Chapter 5: The London Trip

Harry walked up the steps of air force one's walk on ramp with a smile on his lips he was next to the president and fresh for the seven hour flight to England, it would be the first public return he had made to England since the end of the war and he was looking forward to meeting some old friends on the trip he had arranged a tour of the wizarding world for some of the staff and a dinner on the last night at the Weasley's for the entire delegation.

"Your sure they don't mind?" Jed asked.

"I called ahead made sure they didn't and secret service is checking them out." Harry said to him. "You can't visit England and not do dinner the Weasley style its something to amaze." Harry said the man laughed.

"Congratulations on the bill Harry, your hard work as paid of." Jed said as the door to air force one closed. "You know what I love about this job?" Jed asked him Harry laughed. "Its this," he said as he picked up the phone. "This is the president I'm ready to go." Jed said down the phone.

"Sir if you don't mind I'm going to get a couple of hours sleep." Harry said to him. "The boys kept me from getting any kind of sleep this afternoon." he added.

"They at the stage then?" Jed asked him Harry nodded. "Go get some sleep I'll get Charlie to call you if I need you." he added Harry nodded happily before heading back to his seat.

"Thank you Mr. President." Harry said as he headed down the corridor to his seat.

"You look knackered Harry." Sam said.

"When you have children Sam your understand especially since they are new born's." Harry said to him the man laughed. "Wake me if he needs me." Harry said closing his eyes.

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Harry felt a hand on his shoulder shaking him, "Yeah." Harry growled eyes opening to look at Charlie. "What is it Charlie?" Harry asked it was light out side.

"We'll be touching down soon, the president had Sam deal with the one thing that came up." Charlie said as he wiped his eyes sitting up. "We touch down in ten minutes Harry." he added.

"Thanks Charlie." Harry said standing up and heading to the presidents office. "Is he in there?" Harry asked.

"Yes he is you can go in Harry." Mrs. Laningham said to him.

"You had twins right Delores what did you do with them when they were babies?" Harry asked she smiled.

"Are the boys identical?" she asked.

"Yeah they are, Orion and Michael." Harry said.

"Make sure you take lots of photo's there are no secrets to deal with babies." she said to him.

"If there were you wouldn't tell me anyway would you, its something that you have to learn for yourself I bet." Harry said she laughed and nodded. "I'm going to be a big brother again." Harry said to her.

"Your mum is pregnant she's a bit old isn't she?" Delores asked Harry shrugged before opening the door to the office.

"Harry your awake and looking much better than you did earlier." Jed said.

"I told him to use Sam, how are the twins." Abby asked.

"Orion was fussing because he knew I was going away for a couple of days." Harry said to her she nodded. "Michael is the quiet one." Harry said taking his seat and buckling in when it was announced they were on final approach. "My mum is expecting again." he said to her.

"Wow, that elf thing must really be something." she said.

"We're immortal to an extent Abby our mates live as long as we do." Harry said to her she nodded in understanding. "If Draco was to drop dead tomorrow I would die within hours of him, we can't live without our mates and we mate for life." Harry added.

"Will you have more children?" Jed asked.

"You mean in the near future no, we will have to go through mating season like every other Veela couple but Draco as taken a potion to stop a pregnancy happening, when we want more he takes the antidote and we can try again." Harry said to him Jed laughed. "We tend to be able to have children when ever we like during the year, but his more fertile during those couple of months." Harry said at the confused look on his friends face.

"Ah I see. So do you have any new photos of them?" he asked Harry pulled out his phone flicking it open he passed it to the man who stared at the screen saver. "Wow they have Draco's hair colour and your hair." he said.

"You trying to say I have messy hair sir?" Harry asked laughing.

"That I am." Jed said as they felt the touch down.

"I thought so but I thought that I should clarify that." Harry said they laughed. "How is Leo?" Harry asked.

"The marriage broke up." Jed said.

"Yeah I thought that might happen." Harry said to him.

"I'm asking him to come back to the white house as a special advisor do you have a problem with that?" Jed asked.

