ONE WAY OR ANOTHER

-CHAPTER FIVE-

BETA: Greeneyes

INFO: www. livejournal. com /users/draycious

NOTES: Harry: is called Raven. Blade: Teacher, DADA

Raven decided to let his less known devilish side come out. He had a flare for dramatics and causing a scene was one of his specialties. Therefore he stood up and spoke load and clear to everyone in the hall.

"Let me introduce you to your new DADA teacher Blade. You shall call him Professor or Blade." said Raven when he stood up and pointed at Blade. People began to applaud even if they thought the whole situation was a bit odd. They stopped their applaud shortly after because Raven was still standing and they understood that he still more to say.

"First years, welcome to Hogwarts. I hope you'll have many interesting years here. But of course, not too interesting." he said with a little laugh and a wink. The students laughed and clapped a little bit before settling down once again. "Let's pray that Hogwarts is lucky to escape basilisks, secret chambers, competitions, crazy teachers, oops, already too late for that now when we've got Blade... (Students laughed hesitantly) and let's pray for a hell of a good Quidditch season! (People cheered). First years, and every one else for that matter, note that the forbidden forest is very much forbidden for everyone and therefore Forbidden is its name with a big F." He paused a little to breath, and then continued because no teacher had yet to make a move to stop him.

"If you're out after curfew, points or detention may occur and believe me, you don't want to spend a night with Filch. (Many nodded in agreement to that). Filch is probably begging Albus to tell you all that any magic in the corridors is strictly forbidden. If you wish to see the full extent of the list of forbidden things you may take a minute, or a few days, to read the list on Filch's door. I think that's all..." said Raven and many applauded. He had made a much better speech than Albus. The students thought he was new and exciting, so even the elder years took time to actually listen to the warnings. Usually the older grades knew those lists by heart since it was the same every year.

"Yes that's all indeed Mr... Unless you wish to tell us your name and what you're doing here that is," said Albus with slight coldness in his voice. Raven doubted many of the students detected it, because it was well hidden in the soothing words and twinkling eyes.

"If you insist headmaster. A few of you know me as Raven. Almost all of you may now know me as Raven Potter." he said load and clear.

"Potter? Are you family with Harry Potter?" A Hufflepuff shouted out.

"No. My past is Harry Potter, my present Raven Potter and my future... is unknown," he said and sat down. Whispers immediately broke out. His speech had a resemblance with those words Tom Riddle once spoke to him, but it didn't mean the same thing.

"Tuck in everybody!" Blade shouted happily when food arrived. Raven was surprised that he hadn't been forcefully removed out of the hall yet by the teachers, but he supposed they were still too unsure of him to make a move.

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Malfoy strode over after the whole hall had eaten in an unusual silence.

"Hello Raven."

"Hello Draco. Was your guess correct?"

"Yes it was. But somehow I'm still surprised," he said and looked thoughtful.

"Ah... yes. Who wouldn't be? Even dear old Ron still thinks I'm a death eater." he looked over and glared at Ron. Draco smirked.

"I don't think the weasel is going to be your friend this year. He's always been jealous of you. Take forth year for example. This year with you looking hot like that, there's no way he'll be able to handle it when you get all the attention." Malfoy said with a sneer.

"Is that true Ron?" he asked thoughtfully turned to the red boy.

"No it's not! I don't see why you care when you aren't Harry!" he spat.

"That's true. I'm not Harry. I was, but not anymore."

"I still believe you are a death eater! You have to prove that you're Harry Potter!"

"That's correct!" said a voice from the main doors.

"Cornelius Fudge, always a pleasure!" said Raven when he turned around in his chair to see the man properly. He didn't mean that at all, and the sarcasm was evident in his voice. He didn't care about pretending to like Fudge; it was no crime not to like him.

"I've gotten an urgent message about your presence here! I thought you said I'd have no further problem with you during the last time we spoke."

"I never thought there would be any more problems Minister. I don't know why you've been sent after. I'm just trying to attend to school. There's no problem at all!" he said lazily.

"No problem at all indeed MR! You said that too the last time! It took us weeks to repair the Ministry doors and undo all the nasty hexes on the Department of Mysteries and we still don't know what you took! The poor woman you attacked is still in hiding! The horrible words still haven't faded."

"Don't count on it either. I personally think that Umbridge deserved the words 'I'm an evil bitch' printed into her forehead. I think I'll do it again sometime. Besides, I told you that the blown up doors was- not- my- fault! I can't help that you can't repair them with magic and who said that I took anything?" Raven said firmly but loud enough for everyone to hear.

"You created all these problems without taking anything? I'm not buying it mister! Tell us what you took or you'll spend ANOTHER week in prison."

"You can't put me into jail when I haven't done anything wrong," he said firmly and stared chillingly at the Minister. "And I assure you that I didn't take anything. I just borrowed." he added as an afterthought.

"AHA! So you admit that you stole something?" Fudge yelled and pointed an accusing finger at him.

