A/N Harry Potter is not mine, this is a story from a fan. Thank you all for the reviews

(BSC4 C24) C111 Family is all you need. Or is it?

It was at a slow pace that Bella followed Amelia into the Hogshead. As she walked into the doorway she gave a quick look over her shoulder and saw Harry sitting next to Neville. They were looking at her and reassuring her that they would be right there if she needed them. It gave her a smile and she looked on to Honeydukes to see the others. The thing she saw there made her slowdown even more.

Daphne appeared in the doorframe but didn't look at her. She crouched down in front of a house elf that was standing before her.

Bella wanted to stop completely but was pulled along by Amelia. As she stepped along she thought about the plans that had been made. Amelia would be right there with her in every step she made. Abeforth Dumbledore wouldn't know what hit him if he was on the side of Albus. As she stepped around Amelia she could see Zanita sitting with the woman named Tonks at the other side. It was yet another thing that made her smile on the inside.

While she was thinking about the plusses the doubts were popping up in her head. What if Albus was still in the know and he would be there with them. It was something that she would know if Dora the personal house elf of Minerva would be there. It was then that she realized that the elf that stood by Daphne had been Dora the house elf. Bella swallowed and walked along with Amelia to sit down at a table that was indicated by Abeforth. So it was the table the furthers away from that table where Amelia sat down. Bella had to smile and whispered that she had seen Dora.

Amelia smiled back as she too whispered. "Yes I did too, that is why I took another table. we do have all the advantage now. we know Albus is coming here to Hogsmeade. We do not know why. Maybe he is only here to do some shopping. If not we have every member of our group to step inside if something happens.

*#*

Minerva.

It was just after lunch that Dora her personal House-elf popped next to her and told her that Dumbledork was on his way to Hogsmeade. From all the days this was the last day she wanted him outside of the castle, but she also knew that she could not stop him from going. In the next second, she thought about it and instantly rushed to the front door. As she stepped into the hallway she could see Albus making himself ready to go out.

"Albus, Stop" she shouted while she was thinking of all the things she could do. The last thing she could do was to stop him from going but she could make it so, that it would take him a long time for getting there. She knew that if she would stop him he would get suspicious and as long as the didn't know if he was working with Abeforth they couldn't do anything like that.

The moment Albus heard Minerva calling him he knew she wanted him to do something. It was something that he absolutely didn't want to do, but then again it was also something that could give him that little more trust he needed to get her and Harry back to his side.

"Albus do you have a second for me" Minerva called out again as she got closer to him.

Albus stopped and knew that this was his chance. Still, he knew that she believed him even after all the lies he had told her. So he just had to go along for as long as he needed, and when the time was right he would strike and get Harry back under his thumb. No the real problem he had now would be Zanita. She had the power of the castle and she was the one who could throw him out at any moment. So he knew that if he could get Minerva back at his side, Harry would follow and he could then get Zanita out of the castle if he could manipulate Harry into throwing her out. "Ah Minerva," Albus said. "I was just on my way to Hogsmeade to fill my bowl of lemon sweet".

Minerva nodded and just knew what she had to do now. Daphne would be at Honeydukes and could see if he was telling the truth. It also made her think of something else. "That is good to hear Albus. You do know that I have a lot of work to do here at the castle. So I was wondering if you could bring something back for me while you are there".

"Sure thing, whatever you need," Albus said. Internally he was thinking something very different. ^no way you bitch. I'm not going to do anything for you. You must be glad I'm still talking to you and not Avada Kadvra your ass^. It was then he gave her his winning smile.

Minerva saw it and knew that he was doing the same thing he always did and that was lying his head off. The only problem she had now was what to ask him because there was nothing she needed. So as she thought hard about what she could ask she knew it. "Well, it is not much, just a couple of things. I placed an order for owl treats for the school owls. A book that was placed aside for Harry's birthday".

It was on that moment she saw the left eye of Albus twits, Harry was a real frustration for him and that was something he couldn't handle.

It is also there that I have an order for another book, one I need for the school. The last thing I need is a foundation for my skin" and she pulled out a little jar that held her foundation. "This is it, and she showed it to him.

With the last thing, she could hear him growl in frustration. It was clear for her that he never wanted to go into a beauty shop. Then again she herself didn't go into that shop if she could order it. Another reason why she did it was because it would take him from one end to the other end of Hogsmeade. It would take him at least an hour if he would walk the way and there was a clear rule in Hogsmeade, no one was allowed to apparate. It told her that he could only travel by broom if he wanted to be faster but again that was something he didn't do very often. "Now that is all I need. Do you think you are back soon because as you know we still have some paperwork to do"?

