Edit: 3/5/2017-finally got a chance to check this chapter.
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It took a whole week for all of them to finally accept, that no matter what they did, they couldn't pass a law.
Whenever Cornelius Fudge wanted to pass a law, by stamping it or signing it in his name, the ink would mysterious disappear before his very eyes, or most of the proposed bill right in front of him, would disappear, leaving a lot of blank spaces were words should be, making it unreadable.
Any sign's, that were put up, stating a new law, that would effect the whole of Wizarding Britain, mysteriously, found themselves struck by lightning and burnt to a crisp within a minute of being put up.
Pure-bloods, who thought they could pass a law that would give pure-bloods the advantage, while making everybody else live's hell, suddenly found their agenda's halted by the sudden realization, that no matter how much gold, they put into the right pockets, the law was no longer governed by them.
Any false laws created, for those who had yet to crack open a law book, had suddenly vanished, like it hadn't existed in the first place.
It was because of all these mysterious occurrence's, that the House of Felix was currently at the end of everybody lips and many reporters chased after the mere name.
The Daily Prophet, had somehow found out, what, went on, in such a secluded room and were having a field day with this information.
They were claiming that apparently the current head of the House, had cast a curse over the whole of Britain, so that no new laws can be made.
It was because of this, that many people demanded that the man should reveal himself and break the 'curse' over them.
Many, were in fact secret Dark lord supporters.
After all, how can their Lord come back from the dead and take over Britain, making pure-bloods the supreme rulers of the world, if once he get's there, he find's out, none of the laws he makes, actually stick?
Other's, sent letter's, asking to meet the man, in hopes of bending the man to their will and ruling Britain from the shadows.
Some sent Howlers demanding the man to undo what he had done, along with tracking charms and any other nasty hexes they could discovered.
Only a few letters, weren't actually tempered with.
However not a single one of them, made it passed the Felix wards.
Ch 10: The Piper vs the Lion.
Albus Dumbledore, felt like he had aged in the past week, he had been called, constantly to the minister's office, just to hear one complaint after another.
Fudge, at first, wanted to hear his views on how nobody could make any laws anymore unless a single man gave permission to do so, but as time went on and they all fully realized just how serious this was.
Fudge, was now, determined that he find the man, so that he had his power back.
What's the point of being Minister of Magic, if you can't impose any laws?
And as a result, his usual bag of gold that was always waited for him on the desk in the morning, had stopped coming, after two days.
Because, why would anybody pay a man, who no longer had the power to do what they wanted them to do?
Fudge luxurious lifestyle had taken quite a blow, because he was now earning what he should, so he could no longer afford the expensive perks in his life.
Even those, who's life's were directly impacted by the lack of passing a law, interrogated him and Albus had yet to hear from the man who was the cause of his recent headache.
But he know, it was a waiting game.
Eventually he would be summoned.
So he waited for the summoning, so he could finally play the Piper and skillful bend the man to his will.
The summoning finally came, when he found a letter containing a portkey on his desk, one Friday morning, after he had finished his morning breakfast.
He seemed to have arrived too late to put a tracking charm on whatever had dropped the letter off.
No, matter.
He read the letter, took the new proposed laws that he had been headed to him and checked it himself, to find, that they all had their own tracking charms on them from various different people and touched the portkey and said.
"Illusion"
The portkey activated and immediately, he was suddenly whisked away to a place he hadn't seen in over two decade's.
In front of him was a building that can only be called Felix Manor, it looked, just like how he imagined it, to look like after so many years.
Maybe a little too much.
But he didn't let the thought get too deep, as he walked through those familiar gates and to the front door, a child's laughter came from an open window, reminding him, Harry was supposed to be here.
If he played his card right, he would get to see the boy and 'convince' him that it was better to live with the Potter's or somebody he deemed suitable for him.
Maybe Lily's sister, Petunia could take young Harry in.
Of course, once he ripped through any secrets the boy may have be told because of Felix blood running in him, from his mind.
