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Recap: 'As the dawn approaches men with the wings of,
Eagles shall swoop from the sky,
Bringing with them the winds of freedom.
As the dawn approaches the tyrant shall fall.
With great pride the eagle flies its banner,
As the dawn approaches.'
Chapter 15
Harry just sat there, he knew where the men with eagle wings were going to attack it was just a matter of what day, and that could be tomorrow. If it were to happen at dawn, he wanted to be there to make the contact.
"Harry is something wrong?" Hermione asked.
"It's not Voldemort the ones in that prophecy are after it's the Ministry!" Harry exclaimed.
"The tyrant shall fall. Yes it makes since, Fudge as been acting like a tyrant, ever since he took office. Just look at the laws he has passed in the previous years." Susan said. "But why Fudge, and the Ministry?"
"Who knows, but all I know is that I'm not going to be able to go to the Ministry. Which I never wanted to do any way." Harry said with a slight chuckle.
"Well I'll have a small force waiting, for our arrival." Yu said.
"Yeah. I need to contact Fred and George. We need to use their store as an entry point into the alley." Harry said. "And to find out much of Dumbledore's sanity is left."
"Er what?" Yu asked.
"Well from the last meeting they were at, it seemed Dumbledore was making some very bad decisions. It all started when I was whisked by are new friends. Ever since then his plans have been falling apart. Not by me but because of his mental capabilities." Harry said.
"What?" Hermione asked.
"Dumbledore has been losing his grip on his plans. Most have been placed by his manipulations. He's losing a battle in his mind many of the plans he's recently coming up with have failed and he just lost Snape. Upon his body Triops found two vials of a mind control potion of some type. It was also found that he was playing both sides of the war, just to save his own neck." Harry replied.
"Couldn't you have made his death more painful Triops?" Neville asked.
"Do I look like a Drow to you?"
"No. Lets forget I said anything about it." Neville replied.
"Neville Snape is getting his just dues as we speak. His actions from his past are being presented to the only one who really matters in life. The Gods. His actions might get him a millennium worth of punishment. His punishment will be tortuous to him and him alone. So don't worry about killing Death Eaters and fearing the same fates as them. The gods have given you six a gift. And as such your using what was given to you to save millions of lives Neville. Now go rest we need to be up early tomorrow." Yu said.
Four of the friends left the room looking at their letters while Luna was opening hers. She quickly read the letter and wrote down what class she wanted for the coming year. When she looked up, she could see that each one of her friends were frozen in fright.
"Well, well, well. Here we have the brave Harry Potter and his small group of close friends who are equally brave. Afraid to open a simple letter, who cares about Owls we all know you've all done well so why the apprehension? Just open the damned things." The four looked at the young half-elf with shock. Shrugging their shoulders as one they opened their results. A sigh of relief could be heard by Neville who read his results.
"I passed." He said.
"We all did." Harry said.
"Congrat's lover-boy now you need to choose your classes." Tonks said, "You all do."
"I'm not going back." Harry replied.
"But Harry you need to go back." Hermione said.
"Hermione we don't need school anymore. Just look around us we have willing teachers who will teach us if we ask. We have learnt much of the past two months. More than we ever had at Hogwarts. We're more than students were warriors. We fight for those can't, and those not willing to fight. Those people aren't worth saving it's the next generation that what were fighting for. It's for them that we do what we do. Were heros' to them even if we don't want to be. We were given the choice to fight and we took it. Many are born with greatness, and others had it thrusted upon them. That's how I became famous. All of us were born with a great destiny and now we need to step up and accept it. That's why I'm not going back." Harry explained.
"Good, I hoped you would give a very valid reason, for not returning." Hermione said.
"Face it this is were the largest and oldest library in the world is, that's why Hermione won't return." Tonks replied with a snicker, in which got everyone there to laugh. "Besides if you want to walk to hell and back I'll follow."
"As will I Harry. You've accepted me even when we first meet." Luna said.
"We all will." Susan said, while Neville nodded.
"Good because after this war, the real war will start." Harry said "I can feel it."
"A new one?" Tonks asked.
"One that won't involve blood shed. One that will be fought in the Ministry." Harry said.
