CHAPTER THREE: A TRIWIZARD PLAN, A SIRIUS NEW LORD AND TALKING TOUNGES.
ALL KNOWN AND RECOGNISED CONTENT BELONGS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS.
It took an hour and a half for Gaby Cilantro to get to the apartment with food for all seven of them, Since Gaby was a squib she well aware of the wizarding world she had asked the elves if they wanted food too. Dobby and the others said no and asked to continue their 'work' at Hogwarts. Harry chuckled and sent them on their way telling the six elves if they wished to take a break or go do something else for a while it was ok by him. Harry sat at the breakfast bar slowly munching on his chips as he watched Elphaba explain the TV to Daphne, Susan and Neville. Harry was certain Elphaba was using her Gift to help them and since Luna took to it like a duck to water last year she was looking through the TV guide to find a suitable movie for them all to watch. Gaby poured herself a coffee before she sat down beside harry files in hand.
"So plans have been brought forwards a year then?" Gaby asked well versed in the plans Harry and Elphaba had made seven years ago as she put the files down.
"Pretty much" Harry replied with a shrug "Since they pretty much were based on my emancipation in the wizarding world"
"So these are the plans for the three new businesses you and Elphaba want to set up" Gaby continued with a smile as Elphaba and the others sat down with them "I've talked to everyone involved and they are ready when you are. I've also had a world with your grandfather Elphaba and he is willing to put a shares worth into the entertainment complex and the spa hotel he said they looked really well thought out and held great promise"
An unusual smile flashed across Elphabas face in mention of her grandfathers acceptance over the ideas, the two were often at loggerheads over the simplest things since they were both so alike.
"Well I'm glad he liked them" Elphaba said "I took some of his advice to heart as well as bank advisor Burchokes"
"What is an entertainment complex?" Daphne and Susan asked at the same time as Neville asked "What is a spa hotel, is it the same as the leaky cauldren?"
"Isn't that place we went to last summer an entertainment complex?" Luna asked quickly as Gaby, harry and Elphaba chuckled
"Yes it is Luna" Elphaba awncered letting Luna explain the place to Daphne and Susan as she turned to Neville "Neville, a spa hotel is a hotel where they pretty much pamper you in the height of style and luxury. The Spa itself would be on one or two floors manned by several people to give you massarges and many other services. Very similar to the Leaky Cauldren but different too"
The three wizarding world raised children nodded over the new information completely interested in it.
"We went to one last year with The Baron, Luna and her father" Harry said jumping in a grin on his face at the memory "It was really nice"
"Probebly why he wants to support those two buisnesses" Elphaba said a thoughtful look on her face "He seemed a lot happier there not having to worry about his job and title"
"So how does this help with taking over the wizarding world?" Daphne asked as the remains of the food was thrown away and the information was spread in front of Elphaba and Harry/
"Well" Harry awncered with a knowing smile "When we were seven we knew to change anything or to create a following of any sort you needed something people could relate to or liked to band them together and one of the few things that would do so is stuff like shopping, going to the movies, restaurants and hotels, especially well staffed and nice hotels"
"By creating businesses the wizarding world hasn't looked into or doesn't really have we spark an interest and create an industry which creates money and interest" Elphaba said with s teachers look in her face
"Good for the goblins" Gaby interjected with a knowing smile
"Definately plus by giving the world this new lease of life it will encourage the mundane born wizards and witches to remain in the wizarding world due to more jobs being around, and encourage the full-bloods and half-bloods to take better interest in the mundane world which isn't influenced by"
"Plus with the mall complex we could weave complex wards into the structure so both mundane and wizarding shops would sit together side by side" Harry said showing the Mall plans to everyone "plus if we have the ATM Machines on one side of that centre isle and a Gringotts stall on the other it would make everything look balanced"
"Plus everyone with magic would see all the shops gain better quality goods" Gaby said with a grin "plus wouldn't having dual world shops there aid Gringotts bank?"
