Chapter 19: The Raid
Everyone returned to McGonagall Manor where Harry was put in his bed. Minerva watched him for a bit when Dobby came waddling in worried for his master, "Master Harry is weak…Miss Minnie what happened to Master Harry?" the elf pleaded with her.
Minerva looked down and pat the elf's head, "We had to remove a piece of Dark magic from Harry. It's worn him out Dobby. Stay by his side ok? Be sure to get him anything he asks for and call me immediately if he asks for me."
The elf nods furiously, "Yes Miss Minnie." He tells her. Minerva then kisses Harry's head and gets up heading down stairs.
They had a quiet dinner that night. No one said more than a few lines. They were all worrying about Harry. When Dobby popped down stairs and told them Harry had woken up and was saying he was hungry everyone stood up. Hermione and Draco were the first to sprint from the table running to check on their friend. They were quickly followed by Minerva, then Sirius and Remus, the Grangers, and finally Narcissa brought up the rear.
Harry was sitting up in his bed when Draco and Hermione threw themselves onto Harry's bed hugging him tightly, "Whoa! I wasn't dead guys!" he exclaimed smiling at his worried friends. Minerva saw this and let out a sigh of relief. Her little cub was okay. She couldn't help but cry a bit. "Grandma stop I'm fine." Harry tells her seeing the tears on her face.
She walked over and petted his head, "I know darling but I can't help but worry about you."
"I can't wait to go to Hogwarts next year then you can't baby me anymore." The boy said.
Sirius and Remus laughed, "Well his stubbornness hasn't been dulled so that's a good sign." Sirius said.
"You have no room to talk Padfoot." Harry said, "You pension for jokes couldn't even be dulled by a dementor." He narrowed his eyes at his god father. Suddenly everyone gasped Harry looked around as them, "What?" he asked.
"Harry your hair!" Hermione said.
Harry reached over to his bedside table grabbing a hand mirror and looking into it. Is eyes widened, "But how?" he said. Harry's hair had changed scarlet.
"You're Metamorphmagus ability must have awakened." Sirius said.
"How do I change it back?" Harry asked.
"Calm down Harry you forget you have a metamorphmagus cousin." The voice of Nymphadora Tonks came from behind everyone. The all turned spotting her, "Mum sent me to say her and Severus will be by later tonight with the potions Harry needs, but she forgot to let me know Harry and I have a common ability." She walks up and sits on the edge of the bed, "Alright Harry you should calm down okay. Until you figure out how to do it on your own it will act up when ever you get emotional."
Harry took a deep breath, "Okay."
"Good now relax and picture your normal black hair ok?" Dora told him. Harry closed his eyes and breathes slowly, in a matter of moments Harry's hair goes back to its black color, "There you go." She tells him.
Harry looked back in the mirror, "Thank god I thought I'd have to change my last name to Weasley for a second." Everyone laughed except the Grangers, who didn't get the joke.
It took a bit of convincing to get Hermione to agree to go home. Harry assured her he was fine, and her parents promised they could come back again at a later time. The girl finally relented and Narcissa, Remus, and Sirius took the Granger's home. Severus and Andromeda returned that night with numerous phials of Nourishment potions for Harry. The boy complained about this but Minerva scolded him telling to take his medicine and in two days he could have a big feast. Harry grumbled but complied taking his first dose of potion then and there. Once finished he immediately gagged giving as disgusted face.
"That bad, eh Potter?" Draco teased.
"You drink it!" Harry said holding it out to his friend.
"No thanks." He blond responded, "I'll go have some chicken."
Harry narrowed his eyes, "You cad." The dark haired boy said. Draco stuck out his tongue and scampered off glad to see his childhood friend was feeling better.
The next two days drug on for poor Harry, he kept taking his Nourishment Potions, and because he was on bed rest Dobby had to clean him with magic. When the third day came and Minerva and Andromeda came to check on him that morning he bolted upright begging them to let him out of bed. Andromeda did a few quick diagnostic tests. She clear him and Harry let out a 'Hallelujah!' before leaping from his bed and running down stairs to join everyone else for breakfast. Now that Harry was healthy again Minerva had to return to Hogwarts to finish preparing for the new term. She bid them all farwwell again telling Sirius to summon her immediately if anything happened to Harry. He of course agreed and so after breakfast Minerva kissed Harry's forehead and slipped of through the Floo.
Amelia Bones had the biggest grin on her face. She had wanted to raid this Manor for the longest time. She had had to pressure Bagnold to allow her permission. It was the woman's last year as Minister for Magic. Amelia knew the likelihood of her getting reelected was slim due to her bumbling handling of the unjust incarceration of Sirius. Sirius was not likely to support a Minister who assisted in throwing him in Azkaban without a proper trial, and his allies wouldn't as well.
She was now standing in front of Malfoy Manor. She had five Aurors and two goblins with her. The group was ready to burst in and find that damned Horcrux and charge Lucius with the crime of processing such a Dark Artifact. She turned to her men, "Alright!" she told them, "You know what we're hear for. Dawlish, you will accompany Sir Golgouda on his search." She gestured to on of the goblins, "Winston, you will accompany Sir Greybeard." She gestured to the other.
"Yes ma'am!" both responded in unison.
"Now lets go. Don't want to give him time to destroy any evidence." She told them, "MOVE OUT!"
