situation.

She looked at the floor shyly "Well, I remembered that I didn't thank you for saving me my life back then and I figured, well, you know" and a blush crept to her cheeks.

Harry felt his awkwardness double and he brushed his messy hair "Err … Any time; I MEAN … You're welcome" he stammered while trying to find suitable words. Hermione, on the other hand, found him rather cute "you are cute when you are stammering" she said almost in a whisper and blushed even more.

"T-Thank you" he replied with more stammer "I … I think I should go" he said while pointing on the other side; she nodded shyly and he walked away. Both of them thought at the same time 'Why do I feel sheepish?'

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Hermione stepped in her apartment only to find her mother sitting on the sofa watching something on the TV; "Mom, why aren't you sleeping?" she said and sat beside her.

"I slept in the plane; but your father, as usual, brought book to read which kept him up the whole time; so you will find him collapsed on the bed right now" said her mother casually; then she turned off the TV and looked at Hermione with a gleam "Now tell me; who is this chap really?"

Hermione rolled her eyes and answered "I told you before mom; he is an investigator, and we are working on a case together"

"So, nothing between you two; like snogging for instance"

"MOM" Hermione exclaimed blushing at the remark; and her mother giggled, "I'm not that kind" Hermione stated while fighting the blush.

"Why?" Emma retorted "He is a nice bloke; and bonnie too" she winked at her daughter and giggled as she saw the blush creeping again.

"Actually; I just gave him a peck on the cheek" Hermione's blush was beyond fighting now, and her mother's eyes gleamed with victory "I knew it; you fancy him Hermione"

"It was a 'thank you' peck, mom; for saving me" said Hermione; and began to tell her mother everything about the assassination attempt by Muerte's thugs and Harry's heroic intervention, not missing the panic appearing in her mother's eyes; and when she finished her story, Emma hugged her tightly and her tears began to flow.

"My baby; thank God for you being alive, and thank Harry too" then she looked seriously at her only daughter with her still-watery eyes "Hermione, if that tells me something, that is Harry is not an ordinary man; he is brave beyond words, and modest too; when we just met him he acted like he has done nothing; any other chap would have boasted around and told everybody about his deeds"

"I know" Hermione said quietly "I can't forget what happened; my mind froze when I saw the approaching car, and he was three meters away. Oh mom, if you saw him diving the whole three meters towards me; he looked like a soaring eagle" she hugged her knees and a dreamy look that her mother noticed and smiled at "And that was not all; he then covered me with his whole body protecting me from the bullet shower that followed; which mysteriously didn't harm anyone of us"

"I told you Hermione, this is a deed of a hero; any other bloke would've saved his skin first; I truly owe him a lot for saving my only child" she hugged her again.

"It is sad that he is only a temporary friend" said Hermione with disappointment.

"You can make him a permanent BOYFRIEND, Hermione" her mother said with a wink, and she blushed a little "You see, I knew you fancy him"

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'Yes Potter, admit it, you fancy her' Harry said to himself as he waited for Ron and Ginny, and he touched the spot she peck him at dreamily; he felt dazed after that kiss even that it was a mere peck on the cheek 'Yes, you fancy her Potter'; he shook his head vigorously and unintentionally spoke out loudly "No time for that now"

"For what Harry?" Ron sounded while coming out of his room.

"Nothing, just … Err … my neck feels sore a bit" he lied while avoiding Ron's eyes, who felt that it was not the real matter but played along anyway "Well, you should let Ginny. HEY, GIN … Oh, Merlin" he groaned as he saw his sister coming out of her room with a rather large trunk hovering before her.

"For Merlin's sake Ginny; it is only for two days" he exclaimed with obvious annoyance, and she glared at him.

"Even if, a woman has to carry the necessary items with her anywhere she goes to"

"Yeah; and if I started to list of these 'Necessary Items', I won't finish until next week. Hell, I will even get a parchment with the length of seven of Snape's essays combined"

"O will you just shut it Ron" she yelled at him, then she glared at Harry who was grinning widely "And what is funny Potter?"

"Nothing" he backed off immediately "It's just that my soreness have just disappeared"

"Whatever …" she rolled her eyes and shrank her trunk and picked it up "Now" she exclaimed "Let's go, Shall we?" and they all exited the apartment.

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"No, Absolutely not detective" Captain Maonski's face flushed with anger as he yelled on the Hermione.

"But why captain; we can catch them all in on swift attack" she said not believing the denial her superior shows.

"I told you before, this is an FBI case now; and even if I didn't like them I won't obey a strange detective who has nothing but talk"

"You are wrong this time" she smiled in victory "He has THIS" she flashed the dossier at him; but unfortunately, Johnson chose this moment to enter.

"What is this detective?" Maronski said while leafing through the folder.

"Yeah, what is this Granger?" Johnson looked suspicious.

"None of your bloody business" she snapped at the agent; and snatched the folder from between the captain's fingers "If you don't want to help me, then you won't need this"

"Granger" both men exclaimed at her and Johnson tried to catch her; but she was gone by then.

"What was that all about?" demanded the agent while looking at Maronski.

"That Potter gave her a full surveillance document for the Columbian thugs' hideouts"

"WHAT? How could he do that? We even didn't know about these so-called hideouts"

"Believe it; the document even got photos of these hideouts"

"I've got to put my hands on that document" Johnson said firmly.

"Try it yourself; I won't stand in your way"

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Harry, Ron, and Ginny reached the International Apparition Zone in Brimstone Alley, and from there they apparated to London; specifically to Diagon Alley.

"Ah, home sweet home" Ron sighed at the long unseen sight of the alley.

