Good Dumbeldore vs Evil Dumbeldore ch. 6
I OWN AND REGRET NOTHING!
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Dumbeldore gingerly took up the wine, still reading Wulfic's journals. Their honestly hadn't been time to read all of them before he'd copied the whole lot down in the papers...something he now realized had been a very hasty decision. Clearly he'd really let his anger get the better of him...He'd have to watch that in the future.
Now he was continuing to read it- despite his disgust -to make sure he hadn't missed anything...or if he had, earmark it and point it out to the authorities during the inevitable interrogation that would follow his arrest.
Dumbeldore was torn by the disgust he felt for Wulfric's evil...and astonishment of the sheer brilliance behind some of his schemes.
Turns out this worlds Grindewald remained Wulfric's partner..and together they played both sides of WWII. Grindewald not only tried to conquer all of Europe, he destroyed all the old European magical families and plundered their libraries, paintings, spells, and treasures(which he the secretly split with Dumbeldore).
Meanwhile, this caused all the few remaining nobility to desperately run to the 'leader of the light' Wulfric...So thankful were they for his protection...they didn't notice he was slowly charming them out of their livelihoods...or sending them to die in ambushes/suicide missions.
Yes, Wulfric and Grindewald had set things up so they'd win either way. Either Grindewald won and they ruled the world publicly with an iron fist. Or Wulfric won, and they ruled the world anyway from the shadows.
Of course...Dumbeldore doubted that Wulfric double-crossing Grindewald in the end had been part of the plan(well, not Grindewald's plan in any case).
In any case before Dumbeldore stepped into things...Wulfirc had controlled 75% of the magical worlds wealth...through a series of proxies, counter-proxies, Dummy corporations, monopolies, and trusts...Wulfric had the magic economy by the short and curlies. The fact that most of it wasn't legally his, didn't seem to slow him down at all!
Dumbeldore couldn't help but chuckle at the irony that despite their 'pure-blood' ideology, they more or less eliminated the anti-muggleborn sentiment in all Europe(Britain, Italy, and Scandinavia seeming to be the only exceptions) with their purging of almost all the old families.
It was at that point that Dumbeldore was alerted to hundreds of people magically rushing to the school. Briefly, Dumbeldore was assaulted by memories of Wulfric considering this possibility. Putting up dozens of contingency plans to help turn things back into his favor. With a few simple magical commands he'd be able to have Hogwarts incapacitate the intruders, bend them to his will, and have an army of mindless Aurors ready to oblivate the nation-
Dumbeldore shook his head of this. "No, Wulfric...it's time you face justice...even if only by proxy." Dumbeldore then quickly sends out magical commands to do the opposite of the memory. Namely, shut down ALL Hogwarts defenses and make it even easier for people to come and go. "My only regret...was that your death was far too quick." Admitted Dumbeldore out loud as he finished the last of his wine...just as the Aurors thundered up his stairs...
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Little did Dumbeldore know...he'd actually gotten his wish. Turns out; Slenderman- proving once more how much of a right bastard he could be -had turned Wulfirc into a ghost. Not your average wizard ghost mind you. Those can at least (somewhat) interact with the world around them.
No, Wufric was currently robbed of even the simplest pleasures that ghosts could enjoy. He could not be heard, seen, touched, tasted, smelled, or perceived in any way. In other words; he was pretty much cursed to only observe and never interfere...FOREVER.
So Wulfirc could only watch helplessly as this 'imposter' tore down in one day what took him centuries to build up! Dumbeldore allowed the Aurors to take him without a fight- but not before revealing to them a gagged and unconscious Peter Petigrew in his closet(it had been a LOOOOONG night)- Who the Aurors quickly arrested as well.
But despite all this...Wulfric was able to bring a smile to his face. For he'd realized that in his 'doppelgangers' haste to tear down his empire...he'd made one or two little oversights.
Wulfric quickly floated away from his former office and down into the depths of of the school. Yes, truly Dumbeldore should have read more of the journals...otherwise he'd of learned of Wulfric's horcrux...and the chamber he'd built in the school to house it.
True, that info was now out in the world...but between the massive info-dump(on top of a compulsion making people believe, their was also one that forced them to read it all)disorienting people and the chaos caused by the revelations...it be awhile before ANYONE found this place...and by then it would be too late...
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For the first time ever, Argus Filch was happy that Wulfric kept him a 'minor player' in his little games...as it's the only reason he could think of that he managed to stay below the radar as everyone else got arrested or killed.
Really, the only jobs he had was giving Wulfric whatever information he'd gleaned, dispose of the occasional corpse...and of course to be the back-up to his back-up(which HAD been Snape) to activating his Horcrux.
While their he of course also activated Sanpes Horcrux(as per the magically binding agreement). The room had all the materials he needed to give them bodies and re-arm them. Their was even a special compartment designed to constantly teleport copies of the Daily Prophet to it.
Which he of course gave to the newly resurrected Wulfric.
To say he was furious was an understatement. Snape and Flich were quick to dive for cover as he ranted and raved and blasted magic about.
When he calmed down...his mind was quick to think things over:
First; they'd have to pack this place up. It was only a matter of time before this 'imposter' either remembered this place or someone found it in this paper...in any case they needed to move elsewhere...
