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"Well are you going to tell me or not?" Hermione said "It means 'My Heart 'and that is precisely what you are love." Harry said softer than before

Chapter 7

The fall of Fudge Part 1

"I'm your heart? Harry, I don't understand." Hermione said just as softly and much more breathlessly

"Yes my love. You are my heart, my strength, my very life's breath; I wouldn't be who I need to become tonight if it wasn't for you, you became the voice of my conscience somewhere along the way love. Harry said taking her hand in his, turning to the smallish goblin and the ancient wizard to his left he said "Griphook, Albus? We need to do this as soon as possible. I don't want Fudge being able to wriggle out of this somehow. So that taken into account Griphook I need that standard brought here from the armoury sooner rather than later; Ok?

"Yes milord it shall be done." Said the diminutive goblin

"Oh and Griphook? Two things; Please as I already told Dobby, call me Harry I won't stand on ceremony in private ok? And if it's possible could you ask the Head Goblin to come with you as well?" Harry said

"Yes Harry; but he may ask why you need to see him what should I say?" the goblin replied

"You can tell him I wish to discuss an alliance, I will have enough problems dealing with that fool Fudge and with Riddle the last thing I need is for there to be yet another Goblin War on my hands.' Harry said 'That and I really don't want our kids to be bored to death by Binns and I really wouldn't want him to have yet another one to obsess over." He finished with a smirk

"Harry that's horrid of you; Cheeky, but horrid you know.' Hermione said with an identical smirk on her face

"Yes I know I am being a bit cheeky, but I think I earned it love.' He said with a real smile, it was the first she had seen on his face in months 'wait a tick did he say our kids?' she thought suddenly

"Harry?" she said

"Yes love I said our kids, maybe not now but after this is over, I would like you to be the mother of my children" he said his emerald eyes shining ethereally in the half light of the breaking dawn

"Milord... I mean Harry" Griphook said correcting himself at the hard look he received from Harry

"Yes Griphook? Do you have the battle standard? And what did the Head Goblin say?" he asked the small goblin

"Yes I do' he replied indicating the furled standard next to the door 'He says he will meet with you but is unable to this morning and asks if you would be available this afternoon?" he finished

"Yes I will make sure I am, Griphook what is his name by the way?" Harry asked

"His name would be Soupac his title is Platinum Lord, he was rather intrigued by your offer of an alliance." the goblin said

"Why? Surely there have been alliances between our two peoples in the past. Harry said questioningly

"No Harry there has never been one, nor did I ever think a wizard would ask for one "answered Dumbledore

"Why not Albus it would be beneficial to both races to ally, but detrimental not to. Riddle doesn't care for anyone save himself and I know he won't be happy till he is the only one left." Harry said "Ok Griphook open the battle standard of my ancestors and lets see it." He said to the goblin

"As you wish Milord" the goblin said as he unfurled the standard

"Griphook I thought we had spoken about that? And I believe I explained why I am uncomfortable being called that." Harry growled

"Please Harry I was forced to by the enchantments placed on the standard itself; This was not intentional" said the goblin his eyes wide at the look in the young mans eyes. Harry could see the goblin was nervous but didn't understand till he saw his eyes flick to where Harry's Hand was resting on the pommel of the sword on his hip

"Griphook? Why do you look so afraid right now? Harry asked kindly

"Harry, Sir there was a tale told to young goblins that said that if you don't behave the Sword of the Founder will cut off your head at the neck. And…"

Harry chucked as the goblin trailed off

"Wrong founder my friend Salazar was the one to do that not Godric" he said to the goblin trying and failing to contain his mirth "I would never harm a person I would become allies with; now would I?" Harry finished

"Dear we need to call the rest of the families together to oust Fudge" Hermione said placing a hand on his arm

"Umm ok love how we do that?' he asked her 'I know we need the show of strength but how do we let them know House Gryffindor is returning to its place in the wizarding world?" he finished. As Harry was asking this; there was heard a ruffling of feathers and when they all turned to see the source of the sound the saw a very large snowy owl perched on the conference table staring at Harry "Hedwig?" Harry said incredulously "what happened to you?"He asked the owl

: Hello My Harrywizard and greetings to your wing mate. Long may you fly together.: Hedwig's voice resounded in both Harry and Hermione's' heads

"Harry was that just your owl I heard?" the brown haired witch asked, her eyes wide in surprise

" Umm. Yah I think it was.' He answered 'Ok Hedwig why is it I can hear you know and why can my…umm wife as well?" Harry asked the owl who was sitting on the table shaking her head side to side as if to say 'Your heart always heard me, just not your mind.' Which happened to be the very thing she said to the young couple?

