RWBY: The Unknown Sibling
(Harry is two years older than Ruby and three months older than Yang)
Am Alive Final Year of University is a drag

XXIII

Harry stood stock still on the dressing stool, in the cubicle as the fitters bustled around the cubicles taking the leg length, arm length and various other measurements. The Vytal Festival Ball was coming up quickly and Beacon had decided for all students to have a suit or a dress.

"Your measurements are all done sir…Now about the suit. Is it a formal or a social affair?"

"Formal."

"Day or evening?"

"Evening."

"Do you have a style?"

"Sanus finest." The tailor whistled.

"One for style eh?"

Harry shrugged "Beacon's arranged for this. May as well look the best we can." The tailor nodded.

"That is true. Now buttons?"

"Two."

"Trousers?"

"Tapered."

"Lining? Now Mr. Branwen-Potter, if you say tactical I can most certainly do so but I must inform Ozpin at the least and charge a bit more than normal."

Harry grinned "Tactical it is."

"Colour?"

"Dark blue."

The tailor nodded "Ozpin also mentioned that your team is a heavy faunus team?"

Harry was instantly on guard "Your point is? As for the rest of my team if they want the same as what I've ordered, I'll give you my scroll details and we can sort something out."

The tailor nodded "It's nothing to do with that. I just wanted to say thank you, especially to the one that has Polar Bear traits. He saved my daughters life back when the Breach happened. I only just found out your team name and that you're the Leader."

Harry chuckled "I won't need to pass the message on…The rest of my team, the male parts are here now."

It didn't take long and soon enough Neville and the Male members of Ozpin's monsters to enter a bar and with Neville using exceptionally delicate mental suggestions acquired them a round of beers. Harry grinned at them "This is the life. Good friends, beer and being together."

Adam grinned "I'll agree to that. What's more we've had no-one annoying us…well anymore than usual. Just then he looked out the window and he sighed.

As the four were sitting there a squad of Atlesian Knights and regular soldiers entered the bar. Harry took sip, and watched if they came over to the table and asked to see ID they'd be stuck. Furthermore, looking around Harry realised that aside from the bartender; Nanuuk and Adam were the only two faunus in the bar and out of the two, Nanuuk stood out the most. "Harry, if we get…"

"Into trouble, we'll sort it. We have the right to disobey them. Remember, Atlas, Vale. Two different nations."

"What about the Council?"

Harry took another swig "I'll deal with them…They don't like me because they can't tell me what to do…Only ten people can, only four will I obey outright and only two without back chat."

Neville sighed "I'm not paying bail money."

"Never going to ask."

The four Huntsmen watched the soldier, who quickly looked around and departed. The young men purchased another round and were soon enough joined by their respective teams. Ruby had dropped by with a smiling Summer "Harry, Ruby's found…"

Harry sighed "A dress that she wants, however despite the money you, dad and Uncle Tai are putting towards it and her allowance, she needs a little bit more…"

Summer nodded and Harry handed over the remaining Lin in his wallet "I'm out of beer money for now. Adam, if you can accommodate mine and your round, we'll sort it out."

Adam nodded "I'm going to need others…"

"Keep your money kid. I'll get these." Qrow said making his way to the bar. Soon enough he returned with an impressive tray fully laden down with beer.

"I thought this place didn't sell to minors?" Qrow said locking eyes with Harry, who merely grinned back.

"Wasn't me this time. If it was me…dad, think about it."

"Flying people, shop parts, car parts and those idiots from Atlas…Yes, I heard about that. Nicely done."

Summer swatted Qrow across the head "Behave you, why are you here? I thought you were on mission for Oz?"

"I need to make a report to Oz, personally."

"What about? Can I come?" It was Ruby "Hi Qrow!" Due to the revelation of her Uncle actually being her father she had settled for calling him by his birth name or sometimes papa-Qrow.

"Not this time kiddo." Qrow knew his son was going to get involved, this thankless mission and war was going to get his son but by Oum, he wouldn't let it have his daughter.

The soldiers who had left, hadn't left had instead got more reinforcements and strode into the bar. As Qrow sent a message to Ozpin, a message popped up 'No Signal message failed to send'.

