Thank you all for the reviews. Harry Potter is not mine this is the story from a fan.
(BSC 6 C02) C193 Lay the plans on the table.
Narcissa was still in some kind of shock as she walked into Potter castle with Bellatrix or Bella as she was now known at her side. When they walked into the side room they saw Apolline sitting there with Gabrielle and Emma waiting for something. They did not go to the ministry because they had to wait for them. As they walked in they were told that Lily and Alice had just left. The moment Bella had woken up Lily knew it was alright and she went to the ministry. James had gone ahead so she went after him to keep him from doing something stupid according, to her.
"What is happening over there," Bella said as she pointed to the wireless.
"Harry and the others are looking for a fight. Albus thought he could keep them down but Tracy put him straight. That is what mammon just said" Gabrielle told them. Apolline just smiled as her daughter was almost glued to the wireless listening to everything that was said.
It was now that Bella took Narcissa by the hand as she saw two Veela's walking into the room. "Did you do it?" Bella asked as the Veela's nodded. "Is he here?" She asked, but this time she saw them shake their heads. Narcissa didn't know what was happening and got a little afraid when Bella pushed her into a seat. " Tell us everything," Bella asked as she sat down next to her. Narcissa looked at her and then back to the Veela's. It was now that she really knew she had missed something but still didn't know what.
"Well, As you know we were at Hogsmead where we had to wait for Draco".
"Wait, you got Draco," Narcissa asked almost in a panic.
"Sirius did" The Veela answered her.
"Ohh Sirius, then it is good" It was now that Narcissa sat back down in her chair. Suddenly she jumped up and stumbled right to the floor. "But... But... But Sirius, is... is ... Dead".
Bella pulled her back into the seat. "No sister he is not. Minerva and Augusta made a very risky plan. They told us last night and I will tell it to you right now" Bella told her as she pointed at two seats for the Veela's. "Grandma Mini had seen a memory from old Bellatrix before I was sent back. In that Memory, Harry had thrown a Crusiatus curse at her for killing Sirius. That time it was real and she did kill him. It was after it I was sent back for the first time. We knew Voldemort would be there and Minerva thought that the reason that Harry had placed the Crucio on her, might have been the one reason he had sent her back". Bella looked at her sister and saw Narcissa nod for her to go on. "So without us knowing the Adults had a talk, and they are talking way too much if you ask me".
Narcissa, Emma and Apoline laughed at that statement. It was the same thing they often heard from Isabela and Amelia about the kids.
Bella didn't notice it and just went on. "Now without us knowing they had captured Peter and placed him at Potter castle. Sirius took his place and made sure Voldemort had the book from Lily to send someone back and be the creepy rat we all know Peter was".
"You do know he has been sneaking peeks at all the women in the house".
Bella nodded "I know it has been something Peter had done all the time so he did his job good. Now that Sirius took the place of Peter. They made Peter take the place of Sirius. Now Peter/Sirius didn't do it willingly so they Imperiusd him to do it. When they got to the part Bellatrix had to kill Sirius they made Peter jump in front of the curse".
Narcissa rubbed away a tear as she thought about the thing they had Bellatrix do. For her, she had killed Sirius and she never knew she had done it.
Bella took her hand and held it close. It was one of the Memories Bellatrix didn't share with me. So I never knew before they had told me. Now the next problem they had was getting Harry to Crucio her. That was all Minerva. She had told him that Voldemort had Imperiused Belatrix and she was under his spell. So Minerva had told Harry to put her under the Crusio because that could be the one thing that could snap her out of it".
It was now that Narcissa shook her head. "Well, it worked because you are back and as I have just heard, Sirius is out of there".
It was now that they all turned to the two Veela's. At first, they looked at each other and came to one conclusion. One would tell their story while the other would protect them if one of them did not like what they had done. "Well for us it was simple. Sirius brought us Draco and we had to use our Allures to see what his intentions were going to be. Most of all if he was going to be with us, against us or none of the above".
It was now that they stopped and looked at Narcissa. Most of the time, mothers did not like it when their sons were used. Narcissa just shook her head and motioned them to go on.
It did surprise the Veela's a little but they still went on. "Well, it was clear he wanted to impress us so we told him we only liked the truth. In the end, we learned that he did not want to be a part of the DarkLord. He also didn't want to be standing next to Harry. When we asked about his intentions for the coming war, it was clear he did not want to be in this war at all. But if he could save his ass he would betray each one of them and us".
