Harry Potter's life had gotten very complicated. It had always been complicated, but this was getting ridiculous.

First of all, he had a big dilemma. Catching Avery was proving harder than they thought. Their only lead was his nephew Joseph, and he wasn't talking. He really wanted to pump the guy full of veritaserum, but for that, he would need authorization from the Wizengamot, who also needed to witness the interrogation. Unfortunately, that also meant risking the exposure of the demigods, so he needed to consult Reyna first, and that girl scared the crap out of him.

Even if he did get authorization from both sides it still wasn't guaranteed, that it would even work. The guy was a demigod, and not just any demigod. He was the son of the god of communication and trickery, which could really mess things up for them. He firmly believed they needed to take that chance though.

Secondly, his best friend wasn't talking to him, and his other best friend was in a coma. He still had Ginny but it wasn't the same, which in turn was completely unfair towards her. She was never bitter though, which was just a testament to how great a girl she was. Unfortunately, these last few weeks had started to take their toll on their relationship. He didn't know how much he could tell her, but he knew she could tell, something was bothering him.

He was just about to go through the fireplace to the House of Ten, when the fireplace roared to life and the object of his thoughts walked out.

"Whoa!" She exclaimed, as they crashed into each other. They managed to stay upright though – sitting on a broomstick hundreds of feet in the air is great for training balance.

Harry grinned at his girlfriend. "Where are you going?" She asked him, making him uncomfortable. He sighed and plopped down in the sofa.

"It's a longer story. I told you Hermione is in America with her family, right? It's a little more complicated than that."

"I don't get it. How so?" She scrunched her eyebrows in confusion

He told her the entire story, how they had thought the worst, when Hermione was lost, how she got word to them and the mission they had undertaken.

"… And she isn't waking up. I was heading over there to check up on them. That's another thing – Draco Malfoy is over there, working on a cure for a guy, who took over the curse on Hermione's arm."

He watched as Ginny's expressions changed throughout his explanations, ranging from confusion to concern to anger.

"Draco Malfoy? You have Draco bloody Malfoy working close to an unconscious Hermione? Are you insane?"

"Look, he's actually a pretty good guy, and Hermione trusted him. He's actually been working hard on finding a cure, and he was the one to find the best intel on Hermione's mother, and he is giving us leads on the remaining Death Eaters." Harry defended. "I know it's probably hard to accept, but he's a good guy."

"Is that why my brother won't speak to you?"

Harry groaned "No. I didn't get to tell him that part yet. I didn't even get to tell him the entire story about Hermione."

"You really have a death wish, don't you?" Ginny chuckled.

Harry rolled his eyes. "Do you want to come with me?"

…

"So, are you two done with your beauty sleep?" Draco asked, as he finally entered Nico and Hermione's room. The two had been bickering as usual, this time about Nico's morning moodiness.

"Draco!" Hermione smiled, looking up.

"How are you feeling, you guys?" he asked, sitting down on the edge of the bed.

"Amazing." Nico deadpanned, earning himself an elbow in the abdomen.

"A bit tired, but the nectar is helping a lot. We've been ordered to stay in bed by Piper though, but only for today I think. We need to have a meeting about what to do about Zeus."

"Maybe throw him naked into the streets?" Nico suggested, earning him another elbow.

"I'm sure you'll come up with something" Draco smirked. At that moment, Piper entered the room, with Harry and Ginny in tow.

Draco stood. "Um, hi." He winced at his own awkwardness, and expected a verbal lashing from the youngest Weasley.

Ginny only raised an eyebrow. "This is so cheesy, but hi, my name is Ginny Weasley." She said, stretching her hand towards him. Draco shook it gratefully and she turned towards Hermione.

"You've really been holding out on me." She accused, pointing at Nico.

Hermione had the grace to look guilty. "I'm sorry, Gin. I couldn't tell you. You would have thought I was crazy."

"Well, to be honest, I'm still not totally convinced you aren't" Ginny winked at her "But you are going to tell me everything."

"Of course, I am. Did you bring Ronald with you?" Hermione asked carefully.

Harry scratched the back of his head "No. He isn't really speaking to me. I told him about some of what has been going on, and he didn't take it so well. I suppose it's a lot to take in."