Albus gave a very deep sigh before he answered. "I was planning on going for a drink at the bar of my brother. He still doesn't like to talk to me but I have to try don't I. So if it is okay with you I would like to do the papers tomorrow.

Minerva wasn't happy with that answer but knew she had to warn the others. If it all went right they could keep him busy for at least two hours, and that would be enough for Amelia and Bella to have their meeting with Abeforth. "That is okay Albus, we can do it tomorrow. If you are with Abeforth, please say Hi for me will you". The last thing she said just to keep him from thinking she wanted to keep him away from his brother. That is if they were working together. If they were not she just wanted him to tell him hi for her.

Albus nodded and walked out of the castle and down the path to Hogsmeade.

Minerva saw him get closer to the gate and knew she didn't have a second to lose. Albus was angry and it could work in their advantage if they could get him even angrier then he was. So she called Dora and told her what she had to tell the others.

*#*

Well, let's go back a little. As the adults walked into Hogsmeade together with Harry and Neville they all started to separate. The ladies were splitting up into pairs of two and started to walk around. The first thing they did, however, was to go to the dressing shop. They just wanted to know what kind of dresses the girls had chosen to wear for the evening. Most of it was just curiosity but also because they had to help Harry and Neville by buying their dressing robes for that evening.

With a nod, Isabella told the girls that they had done great. and started to walk around with Augusta at her side.

Narcissa and Andromeda had brought Harry and Neville to the three broomsticks where David and Dan were waiting for them. As the two boys walked in, Andromeda and Narcissa went for their own walk but they took the other way around.

It was not long after that that David went to sit at the window next to Dan as they were looking at the Hogshead that was on the other side of the road and a bit to the left. As they looked on they could see Harry and Neville taking their place on the bench. From the place they were sitting, they could just see a little of the front door and knew that if Albus would come and go into the bar they would be right behind him. It was now that Dan pointed at Honeydukes that was on the other side. They could see it because the street was going in a circle around the open area that was build in the middle. It was there that David and Dan saw the Girls walking into it and Daphne coming out only a second later. "That is Dora" David said as he looked at Dan. "That can only mean one thing an that is, that Albus is on his way here, so be ready".

Dan nodded and started to look across the road.

*#*

Isabella.

As Isabella and Augusta were making their way through the town of Hogsmeade they were talking a little about the things that were to happen today. None of them had seen Dora the house elf who had poped beside Daphne. So it came as a total surprise to the both of them when Dora popped up in front of them, just as they were looking at the forbidden forest that was separating the town from the castle.

"Mistress Mini, says I have to tell you that Headmaster Dumbledork is coming to town. But he has to get some stuff for Mistress Mini" It was then that Dora held out a piece of parchment.

As Isabella took the list Dora popped away. As she gazed at the list she had to smile a little. Slowly she turned to Augusta and asked her in an overly sweet voice. "Would you like to have some fun with Albus".

Augusta frowned a little as she gazed at the list. "You know I'm always willing to give him hell if I can, But Harry has told us to wait".

Isabella smiled again. "Yes he did, but this will just be a big prank that we could pull off without him thinking anything bad, It, However, will piss off the old goat. As you can see a lot of mothers have come here to help their daughters with the dress so it will be busy in every store".

It was now that Isabella held out the list to Augusta and saw her smile widen with everything she read. "You go to the beauty shop and I will go to the Bookstore. In this way, we can both hold him in the store for as long as we can. I will even send a Patronus to Andromeda so she could go to the sweetshop".

"Yes, that will work," Isabella told him. "But we better get going or he will be there ahead of us". and both lady's went in opposite ways.

*#*

Andromeda.

Andromeda was walking along with Narcissa at her side. they were talking about Lucius and how Andromeda was still ashamed that she had left and that Narcissa had to take her place.

Just as Narcissa wanted to wave her off A Patronus appeared in front of her. "Isn't that the one from Augusta".

Andromeda nodded as she listened to what Augusta had to say. after it, she turned to Narcissa and smiled. "You are the fastest of us. Why don't you go to Harry and ask him"...

Narcissa nodded, smiled and rushed off and almost a sprint to Harry. She was just in time to see Daphne walking back inside the Honeydukes as she herself rushed to Harry. "Harry did you bring your invisibility cloak".

Harry almost fell from the bench when Narcissa popped up next to him. "Albus is on his way here and we are all going to do everything we can to delay him getting here. We are not going to stop him, so don't worry about it okay just be there if Bella needs you".