Lucius Malfoy was sitting in front of his fireplace fuming with rage. He was still pissed about his encounter on the Gringotts steps. He had been thoroughly thrashed…by a muggle no less. He promised himself when The Dark Lord returned his first target would be those muggles and their mudblood brat. He was just about to order one of the few house elves he had remaining to fetch him a drink when his front door burst open. He stood immediately but before he could draw his wand he was surrounded by Aurors who had their own wands trained on him, "What the hell are you doing in my home?!" he bellowed glaring around at them.
He heard footsteps and in walked Amelia Bones. He gritted his teeth when he saw her, "Good afternoon Lord Malfoy." She said with a smirk on her face. He then spotted two goblin walking up behind her and his eyes widened seeing his own Account Manager Golgouda standing behind her with a smirk on his face.
"And to what do I owe this surprise visit Amelia? Surely the Minister didn't approve of this raid?" He was glaring at her.
"Actually she did," Amelia said and held up a search warrant that had the Minister's seal of approval.
Lucius' eyes widened in shock, "But why I have done nothing but been supportive of our Minister."
"It has come to our attention that you are housing Dark artifacts in your home." Amelia said and smirked, "The Minister insisted I search your Manor personally to prove your innocence."
Lucius was gritting his teeth angered at this at first but then he smirked, "Very well proceed I will happily remain here." He told. Lucius had all his Dark artifacts hidden. There was a secret room under the drawing room floor. 'No way these fools will be able to find it.' He thought.
"We are grateful for your cooperation." She smirk. 'The fool has no idea these goblins are here strictly to find that Horcrux and they are equipped to do so.' She turned to the goblins, "You may begin good Sirs." She told them. The goblins nodded and spread out to search the house with Dawlish and Winston on their tail while the remaining Aurors kept their wands on Lucius who had sat down.
The goblin Golgouda was grinning. He was looking forward to exposing this bastard Malfoy. His family had the unfortunate luck to be the Malfoy family's account manager for nearly fifty years, and like many Dark wizards, they were always rude to the goblin who was running their account. His father had retired early because he couldn't deal with the Malfoy's any more thereby leaving himself to take charge of the Malfoy Family accounts. When the goblin Princes, Ragnok and Nagnok, requested warriors to assist the Aurors in tracking down Dark artifacts in two separate locations, one of which was Malfoy Manor, Golgouda immediately volunteered.
The two princes looked at him worriedly for a moment. Then he assured them he would like nothing more than to see Malfoy brat in chains for any crime at this point, they agreed but gave him a stern warning. 'Should you impede this raid in any way we will have your head.' He remembered Prince Nagnok's words. However, Golgouda had no intention what so ever in helping the Malfoy scum. He wanted nothing more than to be the one to find the Dark artifacts and turn them over to the Aurors himself just to see the look on Lucius' face.
Their search had been quick with the tracking device the princes had given them. Both goblins soon found themselves standing in the drawing room with the Aurors that accompanied them. Greybeard raised and axe and slammed it into the floor. Lucius heard this from the sitting room as stood attempting to find out what they were doing, but the Aurors immediately had their wands on him. The blond glared at them but his anger was soon replaced with fear when Golgouda entered carrying a small black book.
"Madam Bones," he said, "We found it." Held the book out to her.
Auror Winston immediately walked up behind the goblin, "That's not all Madam." He said to Amelia, "We found an entire room under the drawing room. Its filled with Dark artifacts!" he said.
Amelia took the book and smiled then turning to Lucius, "Looks like our raid is successful."
He had a look of horror on his face, 'The Dark Lord gave me that book himself. He made me promise to keep it safe. Why were they looking for that?' "That's my property you can't confiscate it!" Lucius barked lunging for Amelia.
The Aurors grabbed him and immediately pinned him down to the floor, "Silence!" one of the men growled at him.
Amelia smiled standing over Lucius, "You really are a simple minded idiot. This was the only thing were actually looking for." She held up the book, "Anything else we found would simply be a bonus in charging you with procession of Dark artifacts." She then passed the book back to Golgouda, "Get this to Prince Ragnok immediately please Sir Golgouda."
"Of course Madam." He responded then looked down to Lucius with the biggest grin on his face.
"You damn goblin how dare you betray me!" Lucius snarled at him as he was being pinned down.
"You seemed to be confused soon-to-be Former Lord Malfoy." the goblin said, "My loyalties have always been with the Goblin Nation and their Royal family. Working as your account manager was never a high priority of mine. If fact it was a rather unlucky placement on me and my family. I expect this will be our last meeting. Enjoy your stay in Azkaban." The goblin then turned and left with Greybeard right beside him.
"Lucius Malfoy," Amelia said with a grin, "You're hereby under arrest for procession of numerous Dark artifacts. You're wand will be confiscated at this time. Should you resist the Aurors here will be allowed to use deadly force to subdue you." She was smiling down at him, "I'm sure Sirius and Narcissa will be very pleased to hear of this development."
A/N: BUSTED BITCH!!! Woooo! finally Lucius is getting locked up hell's to the yea! I'd been waiting for this moment for sooooo long! Almost as good as seeing Malfoy get punched in the face. *Does a happy dance* Now that he's out of the way...who will be the next Minister for Magic? Cause we all know the only reason Cornilius Fudge became Minister was because all the funding Lucius provided him.
Up Next: Harry's eleventh birthday rolls around, and he recieves a surprising gift from his grandmother.