He thought, all this, as he knocked on the front door.
He ended up waiting a full ten minutes, before somebody bothered to open the door for him.
He didn't let his annoyance show as a man appeared in some sort of dress code, he wasn't familiar with, open the door.
The man didn't smile at him or worship the ground he walked on like he was used to, instead in almost a bland tone, he said. "The Master of this House has been waiting for you for a long time, Albus Dumbledore. Any longer and he would have fired you"
Leaving the door open and turning away, not seeing how Albus, silently fumed at the disrespect he was being shown, as he followed the man.
He was than surprised by how many people in strange attire were running through the house.
.
People, who would be watching him, and keeping their eyes open for anything suspicious, if so much, drew out his wand.
He original thought of putting a tracking charm on a piece of furniture seemed to be doomed to failure, but it seemed, he would have to be more patient, and wait for his chance, when nobody was looking.
He kept his eyes open for any sight of a child, while he followed the man to a room he remembered as a sort of office for the Head of House.
The man knocked on the door and a voice, he had been dreading to hear said.
"Who is it?" The voice of Xander, Crow, Felix said.
"Master, one 'Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore', is waiting outside to see you, sir" The man said, with respect.
There was a faint sound of papers ruffling before "Come in" was heard, the man opened the door while looking at Albus like he had just stepped into something nasty and turned way.
Albus, ignored the look and walked right in, the study was actually how he remembered it before the attack, to the very last detail, the only thing that was different was that Gavin Felix wasn't sitting in his usual seat, but his now grown up son.
Paper was everywhere, and the man looked like he hadn't slept in days.
Maybe he could use this to his advantage, if the man wasn't a hundred percent aware of what was going on around him, it would mean, he was bound to make mistakes.
"Albus, please sit down" Xander said, motioning to the chair opposite him, and Albus suddenly felt like a school boy being sent to the headmaster office.
He felt sick as he was forced to sit down in the chair that didn't hold any power for once and showed just how powerless he really was here.
It was like he had been whisked back to twenty years earlier, and the attack never happened and he was still bound by oath, not to attack him in his own home.
Drat.
"Albus, please put the proposed laws on the desk. I'll look them over later" Xander said, and he had no choice to comply, the man took out his wand and with a flick, all the spells and tracking charms on the proposed bills were gone.
No death eaters would be arriving at this location anytime soon.
Xander, continued what he was doing leaving an eerily silence between them.
Albus thought this was the perfect time to try and steer the man to see things his way and said. "You look so busy, raising a child and the pressure you must be under to pass all those laws must be quiet a burden on your shoulders" making the man look up and said. "If I may suggest, why don't you hire somebody in your place to take care of those laws to relieve your workload. I'm sure I can find a suitable person to do-"
"Thank you for the suggestion, Albus." Xander said, putting special emphasis on the word, sending a clear message. "But I may be busy but so has my family, for generations. If my father could raise a child, work and pass laws all at the same time, than I am more than capable of doing so. And if it get's too much I can always take a week or two off, after all, the Wizengamot, only officially meet twice a year to discuss laws."
It was almost like Albus could hear the laughter behind that sentence, he know instantly he had been seen through because of those damn eyes, the same eyes, that seemed to know when he was telling half truth's or being manipulative.
So he changed the topic of discussion and said. "And speaking of raising a child, how is young Harry Potter doing, these days?"
He realized too late what he just gave away.
How did he know the child, this man was raising was Harry Potter? He was sure, the man wanted to keep the adoption under wraps or the press would have had a field day finding out a Potter had been disowned.
He can only hope, this man would assume the Potter's had told him since it was no secret that they were close.
Xander said, nothing and merely tapped the table and said. "He's doing fine, although he goes by a different name now"
The long pause afterwards, told Albus, the man had no intention of telling him what Harry's name now was.
It seemed that they both know how powerful a name was, and how it can be easily used with evil intentions.
It worried Albus, because, how was the castle supposed to send the boy's, Hogwarts's letter when the time came, if Harry new name wasn't registered?