Harry nodded and gave her his cloak. Just make sure that if he comes here that you are all here" he told her.

"We will Harry" and she kissed his cheek. The next thing she did was rush off again and this time to the road that would bring Albus into the town. If she was lucky she could still catch him before he would be there. It was at the edge of the town that she saw him. So she slipped into the bushes and threw the cloak over her self. It was now that she would follow him and see what the others would do to hold him back.

Harry.

Harry saw Narcissa running away and knew he had to tell Amelia. At first, he wondered how but then he knew. Bella and Daphne had the ability to know what he wanted. he didn't know how but it almost seemed like they to could hear him just like his grandmother could. It was, of course, something that wasn't true but he knew that with one look he could tell Bella something was up.

Neville rushed after him and clearly confused as to why Harry went to the bar.

When Harry arrived at the door he took a deep breath and slammed it open. Everyone in the bar looked up but Harry kept his eyes on Abeforth, clearly telling him that he was there to keep an eye on Bella. in his mind he did what he had to do. ^Albus is on his way but the others are going to stop him for as long as they can. Nod if you heard me and see me looking^. It was now that he turned to Bella and saw a sharp nod. As he closed the door he knew that if they didn't know that they would know it soon, because Bella would tell it to Amelia in a heartbeat. It also made him wonder if Bella could hear him for a second time.

*#*

Augusta and Narcissa.

It was a very silent Narcissa that was walking after Albus. She didn't know what it would be he would do first but it had to be good. So as she kept her eyes on Albus she looked at the store he was walking too. While Albus walked to the back of the bookstore he was making his way to the counter.

"Good day Headmaster," said the girl that was working the counter.

Narcissa stood behind him and could hear Albus sigh and knew that he had to fight to be nice, something he clearly didn't want to do. "Good day my dear, I'm here to take the Books Professor McGonagall ordered".

The girl nodded and walked to the back. It was now that Narcissa saw Augusta making her way to the counter. The only thing Narcissa didn't get was how she could keep him here for that long because he already asked for the books.

The Girl came back and handed Albus the two books. "Here you are, Headmaster. They are already paid for so you can take them along".

With a lot of difficulties, Albus nodded with a smile and gave her a forced thank you.

Narcissa had to quickly step to the side because Augusta was about to walk into her when she heard her ask in a clear and loud voice. "Merlin Albus, Is that book what I think it is, Yes it is. The menstruation cycle of every young witch, easy explainable for every witch or Wizard".

Albus turned the book around and became very pale as he looked at it.

Narcissa snapped her eyes to it and had to hide a giggle when she saw the fearful look of Albus but also every Witch that was in the bookstore.

"I... I... I" Albus stammered. "I did not... This is for Minerva".

Narcissa was now biting on her finger so she wouldn't laugh out loud from the way Albus was looking.

"Ohh Albus please don't get me wrong," Augusta told him as her voice became that little bit louder. My mum used the same book when I got my first period. So for you to have this interest for our young Witches is very inspiring. Many of these young witches have their first period in Hogwarts and who better than the Headmaster himself to explain it to them. So don't worry Albus you are ahead of your time and I only praise you for it".

Albus was again trying to say it wasn't him but Augusta went on. "But tell Me, Albus, if you tell them, then where are you going to do it. in your office, in the great hall or in a classroom".

Albus knew that he would not get out of the store if he gave the wrong answer and was thinking Hard at how the female Professors were doing it. "I think I would tell it to them in the great hall".

"Wrong" Narcissa mumbled.

Augusta just smiled because every answer he would give would have been wrong. and it became clear to Albus when the other witches around started to scream and talk of the outrage. One even stepped up to him and screamed in his ear.

"Are you crazy you old fool. A young witch will think she is dying if she doesn't know about it, and you want to tell me or them that it is normal to tell something like that in the great hall, right in the middle of all her peers".

It was now that Augusta walked out of the bookstore and started to laugh as she was followed by Narcissa. Narcissa took the cloak from her head and looked at Augusta. "That was evil" she snickered.

"What, I did nothing" Augusta replied as they watched Albus coming out of the store followed by a couple of witches.

"Really Headmaster. It is a very big thing for a young witch. So when you tell them you have to tell it when they are alone. They have to feel safe so if I were you I would let Madam Pomphry or the Headmistress do it for you. You are clearly not qualified for such an important thing like this". Albus was grumbling all the way as one after the other witch was telling him what to do. As he stepped past Augusta and Narcissa they could hear him saying that it was the last time he would get something for Minerva.

When Albus rounded the corner, Narcissa pulled the cloak over her head and started to follow him for a second time while Augusta started to walk back to Harry and Neville.