"Come on boys; let's give Fred and George a visit" Ginny exclaimed with excitement.

"I'm afraid I have other matters to tend to Ginny; sorry" Harry said to her; and Ron retorted sarcastically "Yeah; like Gringotts for instance" and Harry rolled his eyes but didn't replied.

"Oh, you are no fun you two. Okay, I will go then" and she disappeared in the crowd.

"So Harry, on our way then?" Ron ushered him and walked toward the bank. While they were walking and talking, a teenage girl came to them "Melrin, it's Harry Potter" and she hugged Harry tightly catching him off guard "Thank you, thank you, thank you; you have made our life easier by defeating the dark lord"

Harry, who was fighting to keep his balance, replied instantly "You're welcome; just … Can you let me go now, I can't keep my balance any longer"; she let him go and shot toward Ron, who was laughing at Harry's situation only to be in a similar one. The girl then said he farewell and disappeared in the crowd.

"Funny girl" Ron said "She reminds me of Luna in some sort"

"With more weirdness, I think" Harry said "Although I can't help but to feel uncomfortable at the whole thing" he said as he felt his sixth sense tingling.

"Now Harry, don't start mate; it is just your usual discomfort around girl" Ron said dismissively.

"Maybe" Harry said; and they both continued on their way, not noticing the gleam of triumph in the girl's eyes as he tightened her grip on her precious loot.

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Hermione slammed the office door waking up the drowsy Pierce.

"Hey, why do you always do that Herms" the sleepy detective questioned his furious partner.

"As long as there are dunces in authority, I will always do that; and why are you sleeping on duty" she eyed him fiercely.

"Sherry had a nightmare last night, so Lydia decided to bring her to our room; and she never returned to sleep after that" he ended his statement with a large yawn to prove he is right.

"What I've got will take away the sleep from your eyes" and she flashed the dossier before his face.

"Right" Pierce said half-heartedly "If you want to apply for a job here, miss, try the next office" he said teasingly; and Hermione rolled her eyes "Honestly, Pierce, will you behave seriously for once in your life"

He chuckled a bit then spoke "OK, now I'm serious; what is it?"

Her eyes gleamed as she opened the folder and put it in front of him "Muerte's thugs' hideouts". Pierce look speechless at the document; he quickly leafed through it, and then looked at his partner dazedly "Where … Where did you get this, this TREASURE?"

"Harry gave it to me this morning" she answered with equal excitement "Can you believe it?"

"If I wasn't holding it in my hands, I wouldn't believe it" he said with no trace of sleeplessness "How did he do that? It is a work of an organization, not a PI"

His words hit Hermione straightly in the mind 'Of course' she said to herself 'Of course, that is how he got his information so easily'; "And that is his 'good source', how sneaky"

"Err … I think you've lost me Hermione"; she noticed that she was talking to herself loudly; she took her time arranging her thoughts before speaking "Pierce, I have a favor to ask. I want you to look for any information regarding Harry Potter"

"Why?" he asked with more confusion "He is our alley; why do you want to research him?"

"Because …" she pressed her words "He seems to know more than a mere lone investigator; and he knows about us much more than we know about him. I want to level the playfield for us"

"Okay but it'll have to wait for now; we have an interesting business in our hands" Pierce said as he waved the folder.

"We will not go anywhere with it; that idiot Maronski refused to give permission to attack"

"WHAT?" Pierce exclaimed "Now he has gone too far"

"Because he knew his limits, McLaden, unlike you two" Johnson said as he stepped in the office in provocative way.

"What do you want Johnson? If you want the dossier then forget it, I will not give it to you and you cannot force me to; I know the law dealings with unofficial surveillance documents" Hermione shouted at the unflinching agent.

"Actually, I was hoping to reason with you. You see, the captain can't order the attack by himself because it is an FBI responsibility now; but if you handed us the document to examine, then something fruitful might come out of it; and we may even get the chance of taking down Muerte once and for all"

"Yeah, and get all the credits for yourself to boot" Pierce mumbled in an audible voice. And Johnson heard him all right "Better me than him" he said then turned his attention back to Hermione "What did you say Granger? Will you gave me the papers now so the FBI can study it thoroughly?"

Hermione looked at him intently for a minute as if she weighing his word, then she spoke slowly "Yes, I will hand it to you"

"Hermione!" Pierce exclaimed in disbelief; and Johnson smiled and was about to say something, but Hermione motioned him to stop "I didn't complete my answer; I will hand the folder to you only if you brought the proper warrant"

Johnson frowned at her answer but gave it a thought for a second "OK, I accept; just give me ten minutes to make some calls"

"Take your time; I'm not going anywhere" she said while smiling at him sarcastically. And as soon as he stepped out of the office Pierce exploded "Are you mad! Why have you accepted such prejudice?"

"Because this is the only way Pierce" she said patiently "We don't have time to convince Maronski with the case or the thugs might slip away. But don't worry; I will not give him the original files, I want you to copy it for me and then scan it into the computer so we can research it"

"That's a good start, but for what?" Pierce asked.

"I want you to compare the handwriting to the known ones; also we have to compare the style of information gathering to the styles of known organizations" she closed her eyes for a second before continuing "The good … And the bad"

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Harry and Ron reached Gringotts bank after three dozens of handshakes or so; they barely could escape the excited mob as they squeezed their selves through.

"Blimey, they've gone totally mental" snorted Ron as he straightened his clothes.