Narcissa gave a deep sigh as she looked down at the floor. She slowly shook her head and then looked up. "Just getting him out of there is the best thing that could have happened. I know his father had been making him believe he is all that. So for him to betray any of us is not so surprising. Frustrating but not surprising. I only hope he will not get the chance to do something like that".
This made the Veelas and Bella smile. When Narcissa gazed up at them Bella took her hand again. "We, the friends, had made a little plan for something like this. Now that we know Draco would do something like this to save his ass we want to open his eyes. While we are fighting the war he will be helping the Werewolf cubs. Muggle kids who just found out they had magic. Goblins and every other person that is finding shelter at Hogwarts and the Peverell estate. He has a rune on his back that will keep him from leaving. He will learn the hard way what the war is doing to people he thinks are less than him".
"Can I go and see him?" Narcissa asked softly.
"Yes, you can," Bella told her. "But not right now. Let him get used to it on his own for a couple of days. Just let him feel he doesn't have Daddy to hold his hand anymore" Narcissa nodded and just hoped she could see him soon.
"They are starting again in ten minutes. Apolline said as she stopped the others from talking. The break is over and Lucius is taking the floor.
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A lot of witches and wizards had gone to Harry and his friends for help. A lot of them already believed the Noseless was back so the choice for help wasn't that hard. There were also a lot of others that hadn't gone for help and were just looking on because they didn't know what to think. This meeting of the Witangemot was the thing they had been waiting for. A couple of days ago they all found out that the DarkLord had come back. Their fear had just become real and they were waiting for the ministry to help them out. So as they listened to the Wireless their hope slowly evaporated with everything they heard.
While they all listened, Lucius took the floor and had murder on his mind. Albus and Fudge were put on the sideline by those brats so he had to save them and get them back. "Members of the Witangemot" He started. The first thing he did was look at the brats. They had jumped in and with total disrespect, they killed Albus and Fudge politicly. He had to get them back and everyone had to listen to them. "We have all heard them telling us how bad Albus and Fudge had been. They did not tell you about all the good they did in the last years".
Susan snorted and stood from her spot. Before she could say something Harry pulled her back down. "Not yet," he said and smirked at her. Let him dig a little deeper. After it, you can tell him that Narcissa is gone. Susan looked from left to right telling their friends that she was doing it and then smirked back at Harry.
Lucius hadn't seen a thing and just went on. "Let us first start with Hogwarts. Before Potter took over the School was run efficiently. There were no complains and the funds were always on time".
Before he was finished Susan looked at Harry with a sad look and he just nodded. He knew she wanted to become just like her aunt. So every opportunity she could have to put them straight she got the chance. "Mr Malfoy do you mean that you were aware of the funds of Hogwarts. How come you knew it, you are not an employee of the ministry are you".
Lucius knew he was always informed by Umbridge and Fudge even if he had no right to know. "I knew because I have always looked out for my son".
"So it was not because you always made sure you only paid ten Galleons, while other Purebloods paid forty. Not even talking about the Muggle-borns and Halvebloods because they pay twice and three times purebloods did. Your friends were included in the ten Galleons part".
"You just made that up"Lucius screamed while all the Members were looking at him with anger.
"No, I'm not," Susan told him with a smirk. "The moment we took over we also got the books from our friends the Goblins. So next year Everybody will pay thirty Galleons not more no less no matter who you are. And before you say something about me having the books I'm heir Hufflepuff so I have the right" It was now that Susan took her seat and gave a smug look at Lucius.
Lucius knew the others were looking at him because he had paid less. So it was something they would talk to him about for sure. There was also no way he could talk himself out of it. So without a second thought, he just went on to the next thing he had, just to prove his point. But also with a little hope, they would forget about this one. "Be that as it may. You are all forgetting that the ministry always made sure Hogwarts was protected at all the levels".
Before Susan could look at Harry she got a stinging hex from Daphne. She looked at her and could see her saying get him now soundlessly. So with another smirk she got to her feet and started. "Are you talking about the Dementor Fudge took into the great hall during lunch. Or are you talking about the night ten of them were let into the great hall during dinner by the Umbitch? One who worked for the ministry and was later proved to be the one who had directed it all". Lucius wanted to react but Susan went on. "During those two incidents, Albus was there for the first and did nothing. He wasn't there for the second and when he heard he again did nothing. You didn't even question your good friend Fudge for endangering your Son".