"I'm not admitting anything."

"Listen MR! Raven... or whoever you are, I want your last name now!"

"Potter." Fudge blinked.

"We had you in custody for a week and you refused to tell us!" he said unbelievingly. "You must be lying."

"You never asked nicely. This was nice comparing to the language everyone used during my week locked up." he said and grinned. "Not that it wasn't cozy and all, but I prefer my own bed before that stone floor any day! It made me cranky." He loved the look on Fudges face when he said that. The Minister had probably never before in his entire life met someone like him. He wasn't afraid if the Minister and he talked to him like he wanted. He was playful and cheeky, and he didn't care one bit if he was rude to Fudge or anyone else. They were all clowns in his eyes, they could never do anything right. Those sort of men didn't deserve his respect. He would be polite and respectful, to those who deserved it. He knew he would get no where with just ridiculing everyone in his way. He wasn't that kind of person who needed to push down others to feel better about himself.

"I don't believe you for one minute! You're just making up the last name, like everything else!" Fudge yelled.

"Get the Harry Potter file," Raven said lazily without raising his voice at all.

"What?" said Fudge stupidly.

"NOW MAN! Work it!" Raven yelled unexpected and Fudge gave an order to a man behind them that was another ministry worker. Raven took out his wand from his sleeve for the first time tonight. Fudge winced but Raven pretended not to notice. Raven waved his wand and conjured a few chairs out from thin air.

"Please have a seat. No one shall accuse Hogwarts for not taking care of its guests," he said, playing the perfect host. Fudge sat down carefully as if he thought that the chair might explode.

"Why do you want me to get the Harry Potter file? You can't have a look in it. Only a few selected and authorized ministry workers and I can have a look in it." Fudge said snottily, thinking he was something big. Fudge looked around in the hall. "Where is Harry Potter?" Fudge asked and began to walk around, the chair forgotten.

"Minister! Urgent news sir!" said a worker that burst through the doors.

"What is it? Another death eater attack?"

"No sir. It's Harry Potter sir!"

"Yes?" Fudge asked the tired messenger.

"Mr. Potter was thrown into an American jail in New York sir." The messenger exclaimed loudly and clearly for everyone to hear. Raven sighed. Those Ministry workers really weren't bright at all. He watched how the gossip spread thought out the hall.

"What? When?" Fudge yelled with wide eyes and his plum colored cloak went all over the place when he waved his arms.

"Two weeks after Hogwarts last term was ended. He was sentenced two weeks in jail for fighting. When he was released he returned to England by muggle airplane. He hasn't been seen or magically trailed since."

"What about his relatives?"

"We checked sir. He hasn't been there all summer. They said that a blonde man came and got him. Unwillingly I believe; because his relatives told us about a fight between the two of them. The description of the blonde man fits with Blade that was in jail together with Harry Potter and later together with Raven when we arrested them sir." The man said and threw a quick and frightened glance over at Raven. Raven grinned at him and showed him his teeth. He remembered that man; he had been around when he had been interrogated by the Ministry. He had really enjoyed making that man's life miserable with various kind of flirting. The poor man was more jumpy than a virgin. He couldn't help but let his devilish side take over back then.

"Thank you Gordon," Fudge said and looked flustered. Fudge now had bigger problems than he could handle. Raven exchanged looks with Blade. They were in for it now.

"Well, well, well. You are criminals after all! Where have you taken Harry Potter?"

"We haven't taken him anywhere." Blade said and remained seated.

"You were the last one seen with him. Witnesses tell us you fought him, and he's been missing ever since!"

"Apparently he was seen or why else was he sent to jail?" Raven asked cleverly and Fudge blushed. Clearly he hadn't thought about that.

"That's not the point!" Fudge yelled. The man was so predictable.

"Isn't it?" Raven muttered and looked up at the roof. He had nothing more to say for the moment.

"What business did you have with Lucius Malfoy?" Fudge asked suddenly. Raven took a quick look at Malfoy beside him.

"What's the matter? Is it illegal to visit an old friend?" Raven snapped.

"A prisoner and death eater! Not to mention that you two went there together with a suspected death eater, Mr. Goyle!" Draco raised an eyebrow at that. Raven could tell Draco was desperately trying to piece the facts together.

"So? I have nothing to do with the Dark Lord."

"Dark Lord is what his followers call him." said an auror who was there as Fudge's bodyguard.

"Whatever. You've already seen my arm, I've got no mark," he said in a bored voice. He wasn't really worried about this situation.

"Yes you do!" said Blade said quite unexpectedly. It made Raven feel a bit uneasy. He wasn't sure what direction Blade steered this conversation in, and usually they thought very much alike so they could both tell what the other wanted to get out of a situation. Clearly that wasn't the case right now. Raven was left nullified.

"Shut up!" Raven shoot back at him. Blade smiled wickedly made him look insane. Before he could say anything else another man arrived.

