Hey everyone,
So this chapter won't be just edited, it has been deleted and completely rewritten. The reason for this is because I wasn't too happy with the way that the chapter looked the first time around and I felt that it could be better. Not to mention that, in this part of the story, I had completely forgotten that Harry was in a wheelchair.
Now this chapter will be quite a lot of characterization as well as the entrance of the KH crew and I just want to say this before I start rewriting the chapter: I am very, very sorry that the arrival of the KH crew took this long. To be honest, bringing in the KH crew had been on a whim, yet I am still very happy that I brought them in.
Okay, have fun,
Venquine1990
Chapter 30
Trying And Taking Action
Harry's POV
This story had been much harder than I had expected when I decided on performing this spell for the sake of a safe third task, yet now that we have finished both this story as well as the Tri-Wizard Tournament, part of me feels sure that others are wondering if it would still be necessary for us to read the rest of the books.
Yet as I feel the magic of the spell cause for time to start flowing outside the Great Hall, kitchens and Antechamber, I also feel a bit of energy being drawn from practically everything magical in Magical England and this makes me feel quite a bit better and makes me hope that I will be able to make it through the rest of the books.
I then look around and send a look at my parents holding me, yet they send me looks back that clearly silently ask: "You don't think we're letting you go now, do you?" Yet I whisper: "Just for a minute, I need to address the others before they leave." And the two sigh before dad slowly, carefully helps me back into my wheelchair.
Yet while he does this, do I still feel healing magic surge through me and feel them strengthening the power of the Skele-Gro as well as the part of the potion that makes sure I barely feel the pain of my leg healing and this makes me, as we arrive at the stand, push up from my arms and to the shock of my dad, do I try standing up.
Yet as I take a stand at the Owl Stand, do I feel as if all of the energy that had been given me has been drained out of me already and instantly, again with dad's help, do I sack back down into my chair with a groan as I say: "I hate being this weak." To which my dad glares at me and asks: "You really don't know your own limits, do you?"
"I thought they were wider than they currently are." I retort and the man sighs before Professor Sprout asks: "Mr. Potter, why did you even try that?" And I sigh as I lean back and say: "I hate being weak and I wanted to get their attention so I could remind them of being back at – at the latest – a quarter to ten in three days from now."
The woman nods and says: "I am sure the Heads and the Headmaster and Mistress of Durmstrang and Beauxbattons can keep their eye on that, Mr. Potter. You just use the next three days to rest and recover." And I smile at her as she again reminds me of why, even with certain circumstances, she is my favorite of the four Heads.
Yet then, as the others start to realize that we have finished a book, that time has again started outside the Great Hall and that they can leave and go do their own thing, does Moody jump up and say: "Amelia, Tonks, Shacklebolt and all those who have high scores for their last Defense essay, come with me and keep your wands ready."
And instantly I realize what is about to happen and so do my friends as they all come to surround me, yet at the same time do I send a desperate look at mum and Erica, both of who quicly come to stand closer to me, making me feel a little more sure that Dumbledore won't be able to do anything to hurt me or mine as I focus on the doors.
Moody's POV
I never thought I would be in a situation like this, where I would actually be needed to arrest my dearest and oldest friend, yet at the same time has this book done me a lot of good. For one, because barely anyone expected me to respond, giving me a good chance to heal and for another because of everything we discovered.
And it is the last discovery we made before the book finished is what I use as motivation for this upcoming course of action. Albus and I have never really seen eye to eye when it comes to House Slytherin, yet I have always been led to believe that the man would respect my love for the House that I was Sorted into myself.
However, to know that the man actually made the House of Snakes believe that they had won the House Cup, only to then give it to the House he knows they have been rivaling and battling against for centuries without caring for how they would feel about this had made me lose the last bit of the respect I could have for him.
And while the whole book has definitely been filled with other events where I saw proof of Albus' actual hatred for my graduated House, has it been this sense of disregard for their pride as well as the disregard for their safety that the bastard had shown them that year's Halloween that have made it easier for me to focus on my new task.
I approach the Great Hall doors while the older students sitting closest to the door make sure that the younger ones move further into the Hall and while some of the Sixth and Seventh years started casting spells to keep from spellfire to reach into the Hall in case of battle, do I take a deep breath and gaze at the others with my fake eye.
Each of them seems ready, yet I can also see that some of them are insecure, which I can only assume is because of Albus' reputation, yet I snarl at them and say: "He will still be falling. Keep that in mind and move the minute he is on the ground. The element of surprise has always been his, yet this time – it will be in our favor."
The Aurors and others nod and I swish my wand, causing for the Great Hall doors to slam open and for Hagrid to make the step he had wanted to make a few chapters ago, yet the gentle giant seems completely obvious to the fact that he had been stuck in time for some time as he just sulks away into the Grand Staircase.
Yet I barely pay attention to this, deciding to push it to the back of my mind until later, and instead of that do I quickly start casting restraining curses, mine joined with several others and some that are similar to my own and this makes me smirk as it will definitely make sure that my spells get a boost and become even stronger.
