"Tom Riddle; Madam Minister that's his name please use it"

"What?" said the shocked woman?

Chapter 9

Dumbledore's Lesson

"Thomas Marvolo Riddle that is Voldemort's true name it's an anagram really, but please use his real name." Harry replied smirking.

"How on earth did you know that? No-one and I mean no-one has ever known who he really is. How did you find this out?" The now interim Minister said her eyebrows seeming to disappear into her hairline.

"Did Headmaster Dumbledore ever tell you of the events beneath the castle roughly three years ago?' seeing her shale her head in the negative Harry continued 'well three years ago the head of the misuse of muggle artefacts office Arthur Weasley's daughter was possessed by a memory that Riddle or as most know him Voldemort had imprinted, I guess from what Albus has told me; in the pages of."

"But how did you find out his real name? No-one and I mean no one has ever known it, how is what I want to know."

"Well that is what happened thankfully the young lady in question has suffered no ill after affects not that it truly matters, in her first year at Hogwarts young miss Weasley was suffering memory lapses due to the possession from the diary and I still trust her and any one of the Weasleys including Percy believe it or not, but I have other reasons for that Miss Weasley's situation aside

"How so?"

"Arthur and his family are members of my own house they are descendents of the retainers that served Godric and Rowena, although I may raise them to equality and allow them to be recognized as peers."

"Very well. So Milord Gryffindor what is next on your agenda and what do you want us to do know here?"

"Well first do what ever it takes to remove the DE's from the ministry and then recruit as many Aurors as possible, an Army would be better but I will settle for the recruitment of the Aurors, I have a meeting with the Head of the Goblins and then I have a meeting with Albus. Can you do this for me?"

"Yes of course Milord."

"Thank you Madam Minister,' he said turning to walk away when he stopped 'Oh and Amelia? Please remember the name is Harry and this is Hermione please don't stand on ceremony for us and you might want to check under the Malfoy's living room floor there might be something rather interesting there. I'd bring Moody along though to make it look even better."

"Huh how do you know this?' the poor woman's eyebrows went slightly higher 'nobody has ever been able to get and information on the Malfoy's."

"Ahh I see, well Draco needs to learn to keep his mouth shut and I learned along time ago that they were no good. In fact it was my first day at Hogwarts that I figured that out. Speaking of Hogwarts; we really must be going I have still to meet with the goblins and then I need to speak with Albus. I take my leave of you all now and I thank you for your support in today's matters. Mr. Zabini?' Harry said turning to the Head of House Zabini 'I truly am thankful you came I know most of your family is or has been Slytherin but you show that more than dark wizards come from there, again thank you."

"Milord Gryffindor Milady Gryffindor should the House of the Lion need us House Zabini will be there you have my oath on this, I truly believe we are seeing the dawn of a new age and I welcome you and your house back." Carlos Zabini said with a low bow.

"Lord Zabini please never do that again I am just Harry; Ok?"

"You really were never told of your own house were you?"

"Lord Zabini, I don't know if you remember but I am an orphan who was raised by muggles and wasn't told anything of my family, by anyone. Why?"

"I will help you to understand the small bit I know, and then I suggest you spend a few days looking thru your family archives."

"Yes I will please tell me what you know of my family."

"What I am going to say may seem like a wild tale, but in my house we are told from the cradle that the house of Gryffindor is the royalty of the wizarding world you and your family are the nearest thing we would have to a king or queen your family's heraldry alone proves it. You carry Arthur and Myrddin's Phoenix upon your standard. You are the ones we will look to in these times to lead us, so as I said earlier and I am now rephrasing it. Milord Gryffindor, Milady Gryffindor, House Zabini recognizes your claim to the right to lead the wizarding world I would ask that you truly bring forth the Lion throne."

"WE'RE THE WHAT?" Harry and Hermione both exclaimed.

"The wizarding world's royal family." Said Matthew Abbott rather plainly while smirking slightly.

