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Recap: The Ministry fell in one night and the flag that was flying proved it.
Chapter 16
The Prime Minister sat in his office watching the morning news while awaiting the news from the fifty SAS operatives, which jumped on the Ministry of Magic with one hundred members of the one hundred and first airborne troops. He could not believe that the American's had their own magical armies, even more so when the Canadians told him of theirs. With the threat of a massive invasion of the wizarding world if he didn't do something he didn't want. So he made a deal, he would allow one hundred soldiers to capture the Ministry of Magic along with members of the SAS. When both countries agreed to his request, he sighed in relief. He was brought out of his thoughts when the news he wanted to hear came up.
"Early this morning, down town London experienced an hour long black out. While technicians replaced a faulty transformer. When asked why the transformer was replied early in the morning a spokesman replied that traffic was calculated to be low early in the morning, to where power loss should not have gone unnoticed, by motorist heading to work in the early morning hours. The power was restored before the morning rush-hour. In other news." The Minister tuned out the rest of the news occasionally listing and with a slight fear that someone would have seen the Paratroops. Suddenly his thoughts were interrupted when someone knocked on the door.
"Come."
"Sir. This just came for you from the other." The receptionist said, holding the large package.
A surge of fear went through him, he started to think of ways to get out of his office before he sends his fools to get him. Slowly the fear left him as he grabbed the package and opened it. The first item he saw was a letter. 'Fudge is in the basket on the front porch.' Who in the hell thought of that code, was going to get an earful. But was relived that the Ministry was taken. The next was a death toll for both sides. The Ministry took a loss of 23 men while the joint force suffered only one injury and that was a soldier named Alexi Drake, who suffered a broken ankle that sent him back to the staging area. The final item in the box was a radio, a weird one. The receptionist sucked in a deep breath, he looked up at her and raised an eyebrow.
"That's a wizard's radio." She said.
"Are you a?" He asked.
"Yes sir. I am."
"Sit. I want to know all about this world." He stated.
Meanwhile the soldiers who took the ministry tried to calm the crowed that gathered. Many were confused as to why, these strange men were there and how the made such a large hole. Never mind that they wondered how they got into the alley in the first place. At that time Percy showed up and could see a different flag flying over the building. He knew it wasn't the Ministers new flag that had two wands crossed over an enclosed fist. It wasn't the flag that flew over the muggle ministry. No this one and red and white strips with white stars in a blue box. He never see this one before. When Kingsley notice the young red head he approached him.
"Sir, as the Senior ranking official in the Ministry I'm forced to tell you the ministry has fallen to an unknown force. Size is estimated as large."
"Send five inside. I want to know what is going one. Oh and Auror they are to use deadly force." Percy said. He watched the Auror bark out a command. Immediately five Auror's began to make their way towards the building. He was surprised to see several of the attackers standing in the door way behind a barricade of desks. When the Auror's ran up the steps he heard the lead standing behind the barricade shout out, seconds later there was a popping sound when Percy looked towards the Ministry, the Auror's now his men were dead and a pool of blood was forming around them. After that no one wanted to approach.
"Just stay away I don't want to cut any more kinsmen down." Came a shout, and that was the only communication from the attackers.
"So what do we do now?" The one who shouted asked
"Now we tear this building apart looking for Intel, then wait for further orders." The captain said.
"That's not fun, but tearing this building apart might be." He said rubbing his hands together.
"No explosions. Brit."
"You're, no fun."
"Crazy demo experts." Came the reply. "But I'm glad there here instead of out there." He said to another.
"Agreed. Hey listen as much as my SAS brothers and I are in joying this little jaunt I have a bad feeling were here for a while." The operative said.
"So do I Lieutenant, so do I."
Voldemort was beyond pissed. He was freely handing out punishments to anybody who came in. His spy in the Ministry was arrested and sent to a holding area in a foreign nation under heavy magical guard. Not only that days earlier he lost Bella to the boy, of all people. It didn't make since wasn't he Dumbledore's golden boy. To make matters worst he was to start a war with the colonies. When he found out, he got Dumbledore's help he was confused. But when Fudge told him of the old man's plans to get him reelected, that's when Fudge told him they needed more help and that's when the plans for the colonies after all they were British citizens after all. That one turned out badly it was the colonist who captured Fudge and sent him across the ocean. He didn't even have the forces to rescue him. One loss but a new election must take place and he could always put another follower in power. Lucius might make a good minister, yes bribe the right official and all of Lucius's crimes might disappear. His evil cackle could be heard by everyone in the building. Despite the setbacks he had all summer, now is the time to up the attacks. He summoned three of his followers. With fear they approached him, sensing their fear he relished in it. When they bowed at his feet, he stood, and paced in front of them.