"A revolution so to speak. And we'll be at the spearhead of it." Susan said when it hit her. "Just look at all the Half-bloods and Muggle born out there and they'll want to have a say in this world."
"After this war the ministry will be open for a take over, in which we can take it." Luna said. "We'll change this country for the better."
"First on the list is old Tommy boy. Then we can move against the ministry if it still stands remember the prophecy does depict its fall." Harry said walking into his room.
Dumbledore had returned from the Ministry after a frustrating morning the Colonies were refusing to answer the Minister or himself. As he walked up to the school he couldn't help but think about where he went wrong. Ever since Harry slipped throw his grasp all of his plans began to fall apart. They really started to fall apart when Harry was declared the last of the Potter line and under went the Last of Line rights. Then his allies in the forest were slaughtered, only Firenze knew who did it and he wasn't going to talk. Then the battle at the ministry in which none of the attacking Death Eaters survived. His plans of trying to make them see the errors of their ways were gone. Now when Harry's arrested he'll make the Wizengamot see that he can turn the boy around and bring back honor to the Potter house. Yes that will work nicely if Harry wants to say out of Azkaban. With a renewed spring in his steps' Dumbledore continued his journey to his office. When he opened the door, he eyes widened in shock there on his desk was his potions master, with a single arrow protruding from the mans chest. Rushing to the fallen man he could tell it was too late to save him. When he looked at the arrow shaft, he could see a note tied to the end. Unrolling the note form the arrows shaft he quickly read it. 'Strike Three.' What the note said. Placing the note on his desk, he wondered what it the note meant. Then he remembered from when Harry first went missing the woman who appeared at their old headquarters. Who said that they both had two strikes against the order, now they were all in jeopardy. He looked at Fawkes.
"My friend we need to get a message for every order member to get here quickly." The phoenix nodded once and disappeared. Within the hour all members were assembled.
"We have a problem. Those who are helping Harry have struck a blow to us. Severus Snape who was to go to the Grangers this morning has been killed. I fear never had a chance to defend himself. We have lost our spy, and a comrade in this war. We now have to tread lightly when dealing with Harry, for he now will keep his promise." Dumbledore addressed the order.
"Great the fool failed to get my woman. Why didn't you try sir?" Ron sneered.
"I was busy at the ministry trying to get answers from the colonies, but I fear they have truly rebelled against us. In two days Cornelius will send the Ministries magical armies into the colonies and suppress the rebels, and take the country and put those loyal to Britain in charge. That is all I have to say at the moment. But if you see any one of Harry's friends I ask you to contact us all so we might take them down, don't try by yourselves. That means you Ronald." Dumbledore stated. With that over with the meeting broke up. Dumbledore returned to his office and stared out the window that over looked the Forbidden Forest. So lost in thought he never noticed his familiar land on his shoulder.
Before Harry knew it, he was awakened forcefully. As he crawled out from under Tonks and Hermione, he looked up to see Ami standing there.
"Yu wants you three in armor and down stairs in twenty minutes." She said.
"We'll be there."Harry said, while helping both Tonks and Hermione to their feet. Harry watched Ami walk out of the room. When he turned around, he froze. There in front of him was a very naked Tonks.
"What's the matter?" She asked. When he didn't say a thing, she stepped closer to him. "I know you're looking at my nude body and images are running through your head. Some involve you and me and this nice cosy bed, others you won't repeat. Go ahead and stare Harry, it's only natural."
"If I were like Ron?" He squeaked out.
"I would rip your eyes out. But you're not Ron. You're Harry Potter, the young man who captured my heart last year. The only one I've ever stood like this in front of." She said stepping closer to him. "Both Hermione and I do love you Harry, and these rings on Hermione's and mine fingers proves your love for both of us." By now she stood closer to him face barely apart, with a slight movement she brought her lips to his. When Hermione left the bathroom she only wore the bottom portions of her armor, when she looked up she could see Harry and Tonks. So she leaned against the door frame and watched. A grin formed on her face when Tonks brought Harry's hands to her cup her breast. Hermione knew she need to do something to break this up or they would be late, so she cleared her throat. She had to bite her lip to stop from laughing at Harry.