"Everyone, no need to panic. Due to the recent invasion and influx of visitors from other nations we are needing to verify who everyone is." Announced one of the soldiers.

HAND, NIKL, RWBY and CFVY stiffened. They could accept the reasoning for this, anyone who wanted to start a war could easily target the Vytal festival. "Harry?" Asked Damania a hint of steel in her voice.

"Politely refuse." Harry said as two Knights made their way over, metallic footfalls and cylinders stomping and thumping.

"Can we help you gentlerobots?" Harry asked politely, way too politely for everyone who knew him.

"ID."

"What for?"

"To verify who you really are."

Ruby went for her scroll when Harry spoke "Don't Ruby. Why are you here?"

"That does not concern you." This time it was one of the humans.

"It really does concern me, because your response is all that is stopping my friends and I from dismantling you and your toys and getting away with it. However, the fall out will attract another Grimm invasion…Also, why can't we get a signal? Last I checked people had a very good connection to the Communication Tower."

"Orders. Signal Jammer and until you can verify who you are no-one is the building is going anyway."

Harry sighed, picked up his pint and to the surprise of everyone at the table effortlessly, necked it. They watched as his face contorted and suddenly a thunderous belch "What will happen hypothetically if I were to refuse?"

"Hypothetically we can't stop you. I'm not stupid…I full on realise that you're goading my colleagues into trying to enforce Atlesian Law on you. The General informed us of 'People of Interest'…All of you are who you say you are. Have a pleasant day Mr. Branwen."

Harry stared, blinked at sat back down again. Velvet, who had been sitting next to Yatsuhashi and was trapped next to Damania, leant out of her seat and her hand crashed around the back of Harry's head. Velvet, was of the opinion as was 95% of the Huntspersonel in training in attendance knew that Harry let her do that.

The group finished their drinks and they headed back to the school "That was…impressive, who knew you can hold your temper?"

"I'm…working on it. It certainly helps when I'm not surrounded by idiots who cannot think for themselves. Or Vale Council personal…Anyways, I need to shower and get prepared."

Everyone agreed as they clambered onto the bulkheads.

(Wizards)

Dumbledore looked at his colleagues and pupils "Is everything prepared?"

Hermione nodded eagerly "The punch has been spiked with a mild preventative potion to stop the students from interfering with our mission. However, due to Ron living with Harry and Neville had it easy to find a few strands of hair.

"Albus, the ingredients that Weasley has found will be apt to make a sleeping potion that will work on the two."

Dumbledore nodded knowingly, Ozpin was definitely sharper than he looked. Every time, he had tried to speak to Harry to convince him to come back to do his task: martyr himself so he, Dumbledore, could dispatch Tom Riddle and become renown for defeating Two Dark Lords!

Snape stiffened, as a natural occlumancer and legilimens, a skilled mind defender and reader. He had also studied a little bit into body language and the more he observed Dumbledore the more he began to worry. He had sworn allegiance to Voldemort over a woman and then sworn himself to the Headmaster, again after a woman. He sighed, he did not James Potter; he did not hate Harry Potter…He had seriously messed things up, letting his jealousy of a dead man cloud his judgement on to a boy.

Snape shuddered when Potter had casually disarmed them and had contemplated leaving him to die. Snape knew there on out, Potter had a dark side and one that it seemed to be completely nonchalant about leaving him to die.

He stood up and left the room. Outside, he took a deep breath. Dumbledore needed to be stopped. Voldemort needed to be stopped. Harry Potter had to do it, he had watched the self-defence class under a disillusionment charm. He had seen how Potter and his friends had…manhandled…for lack of a better term SIXTEEN other students. "Severus?"

He turned and looked at the Headmaster "Albus?"

"Where are you off to my boy?"

"I wish to try something, though I am going to need you to do something that is possibly foreign to you."

Albus raised an eyebrow "That is my boy?"

"I am going to Headmaster Ozpin and going through LEGAL and LEGITIMATE channels to hire, Mr. Potter and Mr. Longbottom to deal with our problem."

Dumbledore looked at his Potions Master and sighed "Very well…I am sure Harry will understand why this needs to be done."

"Stopping the Dark Lord, definitely. Why he needs to die for you to be celebrated as a god? Not likely."