"I want you to step up the attacks, and I want you to find recruits, and you. For you my dear Lucius I have plans for you. What I want to know is how long will each one of you need." He asked.
"I can begin tonight. Several of our newest members need the training. My lord." One replied.
"Choose your targets wisely." The Death Eater nodded and left the room. "You?"
"A month at least my lord." The reply came. Voldemort could only nod.
"Yes, Yes. You have a month but it you fail I will kill you. But if you send me enough recruits I will expect more from you in the following months. Now go." When the Death Eater left the room, he turned to Lucius. Conjuring up another chair, he motioned for the man to sit.
"I have a special mission for you my faithful follower. By now you have heard Cornelius has been taken prisoner." He paused.
"You want me to go and get him?"
"No doing that would send whoever holds him after us. But I want you to bribe the right official. Then in the coming elections I'll eliminate your opposition, as we did for Fudge. By October you will be the new Minister for Magic." Voldemort stated, the blonde headed man just stared in shock at what his master was saying.
"Me?"
"Yes, you will continue what Fudge started. Taking the colonies, and turning them into our minions." A smile played at his lips. "To help you on your way buy the Prophet, and then send one of ours to get some of the colonials to help us our war against the mudbloods."
"As you command my lord." Lucius said.
"Leave you have much work to do." When the door closed Voldemort, sat back in his chair stroking Nagini head. Though he wasn't a patient man, this is one time he would wait for the outcome. Most of the plans that were made where fast get in cause as much damage and death as they could and leave before Dumbledore or the Ministry could get there. No this one was calculated and must be planned to a letter he knew this something of this scale must be carefully, and painstakingly planned. It could come unglued very quickly if any government found out, well possible the French wouldn't care, a lot of bad blood flows between the two countries. Maybe he could play with that one for a while. Potter has been laying low for now and that was fine for him he hasn't felt the boy since the plan on the Ministry, and Azkaban. Now he has five Death Eaters recruiters who are recruiting those who wanted the mudbloods gone. Wormtail walked into the room and bowed nervously.
"What?" Voldemort snapped.
"My lord one of your agents has sent you more recruits." Wormtail whimpered out.
"Send them in." He commanded. Wormtail motioned for the new future Death Eaters. "So you want to be my followers?"
"Yes." The lead said with a thick Russian accent.
"Well I test all of those who want to become my followers." When no one spoke he continued. "Killing a muggle family."
"Make it a sport and I do any thing." One said.
"Like what?"
"Launch them from something and see if I can hit them before they hit the ground." The reply came, and an image rushed through Voldemort's head has he in visioned it.
"Demonstrate this for me?" He said some what amused.
As the soldiers tore up the ministry building looking for anything useful. One of the soldiers came across a parchment.
'Fudge find someway to neutralize both Dumbledore, and the Potter brat I don't care how you do it just do it. Secondly find some way to draw the Ministries attention from our actions. For now I will lay low and try and get that damned prophecy. Remember fail me and I will kill you.'
He picked up the next piece of parchment.
'You stupid fool how hard is it to capture six children. How hard, now because of you incompetence we have lost the prophecy, to make it worst several of my followers were captured and I had to flee. It's amazing how you escaped and returned in night clothing. But for now do nothing find some way to stay in office, you're a smart man do it.'
Motioning for his friends to come over and help him to take the box to the others to look though, a piece of parchment fell to the floor. When on of the SAS members picked it up. His eyes went wide and rushed out of the room. When they got to the area where the Auror's were stationed they got the idea to search the place. It was an hour into their search when they found a list of names, with arrest on sight orders. Taking that they got to the rally area just in time to see six men vanish. The Lieutenant was beyond angry he was off in a corner ranting and raving about something no one heard him, for the U.S. captain hit him with a silencing charm.
"Men rally on me." He commanded, when they all gathered except for those watching the street. "Seven minutes ago a plot was uncovered. A plot against the Prime Minister of England and the Royal Family. If it succeeded then every mudblood whatever that is, and every half-bloods again I don't know what that is, was to be arrested. But I fear we may have started something we have to finish." The captain said.
As the woman was explaining the wizarding world. Six men appeared from out of no were. After a quick apology one of the soldiers gave a letter to the Prime Minister.
'Fudge I in the following days I'm going to attack the muggle Minister and get him to do our will. They are weak and will bend easily. Then I will have him start a war against the filthy muggles and the mudbloods. He will continue this until we win after that his focus will be on the muggle world while I take the magical worlds.'