"They are just a happy crowd, Ron" Harry said with a clam smile as he repaired his scratched glasses, and then changed to a mischievous grin "You wanted fame; then deal with the consequences"

"Frankly, I it less than appealing and I began to care more and more less about it" the redhead retorted "So, why don't you go on with your business and I will go on with mine"

"Okay, we will meet up right here afterwards" Harry said as both of them went into separate ways. He walked toward towards the desk of the director of Gringotts, and saw the hairy old goblin sitting at it.

"Director Ragnok" Harry greeted warmly.

"Mr. Potter, long time no see; and please Mr. Potter, it is Ragnok" the old director greeted back as he straightened his glasses

"Only if you called me Harry"

"Mr. Potter, you know that it is illicit for the bank employees to address the shareholders of Gringotts, especially the major ones such as yourself and Mr. Malfoy, improperly"

"O please, who has put this stupid rule?" Harry said in clear frustration.

"It appears to be the ministry in the days of Fudge" Ragnok replied calmly "But I presume that you are not here to discuss feasibility of the rules Mr. Potter"

"You are right on that. Actually I'm here to check if you have any progress in the tracing of my family line"

"We do have quite a progress in this aspect, sir. And what you said is true Mr. Potter; you are the last direct descendant of Godric Gryffindor"

"Great, although I know it already; but it's good to be sure"

"Actually" Ragnok interrupted "It also means that you are the legitimate owner of the Gryffindor Chamber"

"Gryffindor Chamber?" Harry said with total surprise "Isn't it a myth"

"Not at all Mr. Potter" Ragnok said with a smile "You see; we have helped in spreading the rumor to dishearten the false claimers; but the chamber is true and here, in Gringotts"

"Cool, why don't we go and check it then?" Harry said with eagerness.

"Alas; there is but one problem Mr. Potter; one of my associates, Griphook to be precise …" he said it as he gave his aide goblin a nasty look "… Has lost the key to the chamber in the keys vault. We already began to search for it, and we are down to the last pile of keys right now"

"So, it will take some time to find the key" Harry said with disappointment "I don't really have time for this, I'm quite busy these days"

"Not to worry Mr. Potter; by the end of the day we will find the key"

"But it will be after hours by then; and I will return to the states tomorrow"

"As a major shareholder, you can visit the bank at any time; and it is our fault that the key was lost"

"Very will; and that concludes our business in this matter" Harry said dismissively "Let's talk business now; how is your investigations regarding the death eaters assets?"

"It goes smoothly as a matter of fact; thanks to the list Mr. Malfoy gave to us. Also we found that some of these assets are shares in Gringotts"

"Crafty work" Harry muttered to himself "How much?"

"It can be equal to twenty percent of the total shares; what should we do about them?"

"Split them in half; and sell on half to the Weasley family" Harry said as he thought of the sheer happiness that will be on Ron's face.

"They do deserve it" Ragnok said "And what about the other ten percent?"

"The goblins can buy it" Harry said hastily, and Ragnok was taken aback by the answer.

"If I may say, sir; the magical creatures have no right to deal with the financial matters of the wizard world except as employees"

"Let me deal with the legalities; you just deal with the paperwork" said Harry, then he smiled mischievously "Maybe now you can call me by my name Ragnok"

Ragnok smiled "I should have known better that to bang heads with a master strategist like you … Harry"

"People always learn the heard way" Harry said funnily "Also, I want to open a new vault for a certain house-elf"

"Harry, you know that this is against the law"

"The old days are no more; we should have learned from the past that we are all equals; no wizard is better than the other or even a house-elf"

Ragnok straightened his glasses "If you deal with the legalities; I will start the paperwork in this matter; so, any other business"

"Yes, open a new vault and start a trust fund for St. Mungo's hospital; with a base of one million galleons"

"That will be done then; any other things?"

"Only last thing. You see; I cannot come to Gringotts frequently because of my work outside England; I want to open a new vault in USA branch of Gringotts so I can be able to draw some money from there"

"That is not a problem Harry. As a shareholder; I can enable you to access your own vault, or vaults to be correct, anywhere in the world"

"How?" Harry sounded intrigued.

"By the time/space portal" Ragnok answered in excitement "It is a magical portal that can be opened by certain magical creatures, including the goblins. This portal allows its user to go anywhere around the world"

"It sounds like runic magic to me"

"Yes indeed; except that runic magic is performed by humans; so you can say that this is its non-human equivalent. It will take some time to be erected; and if you need to access it anywhere in the world, just go straight to the branch director"

"I just want to access it in Los Angeles" Harry replied.

"Hmm, Los Angeles" Ragnok straightened his glasses again as he took a list from the right drawer and reviewed it "Yes, you just have to refer to my brother, Grimrok; he is the director of Gringotts branch there; it is located in Brimstone alley"

"Very will, and that concludes our business; I will check the Gryffindor Chamber in the evening" Harry said dismissively and was about to go, but Ragnok stopped him "Just one minute, Harry; I forgot to tell you that some of your businesses require your presence in the board meeting. You see; you are not the major shareholder of Gringotts alone; you are the major shareholder in nearly all the companies in wizard world and some major companies in muggle world, including five multi-national companies; and your overseas investments are growing constantly. In other words, you are as rich as any other business tycoon in the world; in fact you are the youngest tycoon in the history of both muggle and wizard worlds"

"Good thing to know if I was interested in business, which I'm not; can't the board committee move on without me"

"I'm afraid not, Harry; as the major shareholder you must present in each and every meeting because your vote has the power of casting out almost everyone in the administration, including the executives"

"The problem is; I care more about the safety of people than a few galleons to be added to my vaults" Harry said in disinterest.

"I know Harry; and by that you are proving to be more and more like your father, both notable aurors, and both are exceedingly rich; but unfortunately I have no other solution for that matter"

Harry frowned and gave this matter a thought for a minute, before it hits him "Ragnok, can I appoint a representative that can replace me in the board committee?"