*#*

Narcissa and Isabella.

It took Albus almost five minutes before he got rid of the witches that were following him. All the while he was grumbling about the witches that were following him and at the time it had cost him. It made Narcissa smile because she was still on his tail.

As he was walking along Narcissa heard him saying something about the beauty shop and Minerva. So it wasn't hard for her to realize that it was there he had to get something else for Minerva. As she followed him into the shop she saw Isabella standing behind a corner looking at the way he came in.

Albus walked to the counter and passed some other witches that were waiting to be served and almost snarled his question as he slammed the little jar on the counter. "Do you have one of these for me".

The young employee took the jar and looked at it. she had heard the way Albus had asked it and it didn't sit well with her. "I do know you are a busy man Headmaster but so are these other ladies. So if you would be so kind to wait in line just like all the others are doing". And she turned to the next person that was in line.

The first thing Albus wanted to do was to walk out of the store and throw the jar across the floor or at the head of the young employee. But he also knew that if he didn't Minerva would trust him less and that was something he could not have it. So he walked to the end of the line and started to gaze around.

It was this moment that Isabella came out of her corner and walked straight to Albus. She had seen the jar he had slammed on the counter and knew it because it was the same thing she used for the little wrinkles around her eyes. "Headmaster" she called out.

Albus snapped his head to the side and almost made a run for it. The first thing he thought that it would be the same as with August and the moment Isabella opened her mouth again it was just that.

"Headmaster, did I see it correctly. Was that the anti-ageing cream for the young witch and Wizard. Yes it was, wasn't it? It is the same I use so it is very nice to finally see a real man using it".

Albus started to splutter again but Isabella went right over him. "I mean it, Albus, I told David a week ago, I told him to use this, it is for your dry skin but he doesn't and you are doing it".

Albus could see the eyes from some of the witches around him and knew that it would be just as bad as the bookstore if Isabella would say something to them.

"Ain't I right Ladies, just to know what a man thinks about these products".

And that was it, Albus, thought. like vultures, the ladies crowded him and started to ask questions about nail polish, lipstick. warts potion, Witches-crooked nose-polish and wobble-knee-cream.

Isabella rushed outside and almost stumbled to the ground from laughing. It was when she rounded the corner she saw Narcissa coming from under the cloak of Harry. "We are going to be laughing so hard this Christmas" Narcissa told her between her own laughter.

"Yes," Isabella told her. "And it ain't over yet. He is going to be so mad when he gets out of that store. That it will almost be a compleat meltdown when he gets to the last on his list".

"There is more," Narcissa asked in wonder. "What".

"Just wait and see, just follow him when he gets out of there," Isabella told her again with a knowing smile.

It was not long after that that an irate Albus Dumbledore walked out of the store. He was followed by at least twelve witches that were still asking him all kind of questions. "Mr Dumbledore. Do you think that Bateye shadow is better then Ratshadow for the eys or not".

"Lady I do not care about your freaking eyes" he snapped.

"Well, I never. Are you teaching the students to act like that? I'm a lady Mr Dumbledore and I do not like to be spoken to in that way".

Albus heard the words and turned around. He already had his wand in his hand and was about to send a spell her way. It was only the twenty-four eyes that were full of hate that stopped him from doing it.

Ones again Narcissa threw on the cloak and started to follow Albus for the third time. She knew one thing and that was that she had to get new panties when this day was over. As she followed him down to Honeydukes just as she saw Andromeda leaving the store.

It was the one thing Albus hadn't seen because he was still looking over his shoulder just to see if the witches weren't following him. But he never saw Narcissa passing him because she was under the cloak of Harry.

When Narcissa passed him she could hear some words that are clearly not for the younger readers under you all.

Still, grumbling Albus walked into the store and went right to the counter. there was nobody in front of him and the owner was greeting him like an old friend. it was something that made Albus calm down a lot. "Headmaster Dumbledore, what can I get for you".

"I would like a big bag of your lovely lemon drops please".

"I'm really sorry Headmaster. But a woman just came into the store and bought all the lemon drops I got".

Narcissa was keeping a close eye on Albus and could see his left eye started to twist.

Albus did not say a thing, he just looked at the owner before he turned around and made his way out of the store. It was at the door that he turned around one more time and as he gazed inside he slammed the door with a lot of wandless magic.

Narcissa was just in time to throw up a shield so she could protect every customer from the glass that was flying all around.

*#*

Let's go back to the time Daphne had said goodbye to her mother Isabella.