"As long as we know who is doing what job sir no." Harry said Jed nodded. "I have to be able to do my job and as much as I love Leo if his being here interferes then I don't want him on the boat." Harry said Jed nodded.

"He'll know and I know." Jed said.

"Thank you sir when does he start?" Harry asked him.

"Today." Jed said.

"His on the plane?" Harry asked Jed nodded. "Shall we get this show on the road sir, I don't think we should leave Toby alone with a bottle of JD for to long if we want to keep it clean today." Harry said Abby laughed.

"Ride with us." Jed said.

"I always do." Harry said to him.

"You can tell us about the Weasley's." Abby said Harry laughed.

"I wondered how long it would take you to ask me about them." Harry said with a smile on his face.

"Your family?" Abby asked.

"Their cousins so many times removed, but they were the closet thing to family for me first time around so yeah family, and as far as I know they were close to me second time around. Molly is excited at the prospect of having a president staying for dinner, if your talk to her husband about plugs your have his vote for the rest of your time in office." Harry said.

"Plugs?" he asked.

"Arthur as a collection of muggle wall plugs and batteries its his hobby." Harry said to Jed who was trying not to laugh. "Yeah I thought it was pretty funny to, they have seven kids and I think they have like six grandkids right now. Watch out for the twins their pranksters who don't care if you're a president or not." Harry said as they sat in the limo. "Their great guys and not dangerous but if they offer you any sweats ask me first before you eat them." Harry said to him.

"Why you?" Abby asked.

"I'm their business partner." Harry said to her she stared. "I declared everything before I took the job and they have muggle shops so they have a legit business in the world." Harry said to the president.

An hour later they were pulling into downing street.

"Are you worried?" Jed asked.

"About this trip no, about Fudge you better believe I am." Harry said to him. "The last time he tried something like that we lost a man and I am not looking for a repeat performance." Harry said the door opening for them the president and his wife going first while Harry stepped out behind them and moved to the side so they could deal with the press. "Leo welcome back." Harry said to his friend shaking his hand.

"Its good to be back, congratulations on the twins." Leo said patting him on the shoulder. "We aren't going to have a problem Harry, I am here as an advisor to you and the president not as your boss." Leo said to him Harry smiled as they stepped into downing street.

"I lived here most of my life I never thought I would ever come to walk through that door." Harry said to Leo who laughed. "Takes your breath away doesn't it?" Harry asked him with a smile on his lips.

"Sure does." Leo said to him with a smile. "Your young enough to know your going to do this more than once." Leo said to him.

"Yeah right, I am a two term man, unless the next guy offers me a paper boy job." Harry said to him Leo smiled.

"Your better than that and don't let any one tell you otherwise." Leo said to him.

"Mr. Potter there is someone here to see you in my office." Blair said to him Harry looked at him.

"Thank your Mr. Prime Minister." Harry said as someone showed him to the room in question. "Cornelius what a delightful displeasure it is to see you again after the last time you appeared in front of me." Harry said to him with a sneer. "I here you got your dark lord by the way, now do you want to hand over your deputy for the murder of a good man." Harry asked.

"I am here to tell you that your not welcome here." Fudge snarled.

"Is that from you or the Wizemgamot?" Harry asked the man stamped his foot in anger. "Petulant anger gets you no where, you're an idiot Fudge and I am so proud to say that I don't have to like you or anyone who works for you." Harry said to him.

"Harry, be reasonable." Fudge said.

"Reasonable you killed a man with a new born son because you wanted me to come back to your country to defeat some new threat, screw reasonable hand over Umbridge and we'll call it even if not I'll see you in eight years." Harry said heading back to the door.

"Harry." Fudge started.

"Sir you and your administration as had its chances to make good with me you haven't you have tried to kidnap me you murder someone I considered a friend to get to me, we are done I want nothing to do with you or anyone on your staff stay the hell away from me come to me again and we are going to have a problem." Harry said then he slammed the door in the mans face before heading down to the party with a smile plastered on his lips.

"Nothing to important I hope." the prime minister said as he walked into the party.