Susan didn't have to say anything about the other kids to the other members. There look at Lucius that told them enough. Susan had done what she needed to do And whatever Lucius would say now to save Albus and Fudge was not going to work. It was something Albus and Fudge knew so it was a matter of minutes before the both of them would give up their positions willingly. So as they were making themself ready for another break Lucius pulled his wand. He pointed it at Harry and screamed Avada Kadavra. The green light travelled from the wand straight to Harry. Harry could not get out of the way and he knew it. This would be would his time to go, the end so to say. The moment it was about to his he didn't feel a thing. He just opened his eyes and saw a red head of hair in front of him.
Lily was hit by the spell dead on and slumped down in his arms as he caught her before she could fall all the way to the floor. Harry didn't know what to do now and just looked on. There was a flash and right in front of him stood Alice in her Unspeakable robe. She pulled her wand and screamed Avada Kadavra right at Lily. Harry pulled her aside and when he did Alice screamed No, as he was to hit, dead on.
#*
Bella was glued to the Wireless and got white when she heard the words. The one talking it all together didn't have the words to say what he saw. Bella jumped up and Screamed for Snot. Snot was never on time because the moment she jumped up Gabrielle changed into her Fenix form and grabbed her. She appeared next to Zanita at Hogwarts and did the same thing. She grabbed Zanita and flashed away. In the middle of the Witangemot chamber, she appeared and they saw Lily sitting next to Harry with her wand in her hand. Gabrielle flashed to Harry and sat down on his shoulder in her Fenix form. Lily looked at her and smiled a little. "He is not dead, I can't get him back, but he is not dead. So for now he is under a status charm so that I can think about getting him back later.
Bella was speechless and walked over to Daphne who stood there with tears in her eyes. While Zanita placed her hand on the head of Harry Bella asked what happened. Daphne hugged her closer and really started to cry. Bella wanted to but she just couldn't. She heard he wasn't dead so that was enough for her. But for him not to be awake, well that was the one thing that was troubling.
It took a couple of minutes for Daphne to get back to herself before she was able to talk clearly. "Well, it all went really fast" Daphne started. Lucius tried to kill Harry" That was all Daphne could say before Bella jumped up with her wand in her hand. She turned on the spot and pointed it everywhere.
She did see Albus but no Lucius or any other member for that matter. "Where is that son of a bitch, I will kill him myself".
"Miss Figg" Albus started.
"Don't you start old man? I want Lucius and I want him now"?
"I made sure he was safe so I told him to go as I did with the others. I even pardon him because it was clearly a spell out of frustration". Albus was just in time to duck for the cutting curse that was thrown his way. "We can't punish him with murder because it is clear that Lily and Harry are still alive. The unspeakable just told us all".
Bella didn't care and just walked towards Albus while her wand started to glow green. "I don't care," she said through gritted teeth. "What he did was a clear attempt on line theft. I want his blood and I want it now. You have cleared him but like I said I don't care you better get him here tomorrow or I will hunt his ass down together with yours in a clear second".
Albus wanted to react but thought twice about it. All the members of the light had gone as did the members of the Dark. Only the grey remained and he knew he did not get any help from them. So he hung his head and left the chamber just so he could get to Lucius and warn him to not return tomorrow. It had been clear that he had wanted to kill Potter but Lily saved him. What he did not understand was why the Unspeakable did the same thing to Harry when Lily had jumped in front of him.
When Albus had left Amelia turned to the members. I want to ask all of you to come an hour earlier. Then we will tell you what happened and what we are going to do. Albus and Fudge are out of their positions and we need other people. Now we know Harry is alive we do not know how or why. We also do not know how or why Lily survived but they did. So tomorrow we will return and I only hope we will have Harry with us.
The moment everybody from the grey had left minus the family and close friends. It was Alice who removed her hood. "Let's get him back to Potter Castle Then I can tell you why I did what I did".
"You killed him" Daphne screamed as she launched at Alice. As all the friends pulled their wands at her, Lily had to protect Alice by standing in front of her. "Get out of the way" Daphne hissed.