Would he have to take it to the boy, personally?
"Can, I see the boy?" Albus said, "Just to check up on him, and to see if the boy's magic is alright. After all, you don't know what kind of side effects a blood adoption can cause."
"Albus, thank you for the concern but if there is something wrong with my son's magic, I will call a professional healer to take a look at him" Xander said, there was no way in hell, he would let this man within 50 feet of his child. "You may be powerful, but you are no healer and I want to trust my child in the hands of somebody who has years of experience behind them"
And for one thing, Albus was shocked that this man was calling the boy 'son' so soon, that and the man had skillful dodged his attempted to try to see the boy, so he can check on how powerful his magic core is.
He had planned to bind the boy's magic if he deemed it too strong.
Jamus Potter was meant to be the stronger twin.
And yet, he couldn't fault the man's logic, he wasn't a healer so there was a likelihood he could accidentally do something to the boy's magic core that he shouldn't have.
But still...
"Can I assume, Harry will be staying will be staying with you until Harry goes to Hogwarts?" He said. "I would love to invite Harry to Hogwarts and show him around so that he knows where to go once, he's sorted into Gryffindor."
The fool is revealing his plans right at my feet. Xander thought, his eyes narrowed as he said, "For one thing, why wouldn't my son be staying with me until he comes of age? I am his father. What kind of man adopts a child only to dump the same child on a random person? Secondly" his voice got deeper. "Who says my child is going to Hogwarts? I know what my child is worth, enough to be suspicious, if he doesn't receive any other request's from schools other than Hogwarts, nearing his eleventh birthday" before finishing off. "And lastly, if he does end up going to Hogwarts, there is no guarantee that he would be sorted into Gryffindor. And don't think, I don't know what a Gryffindor is meant to be, if I suspect the sorting is rigged in any way. I will ask for a resorting or pull my son out of school and transfer him to another"
Shocking Albus.
This man wasn't just cautious, he was prepared for anything he might pull!
Albus couldn't imagine a future where Harry didn't go to Hogwarts, or Harry wasn't sorted into Gryffindor like his brother.
He feared that if Harry was allowed to grow up under this man, it was very possible that Harry may end up in Slytherin of all places.
Add that to the fact, that no doubt the boy would be powerful, intelligent and the Horcrux that he still believed was lodge into Harry head could influence him at any point in time.
It was like this man was raising another Tom Riddle, right in front of his eyes!
There was no guarantee, the boy would actually be loved here and what if the House of Felix was secretly in league with the Dark Lord?
If that's the case, than he had to get Harry out of here, some place he deemed safe, where he would grow up on the side of light.
Maybe... the Weasleys?
Yes, they would do.
While he schemed on how to get Harry away from his new adopted father, he said. "May I use your toilet" when in reality he was going to find Harry room.
"No" Xander said, "Your time is up" throwing something, Albus way and out of reflex he caught it.
Albus felt a sharp pull before he disappeared, realising it was a Portkey too late.
He landed in his office, and immediately went to work in tying Felix Manor into the monitoring wards, he had managed to place a tracker on the chair he sat on secretly.
In a few hours, he would have the manor's location and send two of his order members to spy on the house, while giving the order to find Harry and grab him and take him to Hogwarts, when they had the chance.
He know this could be counted as kidnapping but he had no chance, of going to jail, with all his connection's if people, could actually prove it was him that gave the order.
Finally, everything was falling in place.
He may have lost the battle but he hadn't lost the war.
Little did he know, he was the fool here.
Because the House he had been summoned to, wasn't really Felix Manor.
It was a dummy made to look like the Manor.
And it wouldn't be until two years had passed, would he suspect something was wrong with his surroundings.
But by than, Harry would have become his own person.
And scene!
Next chapter, there is going to be a one year time skip and Harry is eight years old. Xander decides it's time for some tough parenting and begins teaching Harry to defend himself. Review/fav and follow!