"No not at all, Fudge is an incompetent fool." Harry said the man laughed.

"Tell me Harry how did you manage to persuade Jed to sign of on that bill of yours?" he asked.

"I reminded him that he had an openly gay man in a gay marriage on his senior staff and that it was about time someone stood up to the plate on the issue." Harry said to him he laughed. "The president is more than just a boss to most of us, a lot of us are young enough to be his children and that affects how we get treated like naughty children half the time." Harry said with a chuckle. "He has the respect of his party and the people that work for him in the white house, in three and a bit years I expect that we will take back the office." Harry said to him.

"I expect you will." he said. "You have kids?" he asked.

"Yeah I have four two sets of twin boys." Harry said to him.

"You have your hands full then." he said Harry laughed.

"Yes I do, the youngest are a little under a month old." Harry said producing a photo from his wallet. "The eldest of them Michael is named after the secret service agent who saved my life a while back, the youngest is Orion." Harry said pointing them both out.

"They have your hair." he said.

"Yes I'm just hoping they don't inherit my eyes." Harry replied the man laughed Harry spotted the president waving. "If your excuse me sir, the president is waving in my direction, I enjoyed the chat sir maybe we can talk some more before we go home." Harry said to him.

"I look forward to it." the man said as they shook hands before Harry headed his way. "Mr. President you wanted to see me?" Harry asked.

"Oh yes Harry this is Kingsley Shacklebolt." the president said to him.

"Yes sir I know who he is." Harry said to the man. "The question is what is he still doing in this house." Harry said as he felt rather than felt something pushed into his gut and a pull around his naval.

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Harry had been in holding for a week, he had been kept by the ministry for most of it alone without company, it was when Sam turned up at the end of the week that Harry got his first information from the man.

"Sam what the hell is going on?" Harry demanded.

"They took you from number 10 its taken this long to get to you." Sam said. "They are keeping it out of the media they don't want people to know you were kidnapped by them." Sam said. "We are getting you out of here now." Sam added.

"Thank fuck for that take a walk with me would you." Harry said the look of pure anger as he stepped out of the cell was enough for the man to know where the hell he was going hell was about to knock on someone's door Harry slammed the door to the Wizemgamot open with such force that everyone in the room including the president turned to look at him.

"Your late." Fudge sneered.

"And your fucked." Harry snarled storming up the isle Charlie stood up between him and the podium. "Get out of the way Charlie you don't want a piece of this." Harry snarled at the younger man who quickly moved out of his way.

"Your charged with becoming a dark lord." Fudge snarled at him just before Harry's hand collided with his face sending him sprawling back into his chair then tossed over the podium with such force that everyone in the room winced. "Seize him." Fudge screamed Harry flung a hand up flinging auror's ten feet in every direction.

"Boy did you chose the wrong guy to piss off." Harry said to the man. "I hold seven seats on this council and I am calling them out, I call for a vote of no confidence, someone have a pensive to view my memories of this man's corruption." Harry snapped at the Wizemgamot as he stood Fudge up. "When your out you and I are going to dual to the death." Harry snarled at the man. "I am a prince of the Elven courts you stupid jumped up little fuck." Harry snarled at him.

An hour later the two of them were preparing for a fight.

"Harry you have to stand down from this." Abby said to him.

"Ma'am I can't he just accused me of being a dark lord in front of my inferiors, I am a prince of my people something you didn't know about me I know but its true, if I let this slide I lose position not him. If their was another way I would take it their isn't, this is my stage sir I am sorry your going to have to watch this." Harry said to them both.

"You think your going to lose?" Jed asked.

"No sir his about to die, his not a dueller and he never was an auror." Harry said taking his jacket of and handing it to Charlie. "You should stand about ten feet away from the podium." Harry said to him.

"Harry your going to kill a man that's not something that is easy to do." Abby said.

"I pay for it every day ma'am." Harry said to her. "I know the cost of taking a life because I have done it just once before." Harry said to her as he stood on the podium.

"Good luck Harry." Jed said to him.

"I'm sorry that you have to witness this." Harry said to him again before turning to face the man he was facing.