He couldn't read any more. He looked at the six then to the woman. Finally he leaned back in his chair, the people in the room shifted nervously as they watched him. They watched him pick up the phone.
"Get me the direct line to the Queen Buckingham Palace." About twenty minutes later he looked up at the seven in the room after hanging up the phone. "I need an oath of silence from the seven of you. That what I tell you will never leave this room."
"Sir the three of us have signed the oath of secrecy acts when we passed training." One said, while the four wizards swore on their lives.
"Very well. No one but the Queens knows this but she has about a thousand wizards and witches in the military. They're the royal families' guard from the wizarding world, for the first time in history she has activated them to go to war. With all of this information about Fudge and this Voldemort we are now treating this threat with open hostilities. You six are to return to the Ministry building and hold it. Reenforcements should be in the alley within the hour. I will contact your President and see what his new orders are. But for now I want you to help secure that alley. Go. You have work to do." He said and watched with fascination as the group of six left the same way they came in. "My life has just gotten complicated."
This six arrived back in the building and informed the two officers of their new orders. The Lieutenant was a little surprised that there was an auxiliary of magical soldiers. But was relived that more soldiers were inbound. The two watched the alley and waited when the hour was up there was a loud scream as the group portkeyed in. Only six hundred of the thousand soldiers were dispatched. As they made their way up the alley, Percy made his way down. He took up the roll of acting Minister until they could find him.
"I demand you to tell me who you are and what your purpose here is for." He demanded, but only receive an uppercut to the jaw, when the Auror's raised their wands the force moving in raised the same weapons the ones in the Building had, and they backed down. The one who punched him kneeled down to where Percy laid on the ground holding his jaw.
"By order of the Queen of England we are here to wage war against the being known as Voldemort." Many screams went out as they said this. "And we are to hold this alley and that building until the war is over and as such your Auror's are under my command. Now I want all of you to go back to your business."
"The wizarding world doesn't listen to this Queen, nor do we listen to you." Percy replied.
"If that is the case then you are in league with Voldemort." The soldier stated while drawing his pistol and quickly brought the slide back. "I will shoot you myself. Now leave." Percy got up and brushed his robes off and left, he arrived outside his parents home.
"I want a heavy here watching that alley." The soldier replied. "And up in the Ministry building I want a recruitment post set up lets see how many of these weak willed fools will sign up."
The American Captain watched the altercation between the new arrivals and the old Ministry employees. They watched as a group set up machine gun nest watching Knockturn Alley.
"Well time for the two of us to go and kiss his ass." The captain said, the two left the building and approached. Both of them snapped off a salute to the new arrival.
"Colonel, the one hundred and first stand ready." The captain said.
"As do the SAS." The Lieutenant replied.
"Good I want you two to start patrols and sweep both alleys. This Building will be the command post and staging area." The two nodded. "Oh captain I must inform you that we are expecting more of your country men to arrive by nightfall. Thanks to that incompetent starting this little fracas we would have never known how bad it really was. So the Queen and the country thank you for retaliating and brining this to her majesties' attention. Now send those patrols." The two nodded and walked back into the building discussing how to split up the men into combat patrols. After about ten minutes the two sent out the first patrol of twenty, they're orders were to sweep Knockturn Alley with the standard ROE. By now the wizarding world was feeling their presence around the country, and the clock hasn't even struck noon.
When Percy arrived at the Burrow, he was welcomed with somewhat open arms. When he explained what happened in Diagon alley Molly immediately rushed out and contacted Albus. When he arrived Percy explained, what has happened.
"When did the first raid happen?" Dumbledore asked.
"I don't know but less that five minutes ago more arrived stating they had orders from some Queen."
"Hum. The royal family really has no control of us wizards for they were always muggle. But this army she has disturbed me. We could use this to our advantage. What of Cornelius?" Dumbledore asked.
"Arrested and sent to some other country to be guarded. From the snips of conversations I heard he was under heavy guard. That's all I know." The young man said.
"Full order meeting tonight. Percy I thank you for your work with the minister. Now he's gone. I welcome you back to the order. So come child we have many plans to make. Be there seven thirty Hogwarts." With that he left.
"Come on son well tell you what your older brother Bill has done." Author said patting him on the back. After twenty minutes Percy's face was red with anger.
"Were, is he now?" He asked.
"That we don't know but we suspect he is with Potter." Molly said.
"So Ron and Ginny have failed controlling the Mudblood and Potter, and now we pay for it. Where did it go wrong?" He asked.
"We really don't know?" She said by now she could feel the weights of war press down on them. With a shudder she prayed for the safety of her children and prayed things would turn for the better for her family mainly Potter coming under the order's control.
A/N: The next installment enjoy.