Dumbledore gets hits with all of the spells in his back even before he fully falls down, yet while there have barely ever been scenarios where I felt it was just dishonorable to curse someone where they can't see you or fight back, do I not feel like that in this case at all as the restraining spells are only the beginning of what I want to cast at him.
Yet then Albus proves me yet again that, even with the element of surprise being on our side, he has truly earned his title as the strongest wizard of this century as he actually jumps up, breaking several spells that were supposed to keep him pressed against the crowd and he turns around, sending us highly disappointed looks.
"I truly thought you were above such dishonorable acts like that, Alastor, cursing one when their back is turned." Yet while the man tries to sound like a grandfather being disappointed, does it just anger me and I snarl: "I could say the same of you, Albus, sending innocent souls to where a troll is supposed to be at."
The man looks shocked and says: "That was no more –." Yet I interrupt him by aiming my wand at him in utter fury and snarl: "No words can excuse a Headmaster endangering his own students, Albus. So don't try. Now, let's see who –." Yet before I can finish my challenge, does a voice from behind me shock me as it screams:
"EXPELLIARMUS!" And the power behind the spell makes the little hair I still have left whoosh wildly and hits Albus before he can do more than blink, yet my good eye widens as I see the man being forced to make several twirls in the air before he lands on his back, causing for the oxygen to leave his body forcefully.
I look at the gasping wizard in shock and then Harry growls: "That bastard. He was trying to kepe you focused on his face instead of his hands. He slipped his wand in his hand while turning on his axis, that's why he turned to the right, he put his wand in his left hand, so you didn't see it." And I look at the boy shocked.
He then actually catches the wand that had been arching through the air of the Great Hall, yet even his eyes widen as suddenly the wand starts to glow, while Harry himself seems to glow with an amazing aura of power and while he looks at the wand in shock for it bonding with him like that, does he then shrug and put it away.
I decide to do the same and turn back to my enemy, only for my eye to widen yet again as, instead of lying on the ground all winded, Dumbledore is stuck between Hagrid's massive arms and his huge form and Hagrid says: "I have been listening to you long enough. Now I am only going to listen to justice and my conscience."
And this makes me smirk at the huge man before Amelia says: "Good work, Hagrid. Would you be against it if we take you and our newest suspect to the Ministry through the Knightbus?""I'd be honored, Ma'am. Could Madam Maxime come along? For extra power?" Yet the woman herself smiles and says:
"Sorry Hagrid, but I'd rather stay here and see to my girls." Hagrid nods and then Amelia, Kingsley, Tonks and I move along with the gentle half-giant through the castle and over to the Ministry, yet just before we step onto the Knightbus, do we get shocked by Lady Erika coming after us and smiling as she says:
"I told Harry I plan to gather some extra help from my years training to make sure this bastard doesn't try anything. Harry did make me swear an oath of not taking any risks unless I know they will benefit me, but he felt assured to let me go once I made it. Shall we go?" And while I admire the woman's spirit, do I nod and get on.
Then we arrive at the Ministry, where Fudge is already moving about and as he meets with us, does he tell us the good news that he has already talked the Unspeakables into providing us with a special cell to make sure Albus wouldn't be able to pull any escape stunts, the fact that it is the Unspeakables actually making the man widen.
We make our way there, a few spells from Amelia and Cornelius making sure that no one important or loose-lipped sees who we are escorting to the cells and yet, when we get there, does Erika smile as she sees that the cell is actually within the Department of Mysteries and the smile on her face makes me assured of her plans.
We enter the strange, crazy department and while one of the Unspeakables, dressed in such a way I can't see whether or not I am dealing with a man or woman or anything else that could be considered a personal description, motions for one of the doors, does Erika shake her head and say: "Sorry, but I need another door here."
And while this seems to actually shock the Unspeakable or I like to believe that it shocks them as it shocks me, does she move over to one of the other doors and while I wonder how she knows which door to have, does she smile as she stands in front of it, knock and ask: "Sora, Riku, are you guys there? Can you here me?"
And to my shock – and this time the clear shock of the Unspeakable – does the door open and do a young man of around 18 maybe 19 years old with brown hair, a boy that looks a year old and has silver-hair and a girl that looks to be the same age as the first and who has vibrant red hair leave the door way, all of them smiling.
"Hi guys, good to see you." Erika smiles and the first boy says: "Great to see you too, Erika. Is this your world?""Yeah, this is my home world. And I could really use your guys' help right now." The three look curious and Erika aims for Albus as she says: "This man is about to be locked away for crimes he committed, you see.
However, he is also known to be one of the most powerful wizards of this time and, even though we are in the most inescapable, most misunderstood, most mysterious department of my country's Ministry –." And here the silver haired boy says: "You just want to play things safe with help of a little Keyblade goodness, right?"
And Erika nods at him with a smile before the girl asks: "So what did the guy do?" And while Albus wants to open his mouth, does Hagrid move one of his massive arms in front of the man's mouth and neck and I say: "Well, one of his crimes was endangering his own students by purposely sending them into dangerous areas."
The three look shocked and I grunt: "And that is just one of his more widespread crimes. He has a whole washlist of crimes against a single person and those have been going on for the last five years if not longer. Trust me, this bastard deserves anything you can give him – and that's coming from his former best friend, you got that?"