Second; although the majority of his assets were probably being confiscated as he was thinking...their was a fair amount of safe-houses that he'd deliberately left out of his journals- in hindsight he'll admit that leaving so much incriminating evidence in one place had been a bad idea...but in his defense he'd had them protected by hundreds of defenses...not his fault they were designed to shut off whenever 'he'(or in this unfortunate case, the imposter) accessed them... Anyway, they can just regroup at any of them.
Third; despite no longer having control of the schools wards- Again, he'd programed them to immediately transfer control to his second body...but only AFTER his first body had died...which it 'technically' hadn't... In any case, as annoying as it maybe...it wasn't so horrible. True, he no longer owned the 'house', so to speak. But he knew every password, secret passage, back-door, ruin-work, and spell that kept the castle working like the back of his hand...oh yes...it would take time...but Hogwarts would be his once more...
Fourth; he still had his 'fire sale' plan. True, according to Filch: Peter Petigrew would no longer be available to be manipulated to activate it...but as always, he had a plan B(which he hadn't put in his journal thankfully). As soon as they'd left the castle, he'd set it in motion...
Fifth; among the things he'd left out of his journal...was of course the existence of his other 11 horcruxes(their locations he'd been EXTRA paranoid about- for obvious reasons), in fact he'd gone the extra mile and deliberately doctored his journals to make it sound like that he only had the 'one' Horcrux. Why, not even Snape knew about them...which he'd probably have to remedy...in fact, he'll have to go around 'fixing' the defenses around the other locations to prevent his 'imposter' from just strolling on into them!
Say what you will about Wulfric...when he made a mistake...he made darn sure he wouldn't make it TWICE.
Although unable to see him, the ghost of 1/13 of his soul clapped like a madmen as his 'true' self made his plans...eager for what was to come...
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Defeat all the 'current' threats to this world...that was the deal. Naturally, Dumbeldore had assumed that he meant ONLY Tom and Wulfric. And naturally, Slenderman- being the bastard he was -did not correct him.
Slenderman, invisible to all cackled and ate live puppies as he watched the chaos unfold...
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Now I know what your thinking...Surely even if these threats were left out of the journals...Dumbeldore would eventually perceive them through Wulfric's memories...well ,no.
Despite would Wulfirc would have himself believe...he doesn't know EVERYTHING. He has his limitations...such as his racial prejudices...
Wulfic knew that next to him; the goblins wizarding bank monopoly controlled most of the magical worlds wealth. He knew that despite not having wands their were very dangerous...but they were also not human and thus -to him -easily dismissed as a threat...
Thorn, King of the Goblins looked at today's paper in amazement. He turns to his assistant. "How are we handling this?" The goblin saluted. "Sir! We talked to our lawyers! Between all of Wulfircs illegal actions, embezzlement, and the fact that most of the families that originally controlled the wealth/business/estates he stole are dead...we can claim it all as 'breach of contract' under the wizard/Goblin treaty and confiscate it all for ourselves!"
The goblin assistant was twitching with excitement. "Sir...we now own over 90% of the wizards economy!"
Thorn laughed. "Yes...which puts us a century ahead of schedule...tell the boys to triple production...the next Wizard/Goblin war is upon us...and this time we WILL win..."
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And then of course was Wulfric's belief that Wizards were superior to muggles...
...London, ?...
It would horrify the wizarding world to know that their 'status of secrecy'...had more holes in it than Swiss cheese...especially in this modern age where YouTube video's can remember long after a person has been obliviated...and that it's only thanks to secret MUGGLE government organizations that the wizarding world is kept secret...
Doctor Hess looked over the newspaper they'd intercepted intently. Her second in command; Arthur Ketch looked on eager. "It's what we've been waiting for is it?"
Doctor Hess smiled back. "Yes...I think the chaos caused by this will be more then enough reason for the UN to give us the authority to take a more 'direct' approach...it's high time we took these wizards off their high horse..."
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Still, regardless of his flaws...Wulfric is still one of the most knowledgeable and powerful wizards in the world...and not to be taken lightly...
"Sir, with all do respect...is this really wise? Bringing the Dark Lord back?" Asked Snape as Wulfirc finished planting false memories and compulsions into Barty Crouch Jr.
Wulfric shrugged. "It's not ideal no...but at this point there's not much choice. If I'm to have ANY chance of bringing down this usurper. I need time to rebuild my forces, to do that I need a distraction to take the eyes of the world off me...besides Tom isn't that big a threat when one knows how to deal with him...which as you should know better then anyone...I do."
As Filch finished disposing the corpse of Barty Senior, Wulfric gave the mesmerized Barty Jr. a copy of Tom's wand and sends him off with the instructions on how to resurrect his master...
While Winky just watches from the shadows in horror...
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And to be fair, their are some 'surprises' that just come completely out of left field that NO ONE can predict.
Hermonie sighed as she stayed by Harry's hospital bed. She and him were probably some of the only students left at Hogwarts right now...
Despite getting a paper themselves and learning of the crisis(seems like everyone got a copy of the paper: Wizard, witch, muggleborn, squib, people who are related to muggleborns, even sapient creatures if the rowdy centaurs outside were any indication), it would take her parents- and all the other muggleborn parents -awhile to come pick her up...
Hermonie grasped Harry's hand. She didn't know what to believe at the moment..but she did know this: She was not letting her last True friend go... She didn't care what it took, she was not letting him go back to that hellhole!
Meanwhile...little did Hermonie know...her friend was currently battling for his life inside his own head. The Dementors kiss had jarred free the fragment of Voldemorts soul lodged in his head...And Harry was losing...
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TO BE CONTINUED?
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