: Harrywizard you need to understand your heart, both of you have always understood me but now that you have been joined, you truly can hear me, as for how you can let the lesser houses know that yours is reasserting itself I can do that : Hedwig said to the two of them

"Umm you can? That's great, Oh no I just remembered something or someone more correctly Hermione what do we do about Ron he is going to blow up bigger than Fudge is." Harry said a worried look crossing his face.

"Harry I need to tell you something; I love you and only you. You see Ron and I tried dating last summer when you were locked up at the Dursleys' and well things were less than spectacular. He wanted to know my every move and to whom I was writing to or when I was home or not; I couldn't and won't live like that and I told him so and he said he was just as miserable with my demands for him to study and work hard at his schooling. It would never work with him only you. You understand that I love to learn things new things old secrets; it never bothers you just like I know you love your flying and Quidditch I would never ask you not to fly just as you would never ask me to not study; now would you?" she said softly

"No Hermione I never would nor will I ever its part of the reason I love you." Harry said just as softly

"Harry we need to go to the Ministry now the sun will be fully up and I truly wish to see the look in Cornelius's face when he is tossed out on his arse" Dumbledore said with a laugh

"Ok Albus lets go." He replied 'He has no idea what is going to happen does he?' Harry thought "Albus I would like a moment with my wife in private if you don't mind?" he said to the aged wizard

"No not at all. But you must hurry; we haven't much time" Dumbledore said

"Thanks Albus. Hermione, Mum, Dad stay for a minute would you?" Harry asked the trio of people

"Sure Harry came the chorus back to him.

"Ok here is my one and only question. Do any of you believe that Dumbledork is not going to try and make this work to his advantage?" he asked after placing the strongest anti-listening charms he knew up

"I think you are completely right Harry, he is going to manoeuvre this to his benefit and make it look like this was all his idea, Mum, Dad what do you think?" she said turning to her parents

"Well I think that if he sent Harry to those people and that if they are as bad as I suspect then he isn't working in the best interests of the wizarding world or especially Harry's and yes I agree he will attempt to make himself look as though he thought this up and then he and he alone informed Harry." Jane Granger said to the younger couple. "Robbie what do you think?" she asked her husband

"Well I think he is going to do everything he can to put a spin on it as to make it look like he thought it up and also think you are right Jane. He most certainly hasn't been looking out for Harry's best interests merely his own. So yes I believe you are right in this. Replied Rob Granger

"Ok so how do we make it seem to him that he is getting his way but make certain that he ends up not getting his way?" Harry asked the three Grangers

"Well we could ask him to go to Hogwarts to make certain that there will be no more 'surprises' waiting for us Harry." Hermione said

"Ok that would work to our favour. But we need to tell him something that will make him go there without questioning us too much; my occulmancy isn't the best and I know yours is better but your parents can't do it at all yet." Harry said a worried look crossing his face briefly "Now Hedwig can you take letters to the other families for me in time is all I wonder?" he said turning to the owl

: Yes my Harry wizard I can. However, if you worry you can always ask Dobby to have the elves deliver them it might be faster. Hedwig said to the young wizard.

"Hmm, that might be faster. DOBBY" Harry called out. At the pop of the tiny house elf arriving he said ' Dobby if I write a few letters can you have the other house elves make sure their masters receive them ?" Harry asked Dobby

"Oh yes Mister Harry sir. Dobby would be being honoured to do so for you and Missus Lady Gryffindor." Exclaimed the excitable elf bobbing his head hard enough for it to look as though it might fly off.

"Dobby that's ok. I just want you to do your best no more any less ok?" Harry said trying to calm the elf down "Now I need to write these letters and then you can go and take care of it for me. Ok?"

"I have them done already done Harry; well the first one anyway, but we can change what ever you want in it then use a copying spell to save time." Hermione said to her now husband 'Gods I still cant believe I am his wife and that he wouldn't change it for the world 'she thought to herself

"Neither would I 'Mione." He said without looking up

"Wouldn't what Harry?" She asked confused

"Change anything about you or us that's what you just said wasn't it?" he said looking up at her

"Umm I didn't say anything Harry. But I was thinking that…" she replied trailing off. "Hmm I wonder. Harry can I try something out?" she asked him

"Umm sure love it isn't going to hurt right?" he replied

"No just finish a thought for me if you can ok" she said

"Ok." He said looking at her shock evident on his face

'The rain in Spain falls' she thought to herself

"Mainly on the Spaniards." Harry said aloud

a/n the end of this chapter is a nod and a quote from a favourite author of my own the RH Kinsfire please search out and read hi wonderful works

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