"You cost me my job you little shit." Fudge snarled at him throwing a killing curse his war which he deflected with a shield charm of his own making then fired back three rapid curses back at him two of which he dodged the bone crushing curse hit his non wand arm making him scream in anger four more curses left his wand in the distraction hitting the man dead centre every time three bone crusher curses the other a severing charm which hit him at neck level the man's head went one way the body the other Harry placed his wand back in its holder under his shirt sleeve and stepped of the podium.

"I thought that would take longer." Jed said to him.

"Albus told us that was the only response you could give to the verbal attack." Abby said to him.

"How did you guys get here you went back to the white house?" Harry said to them.

"Portkey, we knew this would be over quickly." Jed said to him.

"Thank you for coming sir I'll have my resignation on your desk in the morning." Harry said to him.

"Harry your not resign you did nothing wrong you defended the honour of your family because you had to." Jed said. "It may take a while to get that fight out of my head but there is no one better to run my white house than you, as far as the people are concerned you stayed here to see family." Jed said to him Harry nodded his head.

"Professor how are you?" Harry asked him.

"I'm fine Harry, I have been trying to get that man to leave you alone for a long time, Shacklebolt is in Azkaban for what he did." Dumbledore said to him.

"Its never enough to stick them in that hell hole sir, we need a better way to deal with out prisoners than Azkaban, I implore you to run for minister sir if you do give me a call I'll come be your wing man." Harry said to him Dumbledore laughed.

"I'm to old for that Harry." Dumbledore said. "Delores was arrested for her part in this a new minister will be named soon." Dumbledore said to him.

"Sir its no good if the man was as far right as Fudge was, this is your calling you have to step up to the plate." Harry said to him. "England needs you sir, when I am done with the presidency I'll launch for a run at your office in the following election seven years that's all I am asking." Harry said to him Dumbledore said. "You'd be excellent sir, people love you and after Fudge its what this country needs." Harry said to him Jed stared at his chief of staff.

"What about Hogwarts?" Dumbledore asked.

"Minerva is an excellent candidate for headmistress, Snape for deputy and if you tell him I said that I will kill you sir." Harry said to him.

"You think I can win?" he asked.

"Yes sir I do." Harry replied. "Call me if you need some advice." Harry said. "Mr. President did you have the sock that the headmaster gave you?" Harry asked.

"How do you know it's a sock." Abby said.

"With the professor its almost always a sock." Harry said to her she laughed taking out the sock.

"Those who can lead the rest follow, you've been leading for decades Albus its your time." Harry said to him before taking his leave with the rest of the staff and the president, when they touched down in the oval office the time in the room kicked back in. "He stopped time in this room that's a neat trick." Harry said to him. "Guys thanks for today, I never wanted you to see that part of my life and politics." Harry said to them.

"We guessed but my good do you punch." CJ said. "I may be a squib but I know you didn't have a choice in that room today." she said.

"Thank you." Harry said to her. "Sir my husband and parents haven't seen me in a week I'd like to go home and start fresh in the morning." Harry said to Bartlett.

"Of course, Harry I didn't like what you did would you bring me some books that focus on your peoples customs to help me." Jed said to him.

"Dobby." Harry called.

"Yes Master Harry." Dobby asked.

"I would like for you to get my books on elves." Harry said. "Their customs." he added the elf nodded.

"I didn't like what I had to do today either sir." Harry said to him Jed nodded. "My race is a peaceful race but its honourable, we are a light race the insult that he levelled at me today was heinous if I had not acted England's magical community would be at war and I'd be leading the front line not here." Harry said to his friend.

"That bad." Jed asked.

"Yes sir that bad." Harry said to him as Dobby reappeared. "If you have any questions about anything I will answer what I can but there are something's I won't be able to answer sir. For that talk to Abe and he'll get you in contact with people who can." Harry said to him.

"Why would you not be able to say it." Abby asked.