"Did you tell him about – " Draco gestured at himself, looking worried.

"No, not yet. I haven't gotten to that part with him."

"Good. Do you think you could do it on a Tuesday or a Thursday perhaps, when I'm not here? I don't fancy getting my head smashed in." Draco requested.

"Scared, Malfoy?" Harry smirked

"You wish" Draco laughed back.

Ginny stood, looking confused between the two former arch enemies. "How long has the bromancing been going on?" She asked Piper conspiratorially.

"Oh, haven't they always been like that?" Piper asked, making Hermione and Ginny both snort with laughter.

"They've hated each other with a passion since they were eleven" Hermione eventually replied.

"Are you sure about that?" Nico asked, lifting an eyebrow. Hermione looked at him incredulously, and hit him in the face with a pillow.

"Ow! Again, with the violence!"

Ginny grinned "And how long has that been going on?" She asked Piper. Hermione took back the pillow she had used to hit Nico, and buried her head in it, embarrassed. Nico only smirked, leaning back against the headboard.

"Honestly, I think it's been going on forever. They just hadn't realized it until now. It's all so romantic" Piper sighed.

Nico rolled his eyes "Easy there, Pipes. Oh, I was supposed to apologize for being an ass by the way, so there, I'm sorry."

"But you're still going to be an ass, so what's the point?" she smirked.

"Then I also apologize in advance" He smiled at her innocently, getting hit in the face by a pillow again.

Leo strolled into the room, carrying two trays. "Hello ladies! I come bearing gifts. Tofu burgers, and they are amazing in my not so humble opinion."

"Great, I'm starving!" Hermione exclaimed.

"You must be Harry's girlfriend. I'm Leo. I would shake your hand, but then the burger would probably end up in your hair. Are you guys staying for dinner?"

Ginny looked confused. "Right, time difference, I forgot. I'm sorry, but I just had a huge breakfast, and I should really get going. I have practice. Maybe some other time?"

"You'll be welcome." Leo smiled at her.

"Are you coming, Harry?"

"No, I actually came to speak to Reyna. Is she around?" Harry asked no one in particular.

"She's probably at the principia." Piper told him. "Her and Frank have been working hard on helping the campers get home to Camp Half-blood. Zeus is mortal, so the threat is lessened and they can go home."

"Okay" He nodded. "Can you show me the way?"

Slowly, people trickled out of the room. Harry and Piper left to show Ginny back to the fireplace, and Draco went along with them.

Leo gave them the trays with the food and left the room with a "Bon appetite!" and a wink.

…

Harry gulped as he entered the principia. Not only was Reyna intimidating, but so was the place. His fear lessened slightly though, when he saw her snorting in laughter at Frank, who looked flustered as Hazel stood scowling at him.

"Sorry, to interrupt, but can I talk with you guys for a moment?"

"Yeah, sure" Rayna said, regaining her composure with the speed of light. "What's it about?"

Harry sighed, plopping down in a chair "I think I told you before, that Avery has had contact to a known war criminal from the wizarding world, right? The thing is, that I kind of need him. We have a potion, a truth serum if you will, that I would like to use on him during an interrogation, but I need authorization from the court to do it. I imagine you would like to keep things separate, but I'm afraid that our two worlds are going to meet more and more, and if the Avery's had knowledge of your world, then you might face some threats from the wizarding world."

"What do you mean by threats?" Rayna wrinkled her brows at him.

"Joseph's uncle was a Death Eater, and they are vicious criminals. We just came out of a war, which they lost, but not all of them have been captured. Death Eater Avery is still out there somewhere, and if he has knowledge about New Rome, or about demigods, he and his friends might take interest. I would like to interrogate Joseph, to see which connections he had with his uncle, to see if he can lead us to him."

Rayna sat, for a long time, thinking.

"Can we meet with your minister first, and then make a decision about Joseph afterwards?" Frank broke the silence

"Yeah, of course. That was the idea, but if I could get permission to interrogate him, it would really help. Right now, he's the only lead we've got."

"Alright then." Reyna sighed. "Arrange a meeting. We'll be there."

Sorry for the wait. I won't give any spoilers :) No new chapters will be added to Divine Diplomacy, but I still want to make the first chapters better, I just haven't gotten around to it yet.

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