Daphne had just shown her mother the dress she would wear and also told the thing she and the other girls wanted to do at the ball. It was the one thing that gave Isabella her first smile of the day. It was outside of the dress store that they also said goodbye to Bella and Amelia. The reason for it was that they didn't wand Abeforth Dumbledore to see them all together. It could ruin the surprise if they were needed.

It was just before they walked into Honeydukes that the personal house elf of Minerva stepped in front of Daphne. "Miss Daphne, Mistress McGonagall sais that bad headmaster is coming to Hogsmeade to have a drink with his brother".

The first thing Daphne did was to look at the Hogshead, where she was just in time to see the door close behind Bella. She gave a deep sigh and went in to tell the others what Dora had said. She knew that it still didn't mean anything, but it did mean they had to be ready for when it did.

It was an hour later that Andromeda rushed into the store. Hermione wanted to ask something but Andromeda just went by her as if she didn't see her at all. "I want all of your lemon drops please".

The woman behind the counter smiled and placed all the Lemon drops she had in a jar behind her in a bag. on the moment she handed the bag to Andromeda, Andromeda asked. "Is this all you have because I really want to have them all".

The woman just could not help herself and smiled even wider when she heard it. She would get a bonus for any big sale and this was the biggest she had ever done and rushed down to the basement to get every Lemon drop there was.

The girls just looked at Andromeda and were clearly wondering why she was doing what she was doing. It wasn't long that the woman came back and handed Andromeda two little bags. "These are all the Lemondrops we have. I have already shrunken them all down and but don't enlarged them all at ones. We have them for one customer but I do not know who it is. It seems that he byes bags at a time. Now I was allowed to sell it all because tomorrow we get new bags and the customer never gets here on a Saturday when the school is out".

Andromeda nodded and started to leave the store. Just before she stepped outside she turned to the girls and told them to stand out of the way of Albus when he gets in. The girls all nodded but never realized how true those words would become in a matter of minutes.

Daphne walked down to the window and looked at where Harry and Neville were sitting. They were deep in a conversation but it was clearly played. there wasn't a second that they looked the other in the eye. No, the only thing they were doing was talking and looking at the Hogshead. It was then that she saw two men walking into the direction of the Hogshead and they were the two men they never wanted to be there at this time.

Daphne turned around and gave a little yell to Ginny and Astoria. "You two go back to the castle. You go and tell Poppy to get ready. After that, you two go to Minerva and tell them that Slime and fumble are also hading to the Hogshead. I will get Andromeda to get Augusta and my mother here, they will also call Sirius and Narcissa. Whatever happened after that we will see because I do not know.

Ginny and Astoria nodded and rushed out of the store and straight for the castle.

It was now that Daphne turned back to Hermione and Susan. She wanted to say what she had told but was stopped when she saw Albus walking into the store. It was clear from the expression that he had a bad day so the last thing she wanted to do was to light the fire even more.

The three girls hid a smile when they also saw a lady walking behind him asking about a rainbow lipstick and especially about the spells that were on it".

As the three girls kept on looking they could see him ignoring the lady completely and go right to the counter. It wasn't hard for the girls to know what he was asking for or the reaction that followed. What happened next went so fast that they never saw the shield that was thrown up.

It was only a second later that they saw Narcissa standing next to them asking if they were alright. The girls just nodded and all looked at a really pissed-off Albus that was making his way across the street and right into the Hogshead.

Daphne looked at Narcissa as she whispered that Lucius and Fudge were also inside of the Hogshead. As they all were waiting outside they were wondering what was happening inside. There was no commotion or any kind of spellfire. Did it mean they were already down? Or were they in hiding.

Fifteen minutes later there was a big bang coming from the inside of the bar. there was another silent for about two minutes before all the windows exploded to the outside. It was then that Daphne saw Harry running to the bar. he was followed by Neville just before the windows exploded. It was on that moment that a door opened and a very big burst of magic slammed against Harry and blew him all the way across the street and into a wall.

As Daphne was following a flying Harry across the street, the others were still watching the bar. it only took them a second to realize that they had to help them and also rushed to the bar. As they got closer they suddenly stopped. they stopped because two people were flying out of the bar, one out of the door and the other through the window.

*#*

Bella and the meeting.

Bella felt the hand of Amelia on her shoulder as she guided her to the table a little to the side and in a dark corner. two tables away from the table sat Zanita together with Tonks and were keeping a close eye on them.