The old goblin rubbed his chin and thought for a second before answering "Only if the board member has other meeting to tend to, then yes; but who will you appoint for that?"

"You" Harry said simply, and the elder goblin was taken aback once again "Me?"

"Yes, you Ragnok; who else can be as experienced as you when it comes to business?"

"Thank you for the compliment, Harry; but you know that not all your shares are in wizard companies" and he chucked a bit "I can easily imagine the look on the muggles faces when they see a goblin attend their meeting"

"Yes, you are right on that; but who else can be trusted with such thing?"

"May I recommend one Harry; Bill Weasley is the best choice in this, although his main profession is a curse-breaker, but he has proved more than once that he has the gift of management within him"

"And he is more than trustworthy" Harry stated his approval "Okay then; I accept under one condition; he must report to you before any decision to be made" they finished their business and Harry went to the doors only to find Ron waiting for him.

"Hey mate; how is your ever-growing business?" Ron teased him.

"Still growing, as a matter of fact" Harry retorted "Hey, I have a surprise for you; the Weasley family now are officially one of the shareholders of Gringotts"

"Mate, don't tease me" Ron said in disbelief, but when he saw the serious look on Harry's face he couldn't veil his happiness "At last I can give Malfoy what he deserves"

"Careful mate; this is not Hogwarts anymore, it is strictly business" Harry warned him.

"I can't wait to see the look on mum's face; she will be ecstatic" Ron said in excitement "Anyway; we don't have anything to do now, so how about a stroll in the alley?"

"Lead the way" Harry said in agreement.

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"Granger; I've brought the warrant" Johnson said dryly as he entered the office "Now, hand me he folder" he said impatiently as he waved the piece of paper.

"Now, now; aren't we a bit hasty?" she retorted sarcastically as she scanned the warrant; then she handed him the copy of the folder.

Johnson's eyes gleamed as he scanned the folder, then he looked at both detectives and sneered "After OUR agents go through the folder and establish the required surveillance, I will invite you to the scene to witness the true application of law enforcement"

"I can hardly wait" Pierce stated in jeering boredom. Johnson didn't comment and stepped out of the office.

"At last, a moment of peace" Hermione sighed "Now, care to tell me what have you found"

"Actually, I found nothing" Pierce said casually "No single known organization can establish a full surveillance like this file for less than a month"

"It is really eerie" Hermione said as she pondered through the available options "And what about Potter's file?"

"Now that's a good thing" Pierce said in a tone that attracted her attention "I searched the whole police database for any file on him, and found nothing; so I tried the immigration office database" he looked at her straight in the eyes "I also found nothing"

"What? How did he then enter the United States?" Hermione exclaimed in discomfort "This means he is either an American citizen or an illegal immigrant"

"That's right; I had the same thought, so I checked the ministry of Anterior and also … Found nothing"

"I have a bad feeling about this" Hermione said gravely; then waved with her hand dismissively "No time for that now; when Harry returns from his errand we well confront him. Right now we must check the document for any details about Muerte's whereabouts"

"Wouldn't the feds find out first?" Perce asked.

"I don't think so; they weren't good enough to catch him last time, so we should be ready to mend their upcoming mistakes"

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Harry and Ron reached the Borrow by noon; they took their time strolling along the alley and browsing the shops windows, especially the Quidditch supplies where Ron took his time marveling the new version of the Firebolt. They couldn't enter the Weasley Wizard Wheezes due to the overcrowding; so they decided to call it a day and return to the Borrow.

"Mum, we're home" Ron yelled at the top of his voice.

"Stop barking like a dog Ron, we are here" they turned to the source of the voice and saw Ginny sitting at the dining table drinking some butterbeer; Molly stood up and paced towards them with watery eyes.

"Ronald, Harry dear; it's good to see the two of you in good shape, why are you late?" she said and greeted them with the Weasley famous bone-crushing hug while crying.

"Mum, please; we are not children anymore; we can take care of ourselves" Ron groaned as he freed himself from the hug.

She wiped her eyes and ushered them inside "I suppose that you are hungry, so I prepared a meal for you"

"Ahh, I love you mum; you understand me" Ron exclaimed in sheer joy; he sat down and began to dig in. Harry, on the other hand, was eating rather slowly with absent mind.

"Harry dear, why aren't you eating" Molly's voice brought him back to earth; "Sorry Aunt Molly; I just have many things in my mind"

"Yeah mum; Flint is proving to be such a pain in the arse" Ron stated with a full mouth as he started his fifth helping; and his mother scolded him "You better watch your mouth, Ronald Weasley"

Harry chuckled a bit, then something hit him "Ron, I assume that this is not your second helping"

"No, it is his fifth to be precise" Ginny retorted "He is a true monster when it comes to food; I had to refill the refrigerator three times last week in order to satisfy his ever-growing appetite"

"Ronald Weasley" Harry exclaimed in anger "You better watch your appetite because I don't want chubby aurors at my team"

"I need to maintain my endurance, mate" Ron said defensively.

"At the cost of your agility" Harry retorted with scolding tone.

"Well, I can't keep them all, can I?" Ron said simply and turned his attention back to his plate; not hearing his sister muttering 'Pig' under her breath.

After they finished the meal, Ron yawned and announced that he will go to sleep. Molly turned to Harry and asked him "And you dear, you look tired too; you have to get some sleep before the meeting"

"I would love to, Aunt Molly; but unfortunately, I have some other matters to tend to before the meeting; I'll meet you up there in Grimmauld place; Okay?"