"There are things that protocol demands of me not to talk about." Harry said to her. "You may be a president sir you were elected to that role I was born to be a prince." Harry said to them both. "There are parts of my past that I am not proud of, but my heritage is who I am." Harry said to them both. "Good night sir." Harry said to him as he headed to the door. "Dobby they are for president Bartlett, would you please make sure your available to answer any questions he has?" Harry asked him the elf nodded. "Sir you can call Dobby by name and he will appear, hell he'll feed you if you want it." Harry said to him laughing.

"Thank you Harry good night." Jed said.

"Sir for what its worth you're a better man than I could ever be." Harry said taking the Elf's hand he nodded.

"Don't be hard on him Jed, he believes his right and I have never known Harry to act unless he believed him." Abby said to her husband.

"I know." Jed said.

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Harry walked into the house just after four in the afternoon to find himself being hugged by Draco so hard it hurt, "Draco need air." Harry said to the man who let up, "I'm home I'm fine and I still have my job." Harry said to him he laughed.

"I can't believe that Fudge would be stupid enough to do that." James said to him hugging his son. "How is the president?" he asked.

"His pretty pissed that I killed Fudge in front of him a little while ago, how are you all fairing up." Harry said to him.

"Good your work colleagues have been coming round checking on us the president called three times in the last week and his daughter Zoë came over." Draco said to him. "I like her." he added Harry laughed at this.

"Everyone loves Zoë." Harry said picking up Michael as they walked into the lounge.

"Harry are you home?" Dumbledore's voice called from the kitchen Harry laughed as he walked out of the lounge into the kitchen. "I thought you'd like to know that I have been confirmed for the next three years and then will be elected I guess for the next four years after that." Dumbledore said to him.

"That's brilliant professor." Harry said to him.

"I spoke to Jed." Dumbledore said to him. "Shortly after I took office we had a nice chat." Dumbledore said. "Your gearing up for a campaign in seven years aren't you." he asked Harry laughed.

"I want to be president of the country I sit in sir I can't be my sons can because they are American born, I am American by immigration I don't want it to end in seven years so yeah I am gearing up for a campaign in England in time for the next election." Harry said to him Dumbledore laughed but he understood what Harry was saying. "In seven years if you run your going to get smashed out of the court." Harry said to him Dumbledore nodded.

"Yes I am." Dumbledore said.

"I missed you sir, I am sure that if I had your consort some of the stuff that happened in the last year wouldn't have happened." Harry said to him.

"Yes they would have Fudge was after you we all know it." Dumbledore said.

"Thank you sir, I have to let you go I want to reacquaint myself with my family." Harry said to him.

"Of course Harry stay in touch." Dumbledore said to him.

"If you ever need advice ask I have some of the best minds in the world working for me." Harry said to him with a smile on his lips as the man left the fire. "Hello Draco how long you been standing there." Harry asked without looking back he felt the hands around his waist before he felt a chin on his shoulder.

"A while, you sure about running for minister." Draco asked.

"Yeah I am, someone has to finish what Albus starts, we need someone who can lead who won't be another Fudge." Harry said to the man. "I can do this Draco." Harry said to him Draco kissed his neck. "I need you to help though." Harry added.

"Your have it." Draco said to him. "When I came here I didn't understand how important your role with the president was for our people, your in the magical news everyday you don't read it but you are and what your doing is paving the way for our world to enter theirs. Your incredibly special and what your doing means a hell of a lot to the people that you represent." Draco said to him Harry smiled.

"Its not going to be easy." Harry said to him.

"Never is." Draco said to him. "We'll get through it though." Draco said to him.

"I haven't told mum and dad yet but I think they know what I am planning." Harry said to him.

"We'll take the fight and we'll win it because we can." Draco said to him Harry smiled.

"Damn right we will." Harry said. "Six months before the end of his rein ends we are putting together a staff and an entry strategy, I don't just want to beat Albus I want to slaughter him if we go to the polls with him his going to know before the end of the day his lost badly." Harry said to him.

"You want to destroy his majority on the floor." Draco said.

"Yes an I want possible replacements for chief warlock." Harry said Draco's eyes widened.

"Yeah I know." Harry said to him before he opened his mouth.