Abeforth Dumbledore was still standing behind his bar and had a smile as Amelia brought Bella to another table than the one he pointed at. As he looked on he could see that this Bellatrix was not the one he knew. Her eyes were not the same haunted eyes he knew from a long time ago. These eyes were a mixture of fear and determination. As he thought a little bit harder he saw that her posture was the compleat opposite as it was when she was betrothed to one of the Lestrange brothers. He knew the sort of magic that went with those contracts and knew why she was more a death eater back then, then she was now".

*#*

Abeforth placed down the rag he was using to clean the classes and started to make his way from behind the bar. Suddenly there was a loud bang and he looked up at the door. It was there that he saw Harry standing in the doorway looking at him, it was clear to Abeforth that Harry was telling him that he was keeping his eye out for Bella. Never seeing the twits that made his eyes go to the eyes of Bella.

As the door was closed he made his way down to the table. Slowly he sat down and removed his wand from his sleeve with two fingers. As he gripped it more firmly he almost dropped it the same second. Bella had pointed her wand between his eyes while Amelia was holding hers underneath his chin.

Abeforth gave a weak smile and placed it in the middle of the table. "I thought that we could keep it nice if we would place them on the table, let's say a gesture of trust".

Amelia thought for a moment before she nodded and placed her own wand next to the one of Abeforth.

Bella just looked at it all before she too placed her wand on the table. She, However, did not place it in the middle, no, she placed it right in front of her.

Abeforth frowned a little by the gesture but smiled it away as he said "Bellatrix Black".

"My name is Bella Figg" Bella snapped at him, earning a little smirk from Amelia.

Abeforth leaned back and was immediately remembered to the Bellatrix he ones knew. This Bella was just as explosive as the Bellatrix from the past but still, her magic felt a bit differently. Abeforth had the ability to feel magic. Not like Isabella felt the feelings. No, he could feel if the magic was light or dark intended. It was an ability he never told anyone about and wasn't about to do it now. This Bella was clearly between the light and the dark. It was something almost everybody was, he had seen some exceptions but they had to be close for him to really tell. "Sorry, Bella Figg" he corrected himself.

"That is still Miss Figg for you. I haven't told you that you can use my name yet" Bella snapped again.

Amelia who was still sitting next to Bella had a hard time not to laugh at the look Abeforth gave her.

Abeforth nodded a little and turned to Amelia. "Miss Bones, does Miss Figg have your trust when she is with young Lord Potter.

Amelia kept her mouth for a moment but didn't look at Bella. Her eyes were focused at the blue eyes of Abeforth Dumbledore. "Abeforth, the fact that I'm here with miss Figg has to tell you enough. If that is not enough you only had to look at the look Lord Potter gave you when he was standing in the doorway, the same as the boy that was standing behind him. That gesture alone told you that they will be waiting outside until Miss Figg here returns to them".

Abeforth gave another small smile and let his arrogant's show a little. "Miss Bones, I do not think I have to be afraid for Lord Potter. He is only a fourteen-year-old boy. Sure politically he is way out of my league, Magically I think I'm out of his".

Bella snorted as she gazed into the eyes of Abeforth. She sniffed as she held her nose a little up into the air. "Harry had whipped the floor with twenty Death Eaters. He has thrown your brother out of his home without a second thought. I don't even think you can touch him with a finger before he kicks your ass all over Hogsmeade". Bella knew that she was exaggerating it a little but she just didn't care.

Abeforth didn't know anything about the Death Eaters, But he did hear Albus and Fudge telling each other how disrespectful he had been when he had thrown him out of his house. All that because the only thing they wanted to do was to protect him from a Goblin. What Albus and Fudge didn't tell was that they were the once that were disrespectful to one of his guest. The way these two people were sitting in front of him told him he could be wrong in his believes and was therefore glad he asked them for this meeting. Abeforth gave a deep sigh, "Before I tell you why I brought you here I want to ask you some questions. Now you do not have to answer them but it will tell me if the things I thought were right or wrong. After it, I will tell you all I know".

Both Bella and Amelia nodded and waited for the first question.

"Firstly I want to know who brought you back, was it your master or was it my brother. the second thing I want to know is, What is the role of Minerva in all of this. After the war, something changed in her. It was right after the death of her daughter she was starting to follow him like a lost puppy".

Amelia took her own wand and placed the wand from Abeforth in front of him. "Alright, we will answer those questions but before that we want you to make an oath that all we say will stay between us for now".

Abeforth didn't hesitate a second and said his oath. He knew that if he did it he would already have one of the answers to a question he didn't ask.

That answer was positive when Amelia and Bella made the same oath with one little change on the part of Bella. Her oath ended with between the three of them and Harry.

Abeforth wanted to say something but the look from Amelia made him hold his tongue.