"I will not".
"You will or we will go through you. Harry had a life without you so he can do it again".
"He isn't dead" Lily tried.
"No," Daphne hissed again. "But he isn't awake either. We don't even know if he will wake up from this. He lived through it because he was created into a Horcrux. He was never hit even though everyone said he did. While he had that Hocrux he could have survived one Avada spell but he had thrown it out of his mind to help Bella".
Before Daphne could go on Alice stunned Lily and bound her on the spot. They all looked at her but didn't know what to say. "Did something come out of her when she got hit" Alice screamed? None said anything but Luna pointed at a spot on her back. Alice removed a spot of clothes on her back and they all saw the same lighting bold scar Harry had on his forehead. "We have to get to Potter castle now". Before she was done with her words she was taken away by Zanita together with Harry and some of the others. A couple of seconds later the others were taken from there by the house elves and were now looking on.
Alice had stepped up behind the stunned Lily, while everybody was looking on as Harry was placed on a bed in the middle of the room. Around him were Veela's, Werewolfs, Goblins, humans and house elves. If Zanita would have taken them to Potter castle. Then the animals would have been there too. It was a moment later the friends pulled their wands and were pointing them again at Alice.
Alice held up her hands in surrender and knew she had to explain or she would not live very long after it. "Do you know anything about the Unforgivable's".
"You mean stopping the heart for a nicer death, Imperio someone to help them do something or Crucio to see if the nerves are still working" Daphne snapped.
"Yes," and Alice took a deep breath. "They were made for healers of the time. But Lily and I found out there was a lot more we could do with them. The stopping of a heart was one thing. It was and is a spell of energy. Lily and I found out that when you use it on a person who was extremely hurt. You could end his life to give him or her a better dead. Now we also found out you could not only stop the heart in a second, but you could also restart it back up. You gave it an electric shock and that was what I wanted to do with Lily before Harry stepped between her and the spell. You have to be fast so I had no time to explain but it went wrong. Sorry. Now Harry is under a stasis charm to not get any complications of the place he is. We know he is awake but not where. We do, however, think he is with the Goddess".
"Is that what you did with Lily and James?" Bella asked as she dropped her wand a little bit.
"Yes, I did, but the plan backfired. We heard James and Lily were attacked and knew we had to do what we had to do. I waited until the news was out and rushed to the house they were hiding. Albus was there and he did see me. He didn't say a thing as I went into the house. It was there I placed two rune stones into their stomick so none could remove them. It would keep them in status until I put the Avada on them. But when I did one Death Eater had seen me and followed me to our hideout and the rest is history. If it had not been for the stones they would have been dead for sure. The stasis charm kept them just like the moment they died. That was why it worked and the place they were buried had a magical-ley-line and it kept the stone charged for all the time that had passed".
As they all looked at Harry they didn't see Luna walking into the room. Her eyes were dreaming and she walked toward Harry without seeing anything for real. She placed her hands on his shoulder and started to Giggle. Before Bella or Daphne said anything she gazed at them without seeing them for real. The Goddess is fighting to get him back and death wants to keep him. He will come back the Goddess is making sure of it. He isn't supposed to be there yet just like Lily wasn't. She Didn't go all the way as Harry did but she was at the station". Luna let go of Harry as her eyes focused on everyone. "I want pudding before Harry comes back. He will do it all by himself but is now talking to his ancestors from far back.
None really knew what they could say to that and before they could do the head elf of Potter popped up next to her with a bowl of pudding in his little hands. "Thank you," she said as she sat down next to Harry and started eating her pudding. Again they all shook their heads as they turned to Alice and Lily.
Alice turned to Lily and asked if it was her. If it was not the one controlling her would answer with yes. But the one fraise triggered an encrypted memory that would make Lily respond in one way. But that would only work if she was Lily. To her relief, it turned out that Lily was still herself and was freed by Alice to take it further.
Lily knew she had to explain herself and sat down waiting for everybody to sit down next to her. "Now for starters" she held up her hand and snapped her fingers. A little blue flame appeared in her hand and she held it up for all to see. "Before I died, I was able to do this. After I died or just before it someone turned me into a Horcrux just like they had done with Harry. Now I do not know who or how they had done it but it is the reason I could come back. While I was sitting and some kind of bus station I did see Harry go passed me. Now I know he went on but at the time I did not and just called for him but there was no reaction. What I did see was a figure lying away from me crying in pain. It gave me a bad feeling so I walked the other way looking for a way out".