"We believe so, these three ideas would bring in new money from both worlds" Harry awncered shuffling the several papers they had signed back into their right folders "Burchoke was almost giddy when we told him"
Everyone chuckled at the mere thought of a visibly giddy goblin.
"So what is going to happen with the triwizard tournement?" Gaby asked as she put the files in her briefcase "because it won't do you much sitting here"
"I'm going to need some help" Harry replied honestly looking like the fourteen year old boy he was "from all of you."
"We can do that" Susan said quickly as the others nodded alongside her "We all can"
"I could look through the library for unusual spells during my free periods" Luna interjected "And I'm pretty sure my library at home has some good books on spells"
"Mine will as well" Daphne said thinking hard "I'm pretty sure my brother could pass some onto me until Christmas break"
"I can ask my aunt Amelia for some Auror training manuals" Susan offered "or at least ask her for some advice, I'm pretty sure she has knowlege of the training exercises you could use"
"My grandmother knows some unusual spells" Neville offered after a moment "I can ask her for them if you'd like"
"I'll handle all legalities for you, including purchasing several defence books and getting help arranged for you from my army contacts" Gaby said defiantly causing Harry to smile as he turned to Elphaba
"You know full well I'm down for training like hell" Elphaba said solidly before the front door opened and closed loudly.
Everyone jumped to their feet pulling out their wands and pointed to the hallway. Harry breathed a sigh of relief as Sirius staggered through the door looking shaken and pale.
"Sirius, Are you alright?" He said as he and Elphaba darted forwards as everyone sheathed their wands in their holsters.
"I...I think so" Sirius said as Harry and Elphaba deposited him in a chair as Gaby and Luna put food and drink in front of him. "I have something important to tell you"
"Well what is it?" Gaby asked as everyone settled down around him.
"I've just finished my meeting with Burchoke and er..." Sirius said looking pale "I'm now Lord Black"
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It took an hour and two tumblers of whiskey to calm Sirius down enough to tell them everything that happened in the meeting with Burchoke. Sirius was now one of the most wealthy wizards in the wizarding world despite the fact he was technically on the run. Sirius was thankful that the goblins hadn't frozen the black accounts due to their genuine belief he was innocent and the fact Sirius hadn't had a trial.
"I've managed to throw out Bellatrix out of the family after dissolving her marrage to Redolphus Lestrange" Sirius admitted as Elphaba gave Nevilles shoulder a comforting squeeze "If she ever gets out of Azkerban she won't have a knut or a name to stand on"
Neville smiled weakly knowing that Sirius had done the best he could do within his means to punish Bellatrix for harming Nevilles parents.
"So Harry, Elphaba and little Luna please introduce me to your wonderful" Sirius said somewhat calmly looking over Neville, Daphne and Susan with curiosity mentally noting to ask Elphaba and Harry about Hermione and Ron later.
"This is Susan Bones heiress to the noble house of Bones" Elphaba said offering her hand to Susan and twirling her around.
"And this is Daphne Greengrass eldest daughter to the Noble house of Greengrass" Harry continued twirling Daphne around in a similar way to Susan
"And this is Neville Longbottom heir to the noble house of Longbottom" Luna said hugging Neville happily. Sirius chuckled at the antics of the children in front of him as the shock of the last six hours left him.
"And how is everything going? He asked Gaby with a smile
"Perfectly well so far" Gaby replied picked up her briefcase "But if I delay here more It'll be delayed enough to be awkward"
Sirius chuckled and finished food whilst Luna saw Gaby out. When everyone had settled back down around he looked more serious than he did earlier.
"So about this tournement" he said frowning "This is bigger than someone wanting to do you harm"
"That's what we thought" Elphaba said "And we have a plan"
"Good because I have a few ideas of my own" Sirius smiled evilly as they jumped into the specifics of the plan they had devised before Gaby had turned up.