"The Heirs to the Lion Throne, your family can and was empowered by both Mryddin and King Arthur to govern and lead the wizarding world; you are in essence our King and Queen. But this is only if you decide to bring the Lion Throne forth and claim it by right of age and deed, if you need more proof I suggest you examine your ring and sword carefully." Said Oliver Lovegood said smiling 'yes carefully indeed." He said softly as if to himself.

"Ok let me go back over what you have just said.' Hermione said to the older wizards and witches assembled in front of her 'You are basically saying that Harry is the last heir to the wizarding worlds royal family and I am now the wife of the prince regent?" the young woman said this all while shaking her head 'uuggghh Harry I am getting a headache from all of these surprises, I know you had no idea though. However Albus has a lot to answer for.' She said in his mind softly.

"Wait a minute your saying that my daughter is to be the queen of the wizarding world in effect? Said Jane Granger.

"Yes Mistress Granger your Daughter is the wife of the Heir to the Lions Throne and as such she is eligible for the crown herself, be thankful they wed rather than her being merely his consort. You see if that were the case people like the Malfoy's might try and marry the young lord here to an eligible daughter and attempt to control him thru that; That's happened in the muggle world quite a few times I believe hasn't it? Said Neville Longbottom.

"Yes it has in the past marriages were made to cement alliances and such but it isn't done any longer; The few royals that exist in the muggle world are rather choosey as to who they let in their family." Rob Granger said with confidence.

"But why wouldn't the old coot tell me these things' Harry said eyes wide and slightly glazed 'Oh that's right I know now; but unfortunately my fellow lords I am unable to explain further if you would please excuse us all my family and I have to see the goblins and then have a few choice words with a certain headmaster."

"We will leave you and your family to it then Harry, May the gods watch you and them." Said the quiet Matthew Abbott.

"And yours as well my friend." Harry said turning to Hermione "Ready to go back to Gringotts?" he said asking them all.

"Yes Harry I think we are done here lets meet with Soupac and then I have a few choice words for... what was it you called him again?" Jane Granger said with a rather evil grin. "Oh and Harry, Mia if that man thinks he is going to have any say over you two I think he is for a rather large shock."

"Oh you could say that again mum. I hope for his sake he doesn't try and separate you from me or worse gods help him if he tries to harm you, then he will learn what the meaning of anger really is." As he said this his eyes began to glow with a green eldritch fire seeming to dance in them, his aura began to pulse slowly and seemed to expand.

"H…Harry why are your eyes glowing like that? That seems to happen when even you talk of someone trying to separate us or worse trying to harming us."

"What?" he said turning to her his eyes still glowing with the odd ethereal light "what are you talking about? What glow?

"Your eyes always seem to glow when ever you think of someone trying to hurt us or something happening to us. It's like you are physically showing how strong you feel, the only other time I remember it ever happening was at school when Draco and his goons tried to hurt Ron and I just after Easter when you were in detention. Remember the last one you had with Snape?"

"Yah I remember he gave me that one to help me learn my Occulmency. Believe me when I say I am glad I learnt it, but it wasn't easy. I will go much easier on you when I teach you; that much I know for certain."

"Well what do you think it might be?"

"I believe it might just be the thing he knows not, if you catch my meaning." He said in a quiet voice as he watched the other lords heading towards the apparition points and the floo entrances

"Really? Hmm I wonder, you might be right my love. I'll look in the…"

"Library" he finished with a chuckle

"Yes dear in the library, you know the rooms that have all of the information we need. Anyway I do know one thing."

"Oh, and what is that?" he said with a cheeky smile of his own.

"That I really and truly feel sorry for anyone that tries hurt me or m... our family" she corrected herself seeing his raised eyebrow

"Ok you two we still need to meet with the Goblin leader. If I remember the days plan? Said Rob Granger

"Yes I think we need to be going now.' Harry said turning to Griphook 'Is the coach ready for us to return to Gringotts?"