And the three look shocked before the silver-haired turns serious and says: "Throw him in his cell, we'll do the rest." And Hagrid happily throws the man up before catching him by the back of his long robe and the Unspeakable opens the door he had directed us to before, Hagrid throwing the ancient man through it a second later.
And before the man can properly get up from his fall or before Kingsley, Tonks, Amelia or I can cast any spells, does a beam of light cause for the door to close before the whole door gets light up like a keyhole and another beam connects the alighted door with an amazing weapon that is held by the brunette and his friends.
The other two then also aim their key-shaped weapons at the door and two more beams hit the light before several locking sounds are heard through the entire rotund room and with that do the three smirk and the silver-haired boy says: "There, now only someone with a Keyblade can open that door. Let him try and break that magic."
And Erika smiles, while Amelia, Tonks and I share a shocked look, yet then we all smirk at the two teen boys and the girl and I think: "I don't know what a Keyblade is, but those kids wouldn't sound so confident and that lady wouldn't call them here if they weren't truly confident of their case. Albus is definitely not getting out anytime soon."
And with that do we all leave the Department of Mysteries, Amelia taking Kingsley and Tonks with her and promising Erika that they will be back in three days before Erika, Hagrid and I take the three kids back to Hogwarts, the three of them seeming intrigued and amazed at all that they see from the Ministry to the castle itself.
At the Hogwarts gates, while the kids seem to take in the amazing sight of the ancient structure, does Hagrid tell us he will just go back to taking care of his plants and pets until the reading restarts and I myself turn to Erika and say: "You go and take care of those kids. I'm going to give Hogwarts a thorough sweep for safety."
And Erika nods before she says: "If you need any help, Sora, Riku and Kairi are as great at fighting unexpected evil beings as Dragon Tamers and Aurors." And while I am shocked at hearing how good the three of them might be, do I decide to just observe them and then decide if I agree with the woman and with that, I leave.
Erika's POV
I am so glad that I got Harry's more or less permission to go with Alastor Moody and the others as I had been sure that, like he did the first time the Aurors tried restraining him, he would try and take down all the forms of captive magic that the Aurors might try and cast on him, yet unknown magic would be a differnet story.
Harry had definitely not been happy with the idea that I would be close to someone who could do something similar to what Dudley tried so many years ago, yet I felt very confident in my case and decided to give the boy some confidence that I would not risk my life and so made the oath of self-protection before I left.
By now I am just so happy with seeing the three teens that actually saved my life only a few years ago once again after all these years, yet I just gave them a sign to just go with it when we left the Ministry and now I say: "Sorry, I didn't tell you more about where you were, but I wanted to return to where I am currently staying first."
"You're staying in this castle? That is so awesome!" Sora tells me, his eighteen year old face alight with still childish excitement and while I am super happy with seeing that he can still be so young and innocent even after all these years, do I smile at him and say: "To be honest, this isn't just a castle, it's also a school.
You see, where your worlds have fire, ice, time and other forms of magic that can be cast through the Keyblade or wands like Donald's, do people here use more wooden wands and do they actually have more wide-varried magic. They learn that here, yet this is also the school that bastard you just locked away was Headmaster over.
And to make matters even worse, did my favorite surrogate little baby boy go to school here for four years now – and now he is stuck in a wheelchair because of injuries caused by others who did it on orders of that same bastard. And that's just the start of the whole story, really." By now the three are shocked and then Kairi asks:
"Where is this boy? Is he okay?" And I smile as I say: "He's probably up in one of the towers right now as that is his House's Dormitory. Don't worry, the wheelchair is also enchanted to levitate when needed and is made by the school's matron or so I got told." The girl nods and asks: "Do you think Curaga could help him?"
And instantly I beam at her as I say: "I really do and I have no doubt you will become his favorite instantly if you do that. He tried standing earlier today, yet his physical reserves and healing muscles just weren't strong enough for him to get it done and he looked really agitated when he had to drop himself back into his wheelchair."
"Then let's go!" Sora says and he dashes away, yet then Riku shouts: "SORA WAIT!" And the brunette almost trips as he stops in his tracks and Riku sounds dead-panned as he asks: "Do you even know where to go?" And Sora gets shocked before he sends his best friend a guilty smile, making all of us shake our heads while smiling.
And that is that!
Okay, I loved this chapter! I felt a little unsure of what to put into it and for most part I was just winging it, yet I feel this chapter looks much, much better now that is has been deleted and rewritten. Now this doesn't mean that I don't love the part where I wrote of Harry singing, yet there was one major thing wrong there.
HARRY WAS STANDING AND WALKING! The whole chapter utterly ignored that Harry had been stuck to his wheelchair and at the mercy of those who held him thanks to his leg and I just felt that it ruined the entire chapter. Therefore, I rewrote it and now I feel that the flow of many things is much, much more natural.
Now I don't know what next chapter will be about, but I do know that, starting the second book, I am going to try and throw in a few more interludes, some of them about the thoughts and beliefs of some key-characters, others describing small groups doing off-topic activities as they listen to the reading while doing stuff.
Hope you enjoy,
Venquine1990