"Don't worry Harry. I'm not made at you. In fact I hadn't stopped the two of you or else we would have been late." Hermione said, and was amused to see that Harry's hands never left the spot Tonks had but them at.
"Tonight Harry." Tonks whispered. "By the way thanks for the complement." Harry could only blink.
"But, I don't want to force you two into anything you don't want to do." Harry said.
"You're not Harry. We made the decision freely." Hermione said. "But I must ask you to let go of Tonks so we can get read for that meeting with Yu, or do you really want a repeat of what happened a week ago when we were late." Harry could only shake his head. The experience we exhausting. Tonks pouted a little when Harry let go.
"Later as you said, Tonks." Harry said, as he moved past Hermione, who caught his arm and swung him around, and gave him a brief kiss.
"As you said Harry later."
Five minutes later the three met up with Neville, Susan, Luna, and Remus. When Harry spotted the four, he saw that Susan and Luna were wearing rings. When Harry raised his eyebrow Neville could only grin stupidly. Luna saw Neville's expression, she looked at Harry and nodded.
"Well, Neville is no longer shooting me in the back with daggers of envy." Harry said, he laughed a little when Neville blushed and looked away.
"There's a reason I hate getting up this early. The sun isn't even up. Besides Ami interrupted a nice dream to." Susan said.
"Keep it to your self Susan." Harry said.
"Why Neville does have soft hands." She replied. "It was a good one. His soft hands were roaming all . . . "
"Susan please stop your embarrassing the three males in the group." Tonks said.
"Who me I'm not sixteen like most of you." Remus replied.
"Really now what was all that moaning and groaning. I heard last week. What about the fact I saw one of the Ami's elves leaving your room." Harry said. "I heard you two really entertaining to hear that my Uncle has a good life." Remus started to turn red with embarrassment.
"So you're the one who is sleeping with my best friend, someone who is like a sister to me." Liu said, "I approve but if you hurt her I will castrate you." Kali, Remus, Neville and Harry tensed up. Much to the delight of Liu.
"I won't. She does mean the world to me." Remus replied.
"Well lets go ladies and gentlemen. We don't want to keep the king waiting." Kali said.
Within five minutes the group had assembled in the dinning Hall was their allies were waiting. Yu began to explain the plan to those assemble they would only take a small force of one hundred fifty men, so each group was evenly balanced with twenty-five men each. Not counting Harry and his group. The goblins were going to stay in the bank at the bank and receive those not going to Fred and George's shop, which was all of them.
When Harry and his group landed in the shop, he could tell that there was an hour before the eagle men would land near the ministry entrance here in the alley. Forty minutes later the sun started to rise. To everyone's surprise a man landed in front of the store followed by nine more. They watched the nine move, at first they started to gather the material that was hanging from a small back on their backs, as soon as that was done they opened a strange looking bag, from the bag they pulled out weird weapons. Harry and Hermione recognized the weapons as Muggle weapons. When the first who landed move into the light Harry could see a small flag on his arm and under it was the head of an eagle. They watched as they raised the Muggle weapons to their shoulder. The small force in the bank could tell that this was a more advanced fighting force.
Up in the skies three C-130 Hercules aircraft started to open their loading hatches as the opened to provide the men inside with a stable platform. The first up closed his eyes, he has done this half a dozen times all were training jumps but now he was going into a hostile zone. When the light turned green and heard the command to jump. Without hesitation he jumped. When he landed his training kicked in. He gathered his chute, while his comrades landed besides him. He pulled his M4A1 Carbine from its confinement and rallied his friends they began the slow march up the alleyway. As he came up the area were Diagon Alley met Knockturn Alley, he swung his rifle around the bend another on the other side did the same thing. The two watched the alleyway for hostile movement as their comrades moved past. When the last soldier moved past him, he move. He watched his friend move when he past him.
All of those on the ground met up with the rest of the attacking force, in front of the objective. He watched as four others were placing small charges on the door. When they moved away, the door exploded. As one they rushed the entryway. He grabbed a grenade from his pouch.
"Frag out!" He cried out followed by others. When the grenades exploded, they continued. The first ministry employee the found was behind a desk with shrapnel wounds to the face. "Clear!" Came the call from several areas.