"After that polar bear wakes up from hibernation, that is" Ginny said sarcastically earning her a chuckle from Harry.

"You do whatever suites you dear" she said and hugged him fiercely before he is gone.

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"Yes dear; Okay, I'll be there as soon as possible" Pierce ended his phone call and turned to Hermione "That was Lydia asking me to look after Sherry because she will go shopping with her friends, and I see that we don't have anything to do now so I said yes. So, shall we call it a day?"

"Okay, I, too, want to spend some time with my mother and father; they are on vacation after all" she said as both of them exited the precinct and went to their homes. As Hermione reached her apartment and opened the door she heard the laughter coming from the living room; she glanced inside and saw her mother and sitting next to each other laughing while they were leafing through a large book.

"Would you share this happy moment with me?" Hermione said mirthfully.

"Hermione, shouldn't you be at work now?" Emma asked as she closed the book and made room to her daughter to sit down. Hermione sat between her parents as she answered "My partner had to baby-sit his daughter because his wife went shopping; and we didn't have any work to do, so we called it a day"; she then leaned toward the book "Now tell me; what are you reading?"

"We were running over the album I told you about earlier, dear; and we couldn't contain ourselves as we remembered the old days"

"They were truly 'Golden years'; everybody was carefree and life lover" Dan said with a nostalgic sigh "Young people these days are acting very serious; I doubt that they enjoy life as we did before"

"That's not right dad; it is just that life has become a little … fast-paced" Hermione said defensively.

"You are right on that missy, life is now faster than before; who could ever live in satisfaction with its pace?" her father retorted hastily; then waved his hand "Enough of this matter. Where is that young man Hermione?"

"What young man?" she asked cautiously.

"That investigator who came here early this morning; your mother told me everything that happened, and I want to thank him properly for saving you"

"He is not available dad" she answered while glaring at her mother "Actually, he is out of town"

"Too bad; I wanted to show my full appreciation to the young lad" Dan pouted.

"Don't worry dad, he will return; and you can thank him as you like"

"Even if I tried, I wouldn't be able to; he has done a major deed; an I can only think of one gift that suites that deed"

"What is it?" Hermione asked.

"You" her father said simply and Emma giggled at the blush that appeared on her daughter's face "DAD, this is not funny"

"I'm not joking" her father said "This young man is what the fathers dream for their daughters; someone who can protect his loved ones"; and her Hermione's blush intensified as she heard the last statement "DAD" she exclaimed in awkwardness; and her parents chuckled even more.

"I never doubted my ability in judging people, Hermione; and I tell you, he is not an ordinary young man, even from the only look I had for him I can say that"

Hermione thought about what her father said for a minute 'It is true, I can feel it too. He is not a normal person, but I can't be sure why; is it the power beneath that calm face of his, or the gift of command that he showed when he asked Pierce for the information? Even that folder adds point to that'

Her rope of thoughts was cut with her mother's exclaim as she opened the album "Now; let us show you our past, dear"

"Yes" her father retorted "Let us show you the days of glory"

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Harry stepped out of the ministry rather frustrated as he didn't find what he sought from the ministry library; 'What's the good of this library if we couldn't find what we want; for once I wish if I had a dark wizard ancestor, at least my family library would contain the answer' he sighed with apparent frustration because he knew that this is not the only reason he don't want to visit the Potter Estate; he didn't want to live alone in such empty and cold place.

"One day, that house will be filled with joy of children and grandchildren; it just has to wait until this matter is over and then maybe I will look for a suitable witch o be my wife" and the image of a certain bushy haired woman came to his mind "Or a muggle" he muttered.

'Why do I feel so attracted to her; I don't even know her very will but I feel like I have known her for years' he sighed as he cleared his mind; and went to catch up with the meeting of the order.

He reached Grimmauld place just before the dusk; when he entered he was greeted by a warm sight.

"Behold, Harry Potter" Fred exclaimed, "The hero of the Wizard World" George completed the sentence as always; and they shot a shower of fireworks out of their wands.

"Hey there mate; I told them you wouldn't like it but they insisted" Ron tried to apologize for his brothers' act.

"Don't worry Ron; I do miss them really to be angry with them" Harry said as he patted on the twins' shoulders "How are you, you two?"

"Frankly" Fred said, "We are mad" George completed, "Furious" Fred ended.

"Why?" Harry asked in surprise; and Fred hit him lightly on the head "How dare you come to Diagon Alley without dropping by?" then George commented "You know that it is unacceptable"

"I'm sorry if I made you mad; but I was dealing with a business matter at Gringotts, and your shop was overcrowded; which reminds me …" Harry said; but was interrupted by a joyful squeal.

"Harry dear, at last you are here; I was growing worried" Molly hugged him tightly; and he saw that she was with her husband, Arthur Weasley, and her elder sons, Bill and Charlie.

"Harry my boy" Arthur said as he patted his shoulder "How are you doing? I head from Ron that Flint is giving you quite a headache"

"I'm fine Uncle Arthur; and yes Flint is proving to be quite a nuisance. I will go through the details during the meeting" then he turned serious "I was just going to say something; you are all needed to be at Gringotts tomorrow"

"And why is that?" Molly asked in curiosity.

"Because you need to sign some paperwork so I can officially announce you as new shareholders in Gringotts" said Harry with a grin; and the twins cried in delight while molly gaped at him.

"B-But how?" she said in disbelief; and Harry's grin widened as he answered her "Ragnok told me that he found quite a share of stocks that belonged to the death eaters; so I told him to liquidate it and sell half of it to the goblins while you left to buy the other half"

"O Harry" she hugged him tightly "You didn't need to do that"

"It is the least thing I could do to the family that embraced me, while the others rejected me; you are the only true family I have; and now I have the chance to be a true son, and help you regain your name in the Wizard World"

"O Harry" she said as she hugged him again even more tightly; and the twin teased her.