Lily stopped and asked for a drink as she looked at Harry. He hadn't moved for the time he was out but as she pointed to him, she could see him smile a little. "He is on his way back, I can feel him" Her eyes became big and she thought her one thought. 'Can all of you hear me'? She saw Minerva, Bella, Daphne and Zanita nod and smiled at them. "That Horcrux held my power back so it had been leaching of my magic. Now I'm back to my full power and ready to stand by you". The friends didn't react and she immediately knew why. They were nothing without their leader and Harry wasn't there. "He will come back and it will be soon. So just wait for him".
Bella and Daphne had sat beside him and only nodded at her. They were nothing without Harry. They might make the plans, they might run the drills. But with harry not taking the lead they were nothing. He always worked on instinct and that was always spot on. Even if nine out of ten times he was the one getting hurt it was spot on.
"Now while I was at that bus station I just walked around. I do not know who or what the person was but it told me to walk on and go back. If I did not I would be held there and travel on to the beyond. But I wasn't ready so I walked on and woke up as you all know, and have seen".
It was now that Neville got to his feet. I know Harry will be back with us tomorrow. "Knowing him the ass will wait until we are at the ministry fighting for the next Minister. It is then he will make his appearance to put them straight as they fuck it up again". The friends all nod and laugh because it was something Harry would do. They hoped he would not bet they knew he would. So they all sat down and started to talk about who they wanted for a new minister and warlock. It would be for the war only and if they did do a good job they might become it afterwords".
Amelia wanted to react but it was Susan who had to put her on hold. "Aunty, we know you want to become the minister. But it will be after the war. It will not be long before the Noseless will attack the ministry. With the budget cuts and the amount of Aurors, or the lack of them. You will be glad to survive an hour. Now the one thing we don't know is how many of them are in the pocket of Lucius and the nose-less one. So we are sure the minister will be dead within the month and it is up to them to be stupid".
"You are not going to warn them, are you".
The friends shook their heads from left to right, but it was Susan who was answering her. "From the moment we told them he was back they put their heads in the sand. We prepared ourselves for him coming back and as we had said. If he didn't we were still prepared for something. They did not and only went with Lucius and the Darkside, by cripling the Aurors even more. So even with all the skills you have, you will not be able to hold him off with that bunch of". Susan stopped and didn't say the last thing she wanted to say.
Amelia looked on and gave a slow nod. She did not like it but they were right. If they let her she would not servive and that was not something she wanted to do. "Alright but I will take the lead at Potter castle with the duties of the ministry," she told them.
Susan looked with a smug look at Harry and her face fell. "I told Harry the same thing but the I told you so. Is falling flat at this if he is not here to pout at me" and a tear fell from her eye. "Why is it always him" she whispered. It was not long after those words that Susan was pulled into a hug with all their friends as Harry lay between them.
#*
Voldemort had been sitting next to the wireless. He heard what Albus and Lucius had tried to do. He knew that it would not work. Something told him they would fail from the moment they walked into the ministry. The moment he heard Lucius throw the Avada he knew he had blown it. What happened after it he didn't know because the Wireless stopped broadcasting at that moment. He got to his feet and screamed for Narcissa to come to him. There was no response so he screamed for the one person who would always run to him out of fear. "Peter get in here". He waited and waited but there was no Peter rushing to him. So for the first time in his career as a DarkLord, he had to go and look for his own people. Voldemort walked up and down the manor and screamed his head off for any of his Death Eaters. Most of them were still at the Witangemot so he didn't expect them to be here. At one point he even screamed for Pancy and Bellatrix. It was after he called for Bellatrix he remembered that he had just sent her back in time. The cursing he let go at that moment made all the members that were still in the manor go on the run. The ones who had stayed behind were cursed by him beyond recognition. He had just realized that the plan with Bella hadn't worked at all. If it had he would be on the top right now. But Harry Potter was still around. Bellatrix had failed and he didn't know why. "Narcissa, Draco, Peter" he screamed again, over and over again. None came and he was slowly starting to realize that he had lost not only Bellatrix. But also Narcissa and Draco. Draco he could miss but Narcissa and Bellatrix he could not. It also told him that he was about to lose this manor because it was clear that Potter could take it from his hands at any moment.