Amelia nodded and started to tell him that it had been Voldemort who had been the one to send Bella back in time. they didn't know how, but they did know why and roughly when. She also told him they had found out that Albus had used the Potters for something but not why. And also how Minerva was the real mother of Lilly Potter. But that had been something Minerva never knew.

"But then she is the grandmother of Harry" Abeforth blurted out.

Amelia smiled and nodded. "Yes, she is, it is also why she doesn't trust Albus any longer. He has manipulated her in a way she never knew, but no longer". As Amelia gave a quick look at Bella she went on. Now Bella here has devoted her life to Harry, and Harry his to Bella. This all happened when they met each other as children. Now I'm not going to tell you why or how, but I assure you it is real. We all believe it and with we, I mean all the adults around the group of friends".

Abeforth got to his feet and went behind his bar. He took down a bottle of fire whiskey and a butterbeer. As he placed it on the table he sat down and gazed at the glass in front of him. "The moment you came here with Harry and the others, I saw the way you put the fear into Fudge. The first thing I thought about was Bellatrix Black. As you might know, you did the same thing back then. Well in the time between then and My letter I did a lot of thinking and looking. I have looked at how you and Harry were when you were together. I did see nothing wrong but you are also not the same person as you were back then.

The other persons I was keeping my eye on was my own brother. I was highly convinced that he was the one who brought you back. The first thing I thought about was that he was using you as a spy to Harry. All this because he always had this strange obsession with the boy from the time he was born. My brother did a whole lot for the boy".

Abeforth immediately held up his hands. "I know it has all been wrong but I only reasonably found that out. Now I do not know the depth my brother went to to get all of it, but I slowly started to see some kind of patron that is one I do not know.

As you might have heard I never trusted my brother. Well, that is not true, I did trust him. But that all went down the day that little girl died" And Abeforth pointed at a painting. It was on that day that my brother and his lover one boy named Grindelwald".

As the eyes from Bella almost popped out of her head Abeforth smiled. "Yes My brother is gay and his first boyfriend was the Dark Lord from the time. Now don't get me wrong There is nothing wrong with being gay. but there was with him sometime after he had defeated Grindelwald. You see, my brother had a lot of sexual relations with different men and students. With those students, he got a lot of favours or he gave them. One was the position of our own minister".

It was now that Amelia spewed all of the fire whiskey in her mouth over the table. "WHAT".

"Yes, Albus used his power as the headmaster and chief warlock to get his boy toy into the position of the minister. Fudge can't do anything without the money of Malfoy or the guidance of Albus. It is in this way he got a lot of boys into his professor's office and later the headmaster's privet chamber. Now I'm telling you all this because that was when Albus changed. I never knew him to just do it for anyone and only for Grindelwald".

Amelia was in deep thought when she heard how Fudge got his job. He was the only one that went against Albus at the time. every other member had pulled themselves out of the running because the never thought they could win from Albus. The only one who didn't was Fudge and just as they were about to make a decision Albus pulled himself out making Fudge the only electable minister. "So that is how he did it. Run to get the others out and then stop to get the one man in who he wanted on that chair".

Abeforth bent himself over the table and looked at Amelia. My brother was madly in love with Grindelwald. He would literally do anything he wanted him to do. It was clear to me that Grindelwald wasn't a really nice person. I never thought he would become a Dark Lord. But he and my brother were making plans to take over the world. I never thought anything about it at the time something I still blame my self for on a daily basis".

"Don't Amelia snapped, "if we start to distrust anything we see then we will never have a real life of our own".

Abeforth nodded and went on. "Wel as my brother and Grindelwald were making plans it was clear that they wanted the same thing. The only difference was that Grindelwald wanted to do it fast and with force just like Voldemort did later on, while Albus wanted to do it slowly and through politics. The two ideas were different but the ended up in the same end and that was to rule the world. just like Lord Potter and the friends are doing".

"We do not want to take over the world. we just want justice for all of us" Bella snapped. "Purebloods have all these rules that make them better than anyone while we just want to have the same rules for everyone".

"Lord Potter isn't forcing Goblins into doing his bidding," asked a surprise Abeforth.

Before Bella could answer it was Amelia who let out a deep belly laugh. "Is that what your brother has told you?" she asked. Abeforth nodded. "No, Harry does not, Bogrod is a friend and he and his house are even a minor house of house Potter. That was why they were at the party, and that was also when Harry protected his wife from Fudge".