"Albus is minister now, but his going to be chief warlock as well after he is finished here and that would undermine the work that we would want to do." Harry said to him Draco nodded in understanding before they walked back to the lounge.

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Harry walked into the west wing happily the next morning smiling at some of the people that looked his way while greeting the others that he knew, "Good morning Harry your looking cheery, where have you been the last week." Donna asked him.

"Lets just say that it wasn't much fun and leave it at that." Harry said to her as he stepped into his office flinging his jacket onto his chair behind the desk before knocking on the oval office door he heard the come in thing before stepping over the threshold of the room. "Good morning sir I do hope you had as good a sleep as I did." Harry said to him. "A hot meal and a decent bed can do that to you." Harry said to him.

"Yes it can, I've been reading over some of those books. One has a family line in it." Jed said.

"Yes sir that's my family's personal book it updates itself by the way, you any closer to understanding why I did what I did yesterday?" Harry asked him Jed nodded. "That's good sir, I just want to slide back into the work today so I am going to let Sam take the lead while I catch up on the weeks events." he said to the man who nodded.

"That sounds fine to me." Jed said distracted by the book in his hand.

"Then I thought we could get you to dress up as santa and be everyone's secret santa in September." Harry said to him his head shot up to stare at him. "You were a little distracted did you hear a word of what I was saying sir?" Harry asked the man.

"Yes Harry sorry, your books are fascinating do you have any of your currency?" he asked Harry checked his pockets producing a galleon and tossed it on the desk. "A galleon." Harry said to him. "We get one of those to ten of your American Dollars." Harry told him the man nodded in understanding. "I'm worth about 3.2 billion galleons." Harry said the man spluttered his tea.

"Seriously?" he asked.

"Yeah it's a lot isn't it sir." Harry said to him.

"Damn right it is, if I need a loan though I know who to ask." Jed said to him Harry snorted.

"What has Leo been doing?" Harry asked.

"Your job for the last week, I needed Sam working on finding you." Jed said.

"You still want me as you COS?" Harry asked the man who nodded. "Just checking, if you have any questions I am in my office and will be most of the day unless we start world war III." Harry said to him the man laughed.

"What makes you think that we can start a world war." Jed asked.

"Its Friday sir your always cranky on a Friday." Harry said Jed chuckled. "Not to mention that I am as well and we have a recipe for disaster, I don't know how many times I have been tempted since January to ask Fitz to blow something up with a torpedo or missile with my name stencilled on the side of the missile." Harry said to Jed who was laughing with him. "I have senior in a moment sir, but at lunch I am going to pound you at chess." Harry said to him the man laughed as he walked out his door closing it softly behind him.

"Good morning you horrible lot, what did I do to deserve you all sitting in my office at seven in the morning some one please remind me." Harry asked as he sat down behind his desk. "Sam your be with the president most of the day, I am going to get caught up on this weeks events before finding a nice country for myself and the president to take our angst out on we feel like blowing some steam to day." Harry said Leo snorted with the rest of them. "We have the president of Russia visiting next week so Toby Will I want to know how the speech is going and if its not going why it isn't going." Harry said to them the men nodded. "CJ the first family is visiting today so please make sure that the press though they are nearby are a respectable difference from the family when they arrive Leo do what ever the hell it is you do so well and the rest of you check in with me Leo or Sam if you have a problem lets get to work." Harry said the people walked out of the room Leo stayed behind. "Something on your mind Leo?" Harry asked him.

"I wondered how you dealt with this office, I can see now that you use humour to get you through the day." Leo said to him Harry laughed.

"If I didn't my hair line would be receding I'd be pulling bloody great big chunks of it out." Harry said to him Leo nodded before heading for the door. "Leo Thanks for covering for me but in future its Sam's job not yours, I need you to know that." Harry said to him. "I know the president asked but there is a chain of command and you do not have code word clearance." Harry said to him Leo smiled at him.

"I told Sam that to." Leo said to him. "It won't happen again." he added.

"Thanks Leo, its great to have you back." Harry said the man nodded before leaving the room that used to be his office.