"Sweeper teams you know your jobs, the rest of you get those wards up, and set up defensive positions." The commanding officer cried out. The group split up and sweep the building clear. The problem came when they made their way to the room that housed the Auror Division. When the door opened a new Auror steeped out as the soldiers, came down the hallway. Without thinking he raised his wand and fired a stunning curse. The lead soldier blocked the spell and pulled the trigger on his Carbine. Three rounds struck the young man in the chest, in which he collapsed almost immediately. With the noise the seventeen left in the room rushed out firing their spells as they went. But when they stopped the six attacking soldier started to fire their weapons. Within seconds the Auror's were dead. "Floor Clear." The lead said. Minutes later there as a report that they found their target and was in custody.
Back in the bank the one hundred and fifty-man group left, having lost the will to make contact with such heavily armed men. When they arrived many started to explain what, they saw. While this was going one Harry watched as one of the men who dropped from the sky and tried to get up and join his friends. But every time he tried he gripped his legs. Harry looked at Tonks and Hermione and they nodded. The three left the building and cautiously approached the young man but stopped when he brought his rifle up.
"Don't move dammit."
"Easy were not going to hurt you were here to help." Harry said.
"Prove it remove your weapons." Seeing no choice Harry removed his sword. "Slowly walk toward me hands were I can see them."
"Where are you hurt?" Harry asked when he got closer.
"I broke my ankle okay." The soldier said rifle still at the ready.
"How did you break it?"
"Landed wrong. So if you could please heal it so I can join my friends."
"What's your name?"
"Tell me yours first."
"Harry Potter."
"Mine is Sergeant Alexi Drake." He said forgoing protocol
"Can I ask you about the eagle patch on your shoulder?" Harry asked.
"It means I'm a member of the one hundred and first airborne unit. If you want to know how many are here then you'll just have to guess that one Brit." He said as Harry looked at the fallen soldiers' ankle, then started to bandage it.
"You need more professional help than I can give you." Harry said.
"Well take me to the rest, of the one o' one. They should be in the Ministry at the moment." He said. Hermione conjured a stretcher. The soldier dragged himself onto the stretcher and waited for Harry to levitate the stretcher. Five minutes later the three walked into the Ministry just in time to see Fudge being dragged out, kicking and screaming.
When Fudge spotted Harry, he started to yell.
"Arrest him he killed several purebloods I demand you to arrest him."
"Thought so." Harry looked at him. "I could tell, by the way you and your two friends walked. Your fighters, soldiers, trained killers. But you're something more than soldiers. You're fighting for an idea."
"So the fact we have taken lives doesn't bother you?" Hermione asked.
"Nope, almost every soldier here has taken a life. You did what you had to do. I do have a question for you though. What in the hell is a pureblood?" Harry started to explain what a pureblood was and how they ran the country. "Sir according to these three there are two other targets."
"Who are they soldier?" For the second time that night the injured soldier explained what happened and how they found him. The captain motioned for a medic, when the medic arrived he grabbed a portkey from his pouch and placed it on the injured man who then vanished.
"He broke it. It was bad enough to send him to the rear for better treatment. So thank you for bandaging the wound." With that the medic left and went to find other injured. As Harry talked to the American, he learned that the Auror's on duty were killed as they fought back and where they caught Fudge who was cowering under his desk.
"Well Mr. Potter we will take the information you gave us and use it. But I'm afraid that until we determine your roll in this we can't let you or your friends go." Harry just smiled and vanished, as did Hermione and Tonks. "That was good. Right through our wards. Sergeant raise the Stars and Strips." With a smirk he went to make a call. If he was right he and his men landed in a country that was in the middle of a civil war.
Down in the alley a shop owner had opened his door. Being early he expected to catch the night shift Auror's coming from the Ministry building. When he looked at the building, he dropped his cup in shock and stared at the damage to entrance, and was even more in shock for the first time in history that he knew of the Ministry fell in one night and the flag that was flying proved it.
A/N: WELL I MUST OFFER THE FOLLOWING CONGRATS TO THE FOLLOWING WHO WERE SPOT ON WITH THEIR GUESSES, ALEXI DRAKE WHO WAS THE FIRST, DARKNIGHT30330, CPOTAYLOR, BUFFALO1FROMSALEM, AND MANDOS BLACK.