The eyes of Abeforth became very big for a second before he started to think deeply. it was a couple of minutes later that he went on. "Wel the talks between my brother and Grindelwald were sometimes very heated and would end up in a duel. in one of those duels, it all went downhill. the spells were flying left and right and I was trying to stop them. Now I never know who threw the spell but one spell hit our little sister and it killed her. Grindelwald said Albus had done it and Albus told that he had done it. it was that day the relationship between the two came to an end and Grindelwald became the Dark Lord. Albus became the leader of the light. When the war started I could see my brother forming his own plans. He was still determined to take over the world just like the Dark Lord was only in a more sneaky way. Grindelwald did it for his größer gut, while Albus did it for his greater good".

It was at that moment that Zanita gasped for breath.

Abeforth snapped his head around and back to Amelia. "I knew you had placed more people in my bar, I just didn't know who it was". He didn't say it in an angry way but more in an awed way because she had done it without him knowing it. "Come, sit with us," he said.

As Zanita sat down she looked straight at Amelia. "I remember that Albus had a penpal named Gellert. he would talk a lot about him. he was the cousin from a family friend named Mathilde Belladonna. One I also remembered from Hogwarts. She also had family that were squibs and who hated magic. If I remember correctly the started an orphanage or something like that in the muggle world, but that is beside the point. This Gellert had started to rule Drumstrang while Albus tried to do the same with Hogwarts. He never really got it all done because Charlus Potter stopped him from doing so, that all ended when Charlus left Hogwarts".

The look Abeforth gave her was immediately slammed down by Zanita. "Abeforth, I know you had a crush on Dorea Black but she was already in her fifth year when you started Hogwarts, by then she and Charles had already started dating for more than a year".

"Your Lady Hogwarts" he stuttered when she knew of his childhood crush.

"Yes, I'm now go on with your story".

"In the years that followed, the war started to get really brutal. Gellert took advantage of the war that was going on in the muggle world and made his play in Europe and Britain. While the Wizards had their hands full of keeping the wizarding world a secret from the muggles. Gellert used it to attack when they were all distracted. Albus became the leader and did what Gellert was doing. When Gellert killed the witches and wizards at the side of the light. Albus did the same to the Dark.".

Charlus and Dorea Potter were fighting next to him. Charlus never liked Albus but knew the power he had and still helped him with his own power and funds. It was also because of their help Albus got the upper hand. Then came the day it all stopped. Gellert and Albus had a siege fire to attend the wounded. It was the day After that Albus met with Gellert and defeated him. We never knew of a fight but he came home as a broken and beatdown man.

It was on the last day of the war it all changed. Albus became the real leader of the light and his ideas started to change with him. The more I think about it the more he went to do the things Harry Potter, miss Figg and the friends" and Abeforth smiled at Bella. "Are doing now. Then the day came that Albus changed again. I do not know why but he started to pay extra interest in one Harry McGonagall. I thought he had a crush on him but when he took Minerva as his wife Albus started to get really frustrated. It was also on that time that the first bits of the war started with Voldemort. Voldemort was working his way up to become the next Dark Lord with only some random attacks here and there. It was on one of those attacks that her husband had died while she was in labor for her first child. her child was stillborn and Albus just took her. At first, I thought he did it out of Sorrow but then she too started to change and was defending him like he was a god. When the real war with Voldemort was happening Albus was nowhere near the leader he was. Now he didn't kill. He just wanted to redeem them all while he saw everybody around him get killed, and every time we asked him why. He told us it was for the greater good".

"I'm really started to hate that line" Amelia mumbled.

"Albus was changed somewhere between the war of Grindelwald and the war of Voldemort. He did nothing and we weren't allowed to do anything. We were only allowed to stun and capture, while they could kill us whenever they wanted to, it was like he was helping Voldemort to win the war. Now I still talk to my brother but that is all it is.

In the second part of the War Lily and James became Order members. they together with Frank and Alice took the fight to Voldemort. Frank and James were following Albus, while Lilly and Alice went against him. they killed if they needed to while Frank and James just captured them. The more they went against him the angrier Albus became and that was when my trust in him stopped".

It was at that moment that the door of the bar opened and Lucius stepped inside.

Abeforth turned around and the moment he saw him he waved his hand and immediately stepped over to his bar.

Bella wanted to get up but Amelia held her down. "Stop, Abeforth just placed a notice me not charm on our table, we will not be seen by them". It was now that Amelia took her own wand and changed her own appearance just like she did the appearance of Bella. It was also now that she saw the smile of Bella. "Why are you smiling".

"I felt the magic from Abeforth, it is nowhere near the magic of Harry," She said and finished with "We are safe".

A/N: This was it again for this week. See you all in two weeks.
Gr Winmau.