"Yes Harry, it has been waiting for you and your family since we arrived. Also I have a message from Soupac." Said the diminutive goblin

"Oh? What does he say?"

"Only that he looks forward to meeting you and discussing an alliance with you more so once I explained what was discovered here thanks to the other lords, He was most curious as to how this might affect the trade agreement that we already have with the wizarding world."

"Well… I don't believe it will affect it much. Your people know more about it than anyone, as far as I can tell. This is more of a non aggression and mutual assistance thing that I have in mind more than anything else."

"Ah I see Harry, Well if you are ready to depart then Milord, Milady. We do need to hurry as I am sure you want the answers you both want from the Headmaster."

"Yes, yes we do need to move on now love. It wouldn't do to hold up the head of the Goblin Confederation you know" Hermione said with a twinkle in her eye

"You are of course right as usual my heart. See why I love her Rob? She is nearly never wrong." Harry said to his father in-law

"I know son it's the same reason I love her mum, I learned a long time ago that her intellect is always going to be more than my own." He said with a laugh.

"Ok shall we?" Harry said to his Hermione as he extended his elbow for her to link hers thru.

"Yes lets, I can't wait to see the look on Dumbledore's face when he finds out exactly how little power he really has over us and the rest of the wizarding world. This should be very and I mean very funny I have never seen him surprised…" she said chuckling

"Love I don't think he's ever seen himself surprised." He said cutting her off. "It should be rather funny I agree but how much can't he do is all I wonder?"

"Well… since we are now married he really has no say, and we are also exempt form that stupid age restriction you remember."

"Yes dear I remember we are no longer under that idiotic decree thank the gods we only had a small time left on it anyway you know."

The quartet walked slowly and slightly regally toward the lift leading to the public entrance, as the lift ascended Harry leaned over and kissed Hermione on the lips softly but he poured all of the love and passion he felt for her into it while managing not to embarrass her in front of her father. As they separated, Hermione noticed that his eyes had that same eldritch flame dancing in them once more. But what Hermione wasn't aware of was that her own eyes had the same thing shining in her own eyes but her mother did.

"Mia dear? Your eyes… they're glowing like Harry's are. What on earth is causing that to happen? Do you have any ideas?" Jane said awestruck

"I might Mum but I want to make sure before I say anything. I think that Harry was right this may well be.' She leaned in to whisper 'The power he knows not, if I am right then it might explain why Harry and I always have had such trouble dating other people."

"How so dear?"

"Well Harry ever notice that you as well as myself have had rather dismal times last term when ever we dated someone else? Like when you and Ginny dated it lasted for a total of what two maybe three weeks tops? Or when I dated Ron we had danced around the issue for how long? Five years and look at how that wound up, we were miserable and it…" Here she trailed off a tear glistening in her eye

"It what love never seemed right with anyone else did it? And as far as Ginny and I well… that wound up with the two of us realizing we were more like brother and sister than anything else you know." He said reaching up and wiping the tear that threatened to fall from her eye "Love please don't cry I love you and only you. I will never for the rest of my life be with anyone else, you are my heart, my strength, my…my… you are the other half of my soul my love."

As he said this his eyes began to shine ethereally and there was the sudden sound of Phoenix song piercing the mid morning light as they walked to the coach. The two younger adults looked at each other their gaze never breaking once, the sound causing their hearts to beat faster and suddenly they embraced. Holding tight to one another they realized that their hearts were beating in unison.

"W…what was that "Mione?" he asked the one person he had suddenly realized he loved more than his own life the one person whose happiness matter more than his own

"Harry there is a reason that happened, we're umm… I'm not sure how to put it; but it seems we might be umm… soul mates." Her lip trembling slightly

"Soul mates? Love that makes it all the better and it explains quite a bit."

At her curious look he chuckled "about two years ago I realized something, that somewhere along the line you became the voice of my conscience, so you see it explains quite a bit."