"Mum; if you hugged him more tightly" said Fred, "You will kill him instantly" continued George, "Before he'll have an heir" Fred said again "For his ever-growing business empire" George ended.

"Stop it you two; I'm beginning to develop a headache" Ron said while holding his head between his hands; and Harry laughed at the comment before remembering something else.

"Bill, you need to report to Ragnok tomorrow for some other matter …" he was interrupted by Bill's nod "I already did Harry; thank you for your trust"

"What is it now?" Ron said as he grew weary from this long, stand-up conversation.

"Harry just appointed me as his business representative" Bill announced; and Molly shrieked in joy "That is good news dear; and thank you again Harry"

"No problem. By the way, where is Ginny?" he said as he noticed her absence.

"She went to fetch Lavender" Ron said in apparent eagerness; and as soon as he finished his sentence, the door opened and the two females came in.

"Ron" the dark-blonde woman practically jumped at him and hugged him fiercely; and Ginny rolled her eyes.

"It's good to see you Lavender" Harry said after she let go of Ron; "It's good to see you too Harry; I'm very happy that you are both still alive; especially Ron" she greeted back as she eyed the aforementioned red-hair dreamily.

Molly clapped her hands as she stated "Now only two members left; McGonagall and …" she didn't finish her sentence as McGonagall and a black clothed, greasy haired man stepped in.

"Evening everyone, and sorry for being late; we were too engrossed in work and didn't notice the time" McGonagall greeted them.

"Potter; I see that you made quite and entry as usual" the greasy haired man sneered at Harry; but he didn't heed the mockery as he greeted back "Good evening to you too Professor McGonagall … and Professor Snape"

Snape didn't say another word and paced toward the meeting hall. McGonagall ushered them to do the same; and they all entered the hall. The first thing happened was a flank attack which Harry sensed prematurely; he dodged the stunner that was aimed for him and swiftly leapt behind the attacker and twisted his wand arm behind him so he was covered by his wand.

"BANG, you're dead Mad-Eye" Harry said with a smile. And the ex-auror bellowed with laughter.

"That's good Potter; when Tonks here told me how extraordinary your reflexes became, I couldn't wait to test it myself; and by Merlin, she was right" Moody said as he rubbed the soreness in his arm.

"Constant vigilance Moody; you taught me that yourself" Harry said before both men seated.

The whole room went into stunning silence as they witnessed Harry in action; they never seen him in a fight after his mysterious disappearance two years ago. So after he pulled his stunt, they were all stunned save Ron, Tonks, Moody, and Minister Bones.

"Wotcher Harry; I see that you haven't rusted a bit" the pink haired witch greeted him lightly.

"Fine Tonks; how is the Law Enforcement department?"

"Dull as usual" she said indifferently "I'm thinking of giving up the director position and return to the field; but I think it will take time until a suitable candidate is found. So Harry, why don't you take it Harry and save me the trouble?"

"In your dreams, Tonks" Harry said teasingly before turning his attention to the person beside her "Long time no see, Remus?"

Harry's voice pulled Remus out of his astonishment "How are you doing Harry; your newly found reflexes has stunned us"

Harry chuckled at the comment "thank you for your compliment; but sensei would've considered it a failure"

"Who's sensei?" Tonks asked in curiosity; but Harry didn't reveal more "I'll tell you in time". He scanned the table and found that everyone was present except those who have been lost during and after the final battle; Ron, the Weasley twins Fred and George, Bill, Charlie, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Ginny, Lavender Brown, Padma Patil who joined after her sister's death, Nymphadora Tonks, Remus Lupin, Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody, Minister Bones, Draco Malfoy, Professor Flitwick, Professor Snape, and the leader of the Order, Professor McGonagall.

"All right, silence everyone" McGonagall said in a commanding voice "First I want to congratulate each and every one of you for his/her contribution during the final battle; and I want especially to congratulate auror Harry Potter and his death trackers on their successful battle that lead to You-Know-Who's demise"; Applause erupted and the twins cheered loudly.

"He's our legend" Fred shouted; "He's our man" George continued; "He does anything" Fred said; "That nobody can" George ended their usual mutual appraise.

McGonagall cleared her throat; and the silence fell again "Regretfully, there are still dangers lurking beneath; I already sent Hagrid and Madam Maxime to the giants land in order to suppress their danger diplomatically"; Harry now noticed the absence of his Half-giant friend and the headmistress of Beauxbatons; and McGonagall continued "Now, let's report the aftermath; starting with you, Severus"

The Potions Master stood up and spoke in is usual grim tone "The senior death eaters are in hiding due to the fear that Flint might find them and dispose of them; they are no longer a threat than a scattered flock of sheep without their shepherd"

"I agree with Professor Snape" Malfoy stated "and with the list I found in my father's possessions Gringotts can now track any funding source to the death eaters and liquidate it"

"That's a good news to hear; and how about the ministry itself" she looked at Minister Bones, who stood up "We are conducting a background search for every employee in the ministry so we can find if there was still any death eater sympathizer or anyone who is a death eater him/herself; we already found three in Wizengamot itself and presented them to trial"

"The aurors are patrolling every part of the British Isle and particularly the parts were we suspect of any dark arts practice to take place; like Noctorn Alley for instance; but we still found nothing" Tonks stated and sat down again.