Harry watched as everyone told Sirius what they thought about the whole thing and who they thought did it and what they should and were going to do. Harry smiled as he thought back to when he first met Luna and Daphne, to when Susan became his friend and when He knew for certain that Neville had his back.
FLASHBACK :
DECEMBER 10TH 1992:
Harry almost ran through the corridors from the dungeons up to the first floor where Harry and Elphaba held their classroom clubhouse. Maeve one of the potter house elves who Harry kept at Hogwarts had told him of a rather unusual room on the seventh floor known as the room of requirement. A room of almost pure magic, the room of requirement obeyed the users every wish in an enviorment. Harry gave Maeve an awesomely big hug and a kiss before running off to find Elphaba. As he got to the first floor he bumped into a first year Ravenclaw who fell to the floor with a bump just as he did.
"Oh I'm sorry" Harry said in surprise at the little blonde haired blue eyed girl "I wasn't looking where I was going"
"That's alright Harry Potter" A girl said in an ethereal voice "I'm invisible half the time"
Harry felt an unusual connection to the girl he was sure he had never met before
"Yes I am Harry Potter and as you can see I'm in Gryffindor" He said with a grin "And you might you be?"
"I'm Luna, Luna Lovegood" Luna replied with a smile "As you can see I'm in Ravenclaw"
"Well Luna, Luna Lovegood I'm off to see a friend would you like to come with me and be our friend?" Harry asked with a smile something about Luna called to him, Harry was certain he had found another lost soul who needed Elphaba and Harry himself.
"Are you sure?" Luna asked in surprise sounding less off "Are you sure you want to be my friend?"
"Of course" Harry replied offering his hand "That's why I asked"
Luna grinned and grabbed his hand and the two of them ran down the corridor to the clubhouse classroom. Harry Knocked their special knock before entering the room pulling Luna in with him, Harry stopped dead as he saw Elphaba sitting on a table talking with a blonde haired Slytherin girl Harry was almost certain was Daphne Greengrass.
"Hello ladies" Harry said with a smile "I hope I'm not interrupting anything?"
"Brother of mine" Elphaba said looking up with a smile and jumping off the table "May I introduce you to my Slytherin Ally Daphne Greengrass of the house of Greengrass"
"Hello Miss Greengrass" Harry replied offering his hand to take Daphnes and kiss it "May I say it is an honour to meet you"
"It is good to meet you Lord Potter" Daphne replied "My father heard in certain circles that you had taken your title and not your seat...I'm not entirely sure why but hey"
Harry chuckled knowing Daphne was a political animal and brushed it off
"Drop the lord Title Miss Greengrass you may call me Harry or potter as long as i get to call you Daphne...This is Miss Luna Lovegood of House Lovegood"
Everyone exchanged greetings and plesentries until harry was certain the seeds of friendship had begun to set it.
"I have another place for our clubhouse" Harry said with glee almost bouncing up and down like a house elf "It is the room of requirement up on the seventh floor."
"How did you find it?" Daphne asked tilting her head in interest
"Which one of your elves told you about it?" Elphaba asked without thinking before shaking herself
"Maeve did" Harry Replied "and the room of requirement is a room of pure magic...It can be whatever you want it to be, want to see it"
The four of them left the clubhouse classroom and headed up to the seventh floor within moments of everyone saying yes. Walking three times in front of the tapestry of St Barnebus teaching Trolls to dance Harry summoned the room they would use in the future.
"Welcome to the room of requirement" Harry said with a grin.
OCTOBER 19Th 1993:
Harry sat on top of the rocks by the Black lake known for being a good thinking spot. Blaming Dumbledore and McGonagoll for not accepting his signed note for hogsmeade, Harry sat at the thinking spot. Elphaba had gone to the village alongside Daphne to scout it out and get several pranks and sweats from Zonkos and Honeydukes, the two of them had planned something for the offending teachers later on. Due to her special gift of being a magical Psycic Mutant Elphaba checked in with Harry every half hour or so. As Elphaba faded from his mind for the third time that day Harry heard movement from the path near the bottom of the rock formation. Harry shifted himself and jumped, landing in front of Hufflepuff Susan Bones, making her jump in fright.