(Guest Rooms)

"Seriously, Ronald? After all this time and preparation? You're getting itchy feet and stop the retrieval of Harry? He needs to be…"

"Somewhere, where he isn't treated like yesterday's garbage one day and the bloody hero of the hour the next. IF, you spent any time with him just hanging out, you'd recognise that."

Hermione huffed "The Headmaster is doing the right thing."

(Ozpin's Office)

Ozpin, Ironwood and Glynda were wrapping up a private meeting when there was a knock on the door. "Enter." The two headmasters and Oxpin's deputy were surprised as Severus strode into the room with Dumbledore following them.

"Headmaster Ozpin, Deputy Headmistress Goodwitch and…" Began the Potions Master.

"Headmaster, General James Ironwood...And you?"

"Severus Snape, Chemistry Teacher at Hogwarts."

"Mr. Snape, rest easy. James and Glynda have my full trust and confidence."

Snape grinned, not his normal smirks but a full smile "I teach Potions in a School full of Wizards and Witches." With that he brought out his wand and aptly transfigured one of the clocks into a raven and turned it back. "I want to make a contract, Headmaster Dumbledore is with me merely to sign the contract and not add to it."

"Severus! You truly..."

"Headmaster, you're attempting to paralyse and abduct our errant students by paralysing the entire student population! Then you're intending to bind or re-bind their powers and turn them into nothing more than puppets to do your bidding! There! I said it! You bound me to your leash under an oath to protect Lily's son, I am protecting her son by speaking out against this." Snapped the Potions Professor, shortly before he was driven to his knees as the equivalent of a magical anvil slammed into his mid-section.

James was already moving when the dark-haired man, keeled over "Ozpin?"

Ozpin watched through hard brown eyes "Dumbledore?"

Dumbledore watched blankly "He disobeyed and nearly broke several vows. Ones of faith and loyalty to me…I believe we were discussing a contract before my minion, decided to rebel."

Ozpin nodded, inwardly his mind was churning. He had so many mistakes, he was going to end that old man if it was the last thing even if it meant forcing Glynda to begin the preparations to turn Pyrrah into the Fall Maiden.

Ozpin eyed the old man "Let's make a deal. You want Mr. Potter-Branwen and Mr. Longbottom to go back with you to finish whatever business they have over there correct?"

Dumbledore nodded "Correct. It shouldn't take them too long."

Ozpin however smirked "Ahh, but there are several laws and conditions that I require from you and you from me as well…So let's talk business."

It took three and a half hours, but Dumbledore and Ozpin were eventually satisfied with the contract between them. Dumbledore had managed to get Harry and Neville to come back with him until their majority. Now all he needed to do was twist some ears and he could have them trapped.

Ozpin smirked, he knew that his opponent was going to do something underhanded and had installed a beacon, it had happened the pair had pulsed their magic and aura through to activate the treaty. If for some reason, Harry and Neville were not back after three years, Ozpin would send whatever Huntspersonel available to bring them back.

With a weary sighing, Ozpin got up walked into the elevator and proceeded to cross the campus, to all the students they got out of the way. They would later admit to feeling a sense of foreboding; Glynda and James watched him leave and to their trained eye saw an ever so slump in his stride.

(Causeway)

HAND, NIKL, RWBY and JNPR had made it back to their rooms. The Ladies had crowded into Team RWBY's rooms whilst the Males were spread out across JNPR and HAND's apartments. All in varying states dress. Harry had just pulled on his shirt, doing up the buttons with the tie undone around his neck.

"Harry, Oz is in the corridor." Harry turned to see Ren waiting patiently to use the bathroom. Harry nodded and buttoning up his shirt headed outside to find Neville waiting for him Ozpin.

"Headmaster?"

Ozpin sighed "I will be blunt. Dumbledore wants the pair of you back to finish your business with Tom Riddle…You leave after the Festival and it's for three years."

Harry and Neville stared at the Headmaster "You WHAT!?"

Ozpin looked at them and stared them in the eye "I'm sorry. Rest assured I am not sending you alone."

With that he turned and left "Harry, enjoy the rest of the time we have."

Harry grinned toothily "Oh I will."