"Okay, how about the situation in the werewolves society" McGonagall glanced at Lupin, who stood up and cleared his throat "After Fenrir Greyback's death, the werewolves appeared to be lost and scattered; they are not planning on attacking any humans in the mean time; and their threat is now down to minimum, they will only attack the forest dwellers"

"Good to hear that; now for the final report; the overseas situation" she looked at Harry, who stood up and began to speak calmly.

"I regrettably disagree with Malfoy and Professor Snape; the death eaters are still a threat overseas; and Flint is proving to be more than a mere nuisance. He is proving to be more a better tactician than his former master; and he has killed a sum of people who appeared to be death eater sympathizers or certain muggles"

"And what would he benefit from killing muggles?" Snape asked grimly.

"It appears that those muggles are criminals under the influence of a Columbian drug lord whom Flint, oddly enough, has allied himself with" Harry answered as he pulled out a document out of his pocket and shoved it towards McGonagall "Pueblo Martinez; also known as 'Muerte' which means 'Death' in Spanish; he is the kingpin of the Columbian cartel; an organized band of criminals whose main goal is to benefit from the drug business inside the United States of America; this business is quite profitable" then he looked at Malfoy "Which means that the death eaters has found a new source of funding"

Pregnant silence fell upon the group; before McGonagall break it "That is … Troubling news; so what are you going to do about it"

Harry answered calmly "We are currently monitoring their movements with the aid of the muggle police force there. But that is not the main problem; the death eaters has stolen a muggle device that is used to produce an electromagnetic force; I still don't know how will they benefit from that, but we are researching that; also he seemed to have stumbled upon an ancient unknown curse that I sent its parameters to Professor Malfoy here" he pointed at Malfoy "But I just learned its name; Explodia, the exploding curse"

Malfoy body tensed "Explodia! I heard about that curse, but I haven't thought that anybody could use it now because all the details about it has been lost"

"Well, it appears that Flint has found it; I tried to look for it in the restricted section in the ministry libraries both here and at the States; both with no avail; and my family's library contains no dark arts books; so our last hope will be the Black Library"

"Very will; and now for the most important matter" McGonagall said in a tone that drew the lot's attention "Considering the resent events; and due to my injuries I can no longer lead the Order; so we need to pick up a new leader"

"But, Minerva; there are now one here as experienced as you" Molly questioned in disapproval.

"You are wrong Molly; and this letter proves that" she flashed an envelope so everybody can see it; "It is a letter from Dumbledore I found it in a hidden drawer in the desk; it says that Dumbledore instates Harry as the new leader of the Order if he finished off V-Voldemort" she said the last name in a shaky voice "I have to get used to that bloody name. Anyway, he also trusted you with his precious Put-Outer and Fawkes the Phoenix" she pushed the device towards him "It's a pity that Fawkes has gone astray"

Harry accepted the Put-Outer graciously "Thank you Professor; as for Fawkes, I already found him … Fawkes" a burst of flame suddenly blazed in the middle of the table; and the magnificent bird appeared with a sheathed sword between its talons "Ah, thank you for bringing that" he stroked the bird's feathers in appreciation while everybody was in dumbfounded.

"Harry I-I'm astounded" Lupin said almost in a whisper; "How did you …"

"Find Him?" Harry interrupted "Well, that's a long story; to make it short I will say that I found him being taken care of by one of Professor Dumbledore old friends in Japan; he even remade Gryffindor's sword into this" and he unsheathed the sword and everybody was awestruck.

He handed the sword carefully to McGonagall; who examined it with amazement "It's obviously clear why Dumbledore wants you to lead the Order"

"I'm sorry Professor but I have to decline the position; I have too much at hand to be busied with another matter; I barely control my group of aurors; I couldn't manage to groups at once"

"Nonsense Harry" Ron exclaimed "I personally know that you the aurors very well; and being our secret keeper you are the best candidate to be our leader"

McGonagall stood up "To ultimately settle this matter we will cast a vote; anyone agrees with me about Harry being the new leader, please raise your wand" and everyone raised their wands; much to Harry's surprise; even Snape did so.

"You have proved your worth more than once, Potter, so don't make anymore fuss about it" Snape said with his usual cold tone.

"Now" McGonagall said as she stood up "Please assume your place Mr. Potter"; Harry sighed and did as he was told.

"Thank you everyone for your trust although I still think this is a matter of debate; but as Professor Snape said, I don't want to make a 'fuss' about it" Harry said casually "Now for our objectives; the main objective will be to ensure the safety of the people, Magical or not; the secondary objective is to stop whatever Flint is concocting. I will leave the safety of the subjects of the crown; me and the team of aurors will track down Flint and stop him. I also urge you to look for more people willing to give aid in our cause; I already found three, but I still want to examine them thoroughly" he looked at Ron with a significant look "And that concludes our business today; next meeting will be next month at the same day unless it is adjourned"

The Order members departed one by one; and Harry stopped Malfoy at the last minute "Malfoy, could I have a minute"

"Yes; Potter" he looked with interest "I need to tell you something; I found Pansy" he felt Malfoy's body tense as he said the name "I hope she was dead when you found her"; Harry felt the uneasiness hovering over the conversation "Actually, she is a live; and she was the one who told me about the curse … willingly"

Malfoy looked puzzled, and Harry continued "I accidentally tripped a sad memory in her mind; the memory of her daughter; your daughter" he said as he felt more uneasiness coming from Malfoy.