"Minister! Here is Mr Potter's file!" Fudge took the file it and opened it. Something unexpected happened. A great laugh erupted from the file and a monogram of Raven erupted in the air. It was clear and big enough for everyone to see.

"Hello Fudge," it spoke. Raven was watching himself with a smile.

"You're not still upset are you? I told you the doors weren't really my fault," The hologram smiled cheekily. "You're trying to read the Harry Potter file. Why, my dear Minister, would you do that? Because I told you to? That's just something you use for excuse to have look! Anyway, you'll notice a few changes as well as a bit of news for you. Don't get yourself worked up over it! Since this is a magical file it changes itself when new things are discovered, I'm sure you can expect plenty of news. For one, Potter's school years are in here. Read them aloud please."

The other Raven fell silent and Fudge picked up a paper with a shaky hand.

"Mr. Potter's school years;" Fudge read. "This information has been stored in the special Potter file in the United States Ministry on reprimand of Blade, Mr. Potter's investor and spokesman.

Year one: Mr. Potter defeated Voldemort who was in the body of Quirrel.

Year two: Parselmouth ability was confirmed; discovered before his first year at a zoo and he once again defeated Voldemort; found the chamber of secrets, killed a basilisk and saved Ginny Weasly.

Third year: Helped his innocent godfather Sirius Black to escape from Hogwarts school. Found Peter Pettigrew though Pettigrew escaped.

Fourth year: Took his time to join the Triwizard competition unwillingly. Made it to take the cup together with Cedric Diggory, was portkeyed to a graveyard where he met Voldemort. Voldemort was resurrected and Cedric was killed by Wormtail. Harry dueled Voldemort and escaped. Mad-eye Moody was found out to be an impostor of Barty Couch.

Fifth year: Lead a group called the DA. Met Umbridge in detention, was almost expelled, ran to the Ministry and fought death eaters and Voldemort. Sirius Black died in a fight when he fought for the light side.

Sixth year: Is in trouble already...

Fudge dropped the paper.

Raven was not smiling any longer. He just watched himself in the hologram, just like everybody else.

"Read it by now? Good boy!" The hologram taunted and proceeded to take a piece of paper from its pocket.

"Now it's my turn to read."

"Snape doesn't like me, no scratch that. Snape hates me!

Malfoy could be decent if he got his head out of his ass (people in the hall laughed, even Malfoy himself).

Dumbledore is a sweet-o-maniac. (Dumbledore chuckled).

Lockhart is a dreadful person! (Every guy cheered).

Malfoy is easy to fool (Malfoy glared at him.)

Remus Lupin is cool (applauds).

I HATE POTIONS! (Hall laughed).

I despise Fudge even more than Voldemort (Fudge blushed dark red).

I'm never going out with Cho Chang again even if my life depends on it (laugher).

Snape is awful, worst person to look for (people nodded).

Snape is cute! Awww! That's all!

And for you that didn't know, I was sarcastic on that last one!"

The hall laughed.

"Now then. Read page two minister." Fudge obliged.

"Sirius Black

Sirius Black leaves half of his gold to his godson Harry J Potter and the other half to Remus J Lupin. His house and properties goes to Harry when he turns 17, until then it's up to Remus J Lupin to look after it..."

"Good. Now read the third paper."

"Harry James Potter, born the 31st of July is being provided with a guardian from US Wizarding International Security Service. His guardian is carefully chosen and is currently BLADE.. Moreover, Harry J Potter is written as a citizen in the United States of American and the USAWW (United States of America Wizarding World) and the English ministry no longer has any control over Harry J Potter that's of age in our eyes and therefore is a legal adult.

Remus Lupin, which Sirius Black left as Harry's godfather is from now on unable to decide over him since those rules overrule those of the custody laws. Blade is instead deciding, not over Harry, but over his actions against the English Ministry. The Dursley's are no longer Harry's guardians/keepers over the summer, he goes to Blade. If Blade is unable to take care of Mr Potter he goes to Scarce, the USAWW Minister of the magical Ministry. Albus Dumbledore no longer has any say or 'best of interest' for Harry.

Since Harry changed during the summer he decided to change more than only his appearance. His name is now officially Raven James Potter.. (Students and teachers gasped) His biological father is also another person than James Potter. (Gasps rung out in the hall)... Fudge looked up shocked.

"Ah, yes. Quite a shock, isn't it? By the way, the letter is written by Scarce himself, you may look that up if you wish. I suppose it is quite a shock for you Remus, isn't it? C'mon! I know your standing there in the corner!" The hologram said. Everyone turned their attention to the left corner behind the teacher table when Remus stepped out from the shadows. Poor man, his eyes were wide and he was clearly shocked. His hands shook slightly when he removed a strand of hair out of his eyes.

"Anyway, fourth paper please!" "Birth certificate-"

Fudge was interrupted by the hologram.

"Quit the length, weight and other details. Just jump onto my parents."

"Biological Parent, Mother: Lily Rose Evans-Potter.

Biological Parent, Father:...