"Jees Potter" Susan said breathlessly putting a hand on her chest "You gave me a scare"
"Sorry about that Miss Bones" Harry replied "Didn't want to scare you on the rocks either"
Susan looked up at the rocks and nodded before looking back at him
"so how come your not down in hogsmede?" Susan asked with a strange look in her eye
"Professor McGonagoll didn't accept my note" Harry replied honestly "but my friends are bringing me some stuff"
"Fair enough" Susan said as they sat down side by side
"How come you didn't want to go?" Harry asked interested
"Didn't feal like it especially with the demeters" Susan admitted to her own surprise "they give me the creeps"
"I don't like them either" Harry said in support "They make me think of my parents in a bad light"
Susan placed a hand on his shoulder "But lets not talk about them how about something else"
"How about your opinion magical mutants?" Susan asked surprised again at her own daring
"Their normal people just like you and me just more awesome" Harry replied speaking his mind. Both Harry and Elphaba had early set Mutations, Elphaba was Psycic and Harry could speak, read and write many different languages after a few hours of seeing the words and listening to the language being spoken, he believed it was called talking tounges.
"Are...are you sure?" Susan asked with a tilt of the head
"Positive" Harry replied before it clicked in his mind "You're one aren't you?"
Susan nodded and looked around carefully
"I know because you're one too" Susan admitted after a moment or two "I can sense when another mutant is around and their level. I can also tell when their lying, please don't tell anyone"
"I won't tell anyone if you don't want me to" Harry said sensing Elphaba on the edge of his mind "I'm not the only mutant here. Elphaba Hardbroom is one too"
"Really how do you know?" Susan asked as Elphaba made her mental presence felt
'Hello Susan Bones how are you today?'
Three hours Later Harry and Susan headed back to the great hall for lunch now the best of friends.
JUNE 20TH 1993:
Harry shot up in bed with a shout his heart hammering fast and breathing heavily. He pulled open a curtain and swung his legs out to sit properly. Thankfully Ron was still at the Hospital wing and Seamus and Dean were still asleep, but he had woken up Neville.
"Harry you ok?" Neville asked pulling open a curtain to see him
"Nightmare" Harry awncered truthfully not wanting to talk about the dream but he couldn't stop himself "Neville I saw Sirius Black and Professor Lupin being killed by Dementers whilst Snape and Pettigrew killed My best friends together in glee before disappearing for good"
Harry went into more detail making Neville pale as he shook himself.
"That's pretty horrible harry" Neville said looking a bit confused after a while "But shouldn't it be Snape and Sirius Black doing the killing?"
Neville saying that made harry stop and think for a minuite. Harry debated weither or not to tell Neville what happened that night that Sirius got free. Opening his mouth Harry told Neville everything that happened.
"Have you writtian to Madam Bones about your suspicions?" Neville asked helpfully
"I have now thanks Neville" Harry said sounding happier "I'll do that after sleeping abit more it is still night time"
"Ok Harry" Neville said as they both settled back down "and Harry"
"Yes Neville?" Harry asked concerned for his friend
"If you ever need someone to talk to" Neville offered "Who isn't Hermione, Ron or Hardbroom Let me Know"
"Oh I will do Neville" Harry said with a smile mentally calling to Elphaba "I will do"
By the time Harry tuned back into the conversation a concieveable plan was in motion and dinner was being planned. Four post owls arrived as Chinese takeaway arrived one from Amelia Bones Susans aunt, One from Lady Augusta Longbottom Nevilles grandmother, a private one from Burchoke for Harry that stated Burchoke wanted to see him about his new adult status and a private one for Elphaba who promptly slid it into a pocket once read. Harry made a note to talk about it at some point to make sure she was ok.