"I still don't understand why did she join them? They killed our daughter and she helps them to kill more innocents" Draco said with frustration; and Harry patted him on the shoulder "She told me that she joined them because she wanted to kill Flint by herself; and to punish herself"

Malfoy was shocked by the last revelation "But why?"; Harry answered calmly "Because she blame herself for not protecting her daughter"

Malfoy was thinking intensely; and Harry patted him again "I want you to be present at her trial tomorrow; she will need every emotional support she can have; she already has mine because I truly think she is innocent, but what I think she needs is her husband's"

Malfoy understood every word Harry has said; and decided to give it a thorough thought later "I will think about it, but right now I'm pretty occupied; and I assume that this is not the only reason you want to talk to me"

Harry smiled at the initiative "You are right; if you don't mind I want you to look for the exploding curse for me; I have other matters to tend to"

"No Problem, I was thinking of aiding you in the search anyway" Malfoy nodded; and Harry thanked him before he walked towards to the Weasleys with Fawkes on his shoulder.

"Harry, you were brilliant in there mate" Fred exclaimed, and his brother continued as usual "The phoenix looks brilliant too"

"Not to mention the sword of yours; brutal"

"You should've seen him use it; two death eaters were lying in a pool of their blood" Ron said in excitement; and the twins exclaimed in unison "Wicked"

Harry himself felt uncomfortable at the comment, so he retorted "As much as I like to finish the fight quickly, I still prefer to end it with as less gory as possible; so I only use the lethal methods as a last resort"

"Modest" Fred said nodding; "And powerful" George retorted; "Dumbledore's man through and through"

"Which I'm proud of" Harry said firmly "Anyway; I came now to remind you of your Gringotts tomorrow meeting; I hate to say another family beats you to it"

"Don't worry Harry; I will make sure that they will be present by the morning" Bill assured him; and he smiled "Okay; I'll trust with it then; now I beg your pardon, I have other matters to tend to" he greeted them before turning to the phoenix.

"Fawkes, I want you to look after Hermione for me; just don't let her catch a glimpse of you"; the phoenix with his usual song before disappearing in the flames.

"Who is Hermione, mate?" on of the twins asked; before Harry could answer Ron jumped in "I will tell you about her; I think Harry said he has some urgent business"

Harry looked at his best mate in appreciation before stepping out of the house.

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"Hola"

"It's me" the caller said; then waited for the other side to respond.

"Talk" a firm voice came.

"It's Granger; she somehow stumbled upon a surveillance report of your hidouts"

"What hideouts?"

"Muerte's men hideouts, all of them; and it was that Potter who gave it to her"

"Really! He is proving to be so witty; a worthy adversary indeed" the firm voice said calmly; which surprised the caller.

"Aren't you going to do something? The FBI are going to attack as soon as their surveillance reports come" the caller asked in irritation.

"Well of course, and they will really be surprised with what they will find"

"And what is it?"

"You will find soon enough" and the firm voice hanged up.

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"Harry, good timing, we just found the key to the chamber and I was about to go and check the progress of the new portal; let me drop you at the chamber myself" Ragnok said merrily "I need to brush up my driving skill"

"Whatever you say Ragnok" Harry retorted with the same merry as they entered the wagon tunnel.

It took them half an hour to reach the chamber; and Harry was awestruck by the craft and skill that the door was made by. The body of the door was made of gold, and was inlaid by red rubies that were placed in a way that made a resemblance of a griffin; and two statues of hippogriffs were at each side of the door.

"Here you are Harry" Ragnok handed him a golden key with a ruby chiseled to resemble a Griffin "I will come back after an hour to see if you want to return or not"

"Thank you" Harry said before he walked toward the door he placed the key in the hole and it turn magically on its own and the door slowly opened revealing a long corridor. He carefully stepped in and the torches on both sides of the corridors lit up; he treaded carefully with his wand at the ready until he reached the end of the corridor and found another door which sprang open as soon as he got near it. He stepped in what appeared to be a meeting hall; it was far bigger than Hogwarts main hall, and it was lit by a giant lumos spell or appeared to be so.

"Welcome, Harry Potter" Harry jumped at the voice and pointed his wand at its source but was dumbfounded when he saw it "Remarkable reflexes; no wonder Voldemort marked you as his equal; it was as if he predicted that one day you will outdo him"

"Godric Gryffindor" Harry said in awe.

"Your humble ancestor" the ghost bowed slightly while smiling "Here in Gryffindor Chamber, you can meet the ghosts of the past from the beginning of the line of Gryffindor; and others. So, look who has come to see you"

"Harry my dear" a voice whispered calmly and Harry's jaw dropped.

"M-Mum; Dad" his eyes watered as his parents "How are you faring son?" his father said joyfully.

"I'm fine, in fact; I wish that you have seen what I did until now" he said hastily not veiling his happiness.

"We know dear" his mother lily interrupted "And we very proud of you" he can see her ghostly eyes glistening with tears.

"You have become powerful beyond words; the people consider you a legend; and their savior"

"I know" Harry said "But I already grew tired of that responsibility"

"It is too soon to say that Harry; your destiny is yet to be fulfilled" Lily said.

"Do you know about it too?"

"Of course we know; but we are not the better ones who can tell you about it" James said cryptically.

"Then who is …" Harry asked but he stopped middle way and his eyes widened as he saw the figure that appeared behind his father.

"Hello Harry" the ghost greeted calmly; but Harry was too surprised to greet back. All he could say was "You?"

A/N: Finally, that was by far the longest chapter I've ever written; but I was worth it, and I enjoyed every bit of it. As for the cliffhanger I want to see reviews about who is the person or, to be precise, 'Ghost' that Harry saw; and the first one to review the answer will be rewarded with a google mail account; also there is another account for the one who can reveal the rat who calls Flint; just remember; answering both mysteries won't give you two accounts, just one.

Read & Review Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease.