Chapter 7
You-Know-Who Spotted At Ministry!
By
Rita Skeeter
"You-Know-Who was spotted within the Ministry building in the early morning hours of Christmas morning, a Ministry spokesperson announced.
"The Ministry does confirm that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is back and he does have a body."
This statement confirms what Harry Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived, had been saying since June. Potter, who mysteriously disappeared from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry back in September, was not seen with other persons who fought the Dark Lord this morning, which included Headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
When asked about the Savior, Dumbledore replied, "Harry is currently training in a secret location. We feel extremely confident on his chances of defeating Voldemort."
The break in did result in a theft from the Department of Mysteries, but Ministry officials have refused to disclose exactly what was taken. They did, however, confirm that one employee, Arthur Weasley, of the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office, was injured during the break in. He is said to be resting comfortably in St. Mungo's.
Let us hope that our Savior completes his training soon and that he can save us all."
Harry had a slight grin on his face as he put the paper down. Voldemort had taken the bait. Now he had to wait for the trap to spring.
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Albus Dumbledore was not a happy man as he read the Daily Prophet article. Thankfully the story had missed a few things. Not only had Arthur gotten injured, but six others had as well. Two Order members had died. He had lied about Harry, simply because he had no idea where the boy was. However he realized that the people still needed hope. He had hoped that the boy would have shown up during the battle. As he knew from Severus that Voldemort had been sending visions of the Department of Mysteries to try and lure Harry in for the prophecy. But that plan had backfired, forcing Voldemort to go after it himself. Thus revealing that he was indeed alive. This was a serious blow to the Order. If only the boy had followed as the plan as he was suppose to.
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A Few Months Later…..
HARRY POTTER DEFEATS YOU-KNOW-WHO ONE MORE TIME
By Rita Skeeter
"In front of several witness Harry Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived, defeated the Dark Lord Voldemort one last time. Inside the monument of Stonehenge!
Ministry Officials arrived at the scene after several wards around the sight activated due to a high magical concentration. Most of the Aurors and Unspeakables arrived and were dumb founded at the sight before them. A magical dome had been erected over the sight. A second dome separated Potter and the Dark Lord from the Deatheaters that surround the combatants.
Witnesses say that the exchanged spell fire lasted well over an hour. This gave Ministry officials plenty of time to surround the Deatheaters and call for back-up. It was reported that twenty-two spells reached Class A level in power which means that only one of those spells could reduce London to ash, and over half of those spells were cast by Harry Potter.
The end of the battle came when a portal opened, unknown how at this time. Then the Dark Lord was sucked into it as it closed. The magical domes then collapsed as did Harry Potter.
There has been no announcement as to the Savior's condition, only that he is resting comfortably in a private ward at St. Mungo's.
This reporter will be the first to interview our Savior once he has been declared fit.
Harry Potter Graduates From Hogwarts Early
By Rita Skeeter
In a related story, this reporter has discovered that Harry Potter, the Boy- Who-Defeated-The-Dark-Lord-Twice, has, in fact, graduated early from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. According to Ministry records, young Mr. Potter and his 'girlfriend', Hermione Granger, both have completed their OWLS and NEWTS back in September. Reasons for this have not been explained nor has Headmaster Dumbledore commented on the reasons for this action. Many of us feel that it was for the training that Mr. Potter received to defeat the Dark Lord.
Another speculation is that Mr. Potter and Ms. Granger are expecting a baby and have married because of it. But there is no evidence to support that as of yet. I will continue the search for my rabid readers."
Hermione Potter put the newspaper down. She was currently seated next to Harry's bed at St. Mungos, waiting for him to wake up again. Thankfully he was only exhausted and had no serious injuries and was sleeping on his own. Those damn Healers had been poking and prodding him for hours until she finally put a stop to it, after claiming to be his wife. That had shut them up enough to force them out and for her to seal the room off. Now to plan their escape.
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Albus Dumbledore was in for the longest night of his life. Not only had Harry defeated Voldemort, single handedly, but he was also responsible for the capture of several Deatheaters, including Severus Snape. Albus didn't know if he could get Severus off this time. No one, so far, was willing to vouch for the Potions Master, unlike before. It seemed that Severus was headed for Azkaban unless a miracle happened.
He had also tried to see Harry but was refused by Ms. Granger. She had claimed to be Harry's wife. Albus was surprised to hear that declaration. He wondered if that was the reason for the failed Bonding between Harry and Severus. It would explain things. But that meant that Harry had been pregnant and if that was true, where was the child?
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One week later several of the Wizarding world's finest were gathered at a secret location for the presentation of the Order of Merlin to Harry Potter. The Savior seemed agitated over the fuss and his 'wife' seemed to be trying to calm him down. It was the presence of the toddler that had many of them wondering just who the child was. It was obvious that the baby was a Potter, but how he was related to the Savior was the mystery.
Minister Fudge stood before the assembled crowd at the podium that had several microphones on it. Every Wizarding Wireless station was carrying the ceremony.
"My fellow witches and Wizards. We are gathered here to honor a young hero, who has saved us from a dark presence. This hero, who will be joining our Auror program this summer, has shown all of us the true meaning of fight for what is right. I personally want to thank Harry Potter for his unselfishness in this endeavor. He has proven that there is still good people in the world. I call Harry Potter up to the stand."
An angry Harry stood up and walked onto the platform. Fudge removed the medal from its box and went to place it around the boy's neck. But Harry stopped him.
"No. I refuse to accept this honor."
"What!"
"I refuse, Minister, nor will I join your Aurors this summer or ever."
"Mr. Potter, be reasonable! We will discuss this after the ceremony."
"No we will discuss this now or not at all."
Fudge was livid. Here, in front of the most wealthy and political influential people, Potter was being difficult. He turned to the crowd and said, "There seems to be a problem. We will return shortly after a small discussion."
Fudge led the group that consisted of Harry, Hermione, Cedric, Sirius, Remus, Tonks, Dumbledore, Snape, the Grangers, Amelia Bones, Umbridge, Kinsley Shacklebolt, and the Weasleys.
One inside a private room Fudge rounded on Harry. "WELL! WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?"
"Your assumptions."
Fudge's face got even redder. "EXACTLY WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?"
"You assume that I want to join the Aurors. I don't. I want nothing to do with them or the Ministry for that matter. I want to be left alone. To raise my son and his possible siblings in peace."
"And you can still do that. We need you. You have defeated the darkest Lord in history. We need your leadership and skill in case another comes along."
"Find someone else."
"I didn't want to pull this, but as Minister for Magic, I declare that Harry James Potter must marry a witch of pureblood standing in order to ground his own magic. I have selected a witch for him, namely Ms. Ginny Weasley, and the ceremony will take place right now."
"You can't. I'm already married to a witch, Hermione."
"There is no proof of that!"
"It was a muggle ceremony. Sirius gave me permission and Hermione had her parents. It's lawful and there is nothing that you can do about it."
"Then all assets that you have in Britain will be forfeit to the Ministry! You are now penniless!"
"I would be if I had anything left in Britain."
"What do you mean?"
"The Goblins were very helpful in transferring my wealth to my new country of residence. My family and I will be leaving shortly."
"I WILL NOT ALLOW IT!"
"You have no choice."
The rest watched as the Potters and the Grangers gathered together and disappeared with the activation of a portkey.
Harry Potter had left the Wizarding World of Britain for good.