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Harry law in his bed staring at the ceiling despite it being a very busy day and he didn't get much sleep the night before Harry was surprised he woke up at three in the morning. Turning to watch Neville a moment, Harry decided to get a glass of milk before trying to go back to sleep. Harry pulled on a jumper and left the bedroom. When he got to the hallway he was surprised to see Elphaba sitting on the windowsill in the living room watching the London nightlife down below, It was at times like this seeing Elphaba by herself just simply being that harry realised how much Elphaba meant to him. He knew that if the slowly waning feelings for Hermione weren't there, he'd probably have fallen in love with her in the romantic sense not just as his pseudo blood sister.
"Your feelings for Granger will fade with time little brother" Elphaba called out not looking away from the traffic down below "and I believe you would be better for it"
"How did you know I was here?" Harry asked joining her on the window sill "I'm pretty quiet in this flat"
"You were projecting" Elphaba said softly smiling as she turned to him "It's hard not to search you little brother when you project loudly"
"I'm sorry Elphie" Harry said before he smiled and squeezed her hand "You know I try"
"I know" Elphaba replied "All I can say is that it will take time, I can't tell you anything else"
"I know you can't but right now I can't sleep and neither can you" Harry said firmly looking at her "What's bothering you?"
"The letter I got earlier" Elphaba said honestly sounding strained as if she would cry "It's from my mother, It...er...It turns out that...my grandfather has cancer"
Harry saw Elphaba finally crack and being crying. Despite all the crap between Elphaba, her mother and Grandfather they loved each other very much. Cancer striking anyone was a fierce and dangerous thing even for families as notorious for surviving impossible odds as the Hardbrooms. Harry slid beside Elphaba and pulled her in for a hug. It was rare for Elphaba to feel this vunerable and even rarer for her to look it. Harry rubbed her back as he thought and made soothing noises until he was certain she had stopped crying.
"You know I am always here for you, Just like I was when we were seven and we were nine we have Gaby on our side just like we now have Daphne, Neville, Susan Luna and Sirius" Harry said softly unaware Sirius stood out of sight behind the doorway "It will take time but we will get you through it, your grandfather will get through it, He's too grumpy for death to take him yet"
Elphaba chuckled weakly and wiped her eyes
"Want some warm milk?" Harry asked after a moment
"Ok" Elphaba replied a little less shakily as they both hoped down the windowsill
"Good because was going to make some anyway" Harry said causing Elphaba to giggle and settle down at the breakfast bar.
Sirius stood in the shadowed door way fighting with his demons for a brief moment as he prossesed the information he had just seen. Elphaba was a psycic mutant who harry trusted above others. Harry Loved Hermione but His feelings would pass in time...What did Hermione do to piss Harry off enough for him to give up on her. Sirius was thankful that He held strong olccumcey shields
Sirius stepped forwards fake yawning and making enough noise to attract attention before asking "What are you two still doing up?"
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NOTES FROM THE AUTHOR:
HEY WORLD,
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED CHAPTER THREE OF HOGWARTS CABAL,
CHAPTER FOUR IS COMING SOON.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE WIZARDING WORLD BELONGS TO MRS JK ROWLING, ANY MENTION OF THE WORST WITCH CHARECTERS BELONGS TO MRS JILL MURPHEY. AND ANY MENTION OF MUTANTS AND MUTATIONS BELONGS TO MARVAL COMICS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MUTATIONS THAT THE CABAL HAVE WILL NOT COME INTO MAJOR PLAY UNTIL LATERIN THE STORY AND ANOTHER STORY I MAY OR MAY NOT WRITE.
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TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE READ THIS STORY AND HAVE REVIEWED YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE SO PLEASE KEEP READING AND REVIEWING I LOVE YOU FOR IT.
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AND AGAIN ANY FLAMERS WILL BE SENT TO FRANK AND MAYBE HE WILL REVOKE THE RESTRAINING ORDER.
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I WILL SEE YOU ALL LATER AS I HAVE A KINGDOM TO RULE.