While Voldemort was looking all over the manor, Lucius and the other Death Eaters were told to go and come back tomorrow. They all knew Voldemort had been listening to the wireless and going back was the last thing they wanted to do. So with their heads down, they all went back to Malfoy's manor. They didn't want to but the pain would be worse the longer they waited. Lucius was the first to walk into the manor and was Crucioed at the spot. After a minuteVoldemort stopped and looked at the others. It was now he hissed at all of them. You all go and find Draco, Narcissa and Peter for me, NOW". and every Death Eaters scrambled out of the manor looking everywhere except at the manor just to get out. Lucius was kept behind because he had a special thing to do for his Lord. He himself had to find a way to keep the manor his and his alone.
As Lucius walked out of the manor, he had to find a way to do it. But as he already killed the mother of that Potter brat. He knew of no way to get Potter to let him keep his wife and his house. The one thing that troubled him the most was the missing of his son. His wife was with Potter he had no doubt about it. She had been hanging over him as she had never done to him. He never trusted a Black so his wife was no different. When he walked down the road he stopped all of a sudden. He remembered something his Lord had said.
He turned and started to walk the other way. His Lord had not only been missing Narcissa and Draco but also Peter. That rat had turned on the Potters and it would be no surprise to him if he would turn on them too. So the first thing he had to do was to get to the bar where all of the inner circle would be right now. None of them would be looking for his wife, Peter or his son. He would not be looking for their wife or kids, he would not even think of looking for his own wife right about.
#*
Albus had been kicked out of the Withangemot chamber almost right after Fudge and the others. The only thing he knew is that Lucius had killed Lily and that an Unspeakable had killed Harry. It was the one thing he wanted to do himself but for an Unspeakable to do it, just made it so much easier. As he walked to the office of Fudge he knew he still had his job. He didn't knock and just walked in. He looked at Fudge who was sitting behind his desk with his head in his arms. "We are done Albus. You know it, I know it".
"It is not as bad as it looks Cornelius" Albus said.
"Not as bad" Fudge screamed. "Lucius just killed Lily Potter. If that is not bad enough an Unspeakable killed Lord Potter. Sure he jumped in front of the spell just like his mother had done for him, but he still did. You and I don't know anything about the Unspeakable but it can only be one of Voldemorts".
"You don't know that".
"Albus, stop it" Fudge screamed again. "We have fucked up and you know it. He is back and Potter had told us all. That boy had been smarter than us. He stopped saying it after we took the fight to the both of you for telling us he was back. You have placed yourself at his side but he had none of it so you stood alone. Yesterday it was clear they all knew you have been playing a game and were on our side. Umbridge did everything you asked her and she is no more. That one is on you and you know it".
"Albus pulled his wand and pointed it at the head of Fudge as he looked him in the eye. "I told you, Lucius, Severus and that bitch what to do. You took it upon yourself to attack the wife of the Goblin leader. Severus did it because he can't step over some petty bullying. For Lucius, he has been a lost cost from the moment he was standing next to you. He has been slipping you gold after gold after gold only to get his so-called good ideas heard. They have been playing you all for the fools you are. His ideas had been picked apart under his nose and you all just stood there looking on. Him killing Lily like that is all on him. Now I can keep him out of Azkaban but it will be hard. I heard that Lily servived. I do not know how but she did. So technically Lucius did not kill her. He only used the curse and it has been in the last session that using the curse without results was only punishable by a fine".
This time Fudge smiled a little.
"Stop you smiling you stupid man. You are going down and I'm not going with you. I'm the leader of the light and I will stay in charge for as long as I want to" With those words Albus turned around and left the office as he walked away and headed to his own office down the hall.
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Amelia had come back to the office as she heard what the friends had told her and that she would not be the new minister. They had agreed she would put herself up but the friends would stop her on the floor. As she rounded the corner she stubbled and immediately rushed back to look around the corner. Albus left the office of Fudge and slammed the door behind him. She waited until he walked into his own office and did what was the best thing she could do. She walked straight to the office of Fudge and walked in looking at the man that was the minister of Magic for now.
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