Harry apperated to just outside the wards guarding remus lupins house, he quickly stalked up to the cottage in long strides. Harry knocked on the door, to be answered by tonks,
'Harry! What are you doing here?' she exclaimed.
'Well I came to see remus. Its to do with the war effort I'm sad to say. Can I come in?'
'Sure, come on in, how are you anyway? You coping with dumbledores death okay?' she inquired.
'Yeah, im coping as aslways, managed occulmancy so less mood swings from me, since I don't have lord git in my head. How are you and remus? Any little patter of cubs?' he asked cheekily. She responded by throwing a pillow at gim.
'that's none of your buisness!' she remarked.
'oh so just practicing?' he knew he had got it right as tonks turned bright red.
'Shut it you' and she walked off to get remus.
Remus walked in a few moments later, 'stop giving tonks a hard time otherwise we could always ask about you and ginny?'
'didn't you hear? We broke up, to limit the chance of voldermort going after her. As it is, i'm wondering if I can trust you to do a job for me.' Harry sat down, crossed his legs and looked very serious.
Remus looked at harry with cold eyes, 'sorry cub, cant do that. I already have a mission to carry out?'
Harrybeing intrested asked, 'oh yes? Whats the mission?'
'why should you care, you walked out on us.' Remus spoke.
'A group that sits and collects informatin, not revealing any of it to the Aurors. No real negotiations or talks with the other species, just trinkints to ammuse them for awhile. Oh and no actual fighting, the only time the order fought was at the ministry and at hogwarts. But since toms return, he has attacked countless time before and you were never there.' Harry dictated.
'so what do you do now then? The great harry! Do you go looking for trouble?' remus responded.
'No, I help people, I'm trying to guide a community to the right way, get the right people in the right places to get things moving. That's what I'm doing.'
'So the great harry potter is a politician, how proud your father would be.'
Harry ignored the stabbing feeling in his chest. 'I came here to ask you to introduce me to the werewolve packs, but I see you have a higher mission. I hope it doesn't interfere with keeping your hands clean.' Harry spoke slowly and delibratley, he stood up and walked to the door. 'I will see you soon remus, hopefully your mission will be complete by then.' He left and apperated home.
Tonks walked into the room with a freshely brewed pot of tea, Remus looked sad and upset. He explained what he had said to Harry and what harry had said back. Tonks was filled with a mixture of feelings, one harry was right but it was still better than doing nothing. Remus was given the task by the order to seek out the mysterious assailants and to see what position they were coming from. To see if they were friend or foe. He was annoyed at himself, he knew harry was right, but he didn't know what harry was up to and finding that harry was in the back ground provding that vital support that dumbledore did just by being there. Remus would have to make it up to harry the next time he saw him.
Harry arrived back in the lair and looked toginny who was busy with susan writing letters for information or letting others know what harry, blaise, neville or susan were going to vote on hoping to inflence the vote. Other letters discussing various bills and debating their pros and cons. Harry looked on with a smile.
'morning, how are two of my favourtie ladies today?'
Susan smiled, 'well I'm doing quite well, especially after seeing my mum and alistar. If you ever get the chance, get moody to cook for you. He is an amazing cook and his food is remarkable.'
Harry just gave her a look, 'okay…so hows my sexy woman?'
'I don't know who your talking about harry but I'm fin thankyou.' Ginny said with a smile playing on her lips.
Harry looked to the two girls, 'I got a problem, I think remus is on his time of month, do we have any other names of werewolves who we could use?'
'Erm, yeah there are two political werewolves that advently opose most of the stupid decrees and bills. Then there is fenrir grayback.' Ginny said.
Harry looked at her, 'please tell me fenrir wasn't a serious option.'
'no, of course not.' Susan said.
'so what are the names of these people then?' Harry asked.
'Oh so you want to know the names then?' ginny teased.
Harry was getting frustrated, especial after the comment remus had said, he growled out in a deep and commanding voice, 'just tell me woman!' he knew something was wrong when her eyes changed from mirth to fear. 'What? Whats wrong?' harry asked, his voice back to normal.
'your voice, it changed. It was frigthning.' Ginny wispered, still looking at harry with fear. He strode over to her, 'dear I will never hurt you. Its some things remus said, they seem to have upset me.' He wrapped his arms aound her, and brought her in for a warm embrase.
Ginny looked up to harrys face, 'I guess my comic timing is off then.' She spoke seriously but was confused when harry burst out laughing. Ginny relaxed at harrys laughter and nussled in to his chest.
Harry spoke after some time, 'you know, you still havn't told me those names yet.'
Ginny replied, 'I know.'#
'Well?'
'Well what?'
Harry change tack, 'Ginny dear, would you be so kind as to tell me the names of the two werewolves we have been discussing?'
'Certainly harry, they are,' ginny said as she removed herself from his arms and went rumurging through the paperwork. 'ah ha, Red Wallace, do people really call their kids after colours? Anyway the other is Bill Grommit.'
'thankyou my love.' Harry said as hedwig appeared next to harry and latched onto him and flamed away.
A typical quite muggle suburbia much like harry had grown up in was harrys destination. He looked up and down the street looking for signs of magic and could detect none.
'okay girl, point me to which one Mr Wallace is in please.'
Hedwig bobbed her head a few times in the direction of one of the houses close by.
'thankyou girl.'
Harry walked up to the door and knocked three times. Silence fell on the street once again, harry waited what seemed like an age. The sound of a latch behind the door sounded and harry let out a breath he hadn't realised he was holding.
A eldely voice came from inside, 'I would tell you you cant have your ball back, but you aint one of the local boys now are you Mr Potter, so I guess I best invite you in.'
'Was that an invite?' harry smiled at the odd humour.
The eldely voice laughed, 'it was, come on in.' the door opened up a warm house, with calm colours on the wall.
'I like what you done with the place, I grew up in one of these places over in Surrey, but my relatives never did it up as nice as this.' Harry commented.
'thankyou, that's nice of you to say so, so i have a question and you have two.'
'oh well I came with a request,'
'that's called a question. The other one is how did I pay for all of this?' the man asked.
Realisition hit harry hard, Of course, werewolves can't work in the magical world, so where did he get the money.
'Okay, second one first then.' Harry said smilling.
'easy, no law to stop us from working, especially in the muggle world. Something about us to tell the muggles were werewolves, but at the same time got to keep the big secret, so have to make it a joke when talking to employers. The ministry never thought we would be as bold as to do such things.'
'So are the majority of the werewolves doing this?' hary asked.
'ah the joy of one big question means it has lots of little questions attached to it. The answer is yes, the werewolve community is large. We have evolved, from the old type of your friend remus and our enemy Fenrir, but we cannot pursuade them to take a potion to change their lives for the better. So in total the old types number in say forty ish, that's three packs. The new and improved version numbers in the hundreds with twenty two working packs and one member of each pack makes up the council or a leader pack.'
'Let me guess, your the alpha of the leader pack, but whats the difference between you and my friend remus?' harry asked.
'the old types before the evolution we could not control who we were where and where and when we changed. We were like your friend remus, upon change we might attack friend or foe, all were alike. The evolution happened due to the muggles playing with biology and chemistry. Some of our kind went into that field and became doctors. As it is they experimented along with potions and voila the cure. We altered our DNA makeup in such a way that we can control when and where we change, and we remain in control when we have changed. So we now are like animagus really, we keep our identity during the transformation. Quite cool having bulging muscles. Just means I got to do all the heavy work at night when no one can see me. Well anyway a few muggles discovered us and they wanted to become one of us, so we bit them, and would you know it, the change in the DNA even passes down to our young or those we bite. But we don't bite anyone anymore, unless to kill.' The old man spun his tale well for harry found himself entranced, and holding a bottle of beer before the end.
'wow. Sounds like something out of science fiction.'
'What part of our world does't' the old man replied chuckling.
Harry smiled, 'Good point.' He let out a breath, 'well then I'm not to sure what I can offer the werewolf community. I'll tell you my dream shall i?' harry asked looking at the man, he gestured for harry to continue. 'I would love to see our world goverened not just by wizards but by all major contributors who are sentient. This means goblins, centars, vampires, werewolves and house elves. By pulling together we can get rid of some of the silly prejudice.' Harry finished looking at the man trying to gauge a response.
'Well I have to say, it seems like a well thought plan and idilistic, so how do you intend to get there?'
'with one step at a time. With this new development I would have to say get you a viewing in front of the wizard council, you show you have control, we witness it on a full moon without wolfsbane as well should assure them enough that you are safe. The next part would be for your people to list those who have not taken the cure. Then they can be the ones leaned on and discriminated. Should force them to take the potion' harry said with his eyes glazed as he was deep in thought.
Mister Wallace looked hard at harry, 'so you would force the old lot to take the cure to get a job?'
'well yes, but have other members of your community, women, children and men all showng they have complete control.'
'Yes that would work to gain confidence in the cure. Well sir if you get us in the front door, I'll voice my support of you when dealing with the werewolf community. That should get you a quick working company of 70 men strong.'
Harry looked gob smaked, a force like that could wreck havoc. A question flashed into his mind, 'Sir, is the cure only in the UK and the moment or has it been made world wide?'
'Haha, funnily enough most of us are true bulldogs, the whole rule britania and all that. We will release it eventually, but we are tidying up our house first before we move to our neighbours.'
'ah I see, well sir I take it you will inform your colleuges, I will try and set up a session in the near future.' Harry stood up to leave and the old man matched suit.
'Well Mr Potter it was a pleasure and certainly conductive, I hope to see action in the near future and if you would be so kind as to keep this address a secret?'
'sure,' harry shock Mr Wallaces hand and Hedwig flew in and settled on Harrys shoulder and they soon flamed away when Harry let go of Mr Wallaces hand.
Harry was transported back to the lair, when he saw ginny and Susan, he explained all that had happened. Both the girls were impressed with what the werewolf community had managed to achieve, right under the ministers nose. After informing both girls, harry asked ginny to accompany him to diagon alley, which she readily accepted.
Harry and Ginny appeared outside the optometrist that Harry had previously visited. The door bell jingled in that special way and soon the head of the optometrist appeared around a corner.
'Ah hello again' the optician called.
'Hiya, I was wondering if you had the parts to make up some new glasses for me?' harry asked.
'well when you left, Mr Moody asked me to order in the glass for you since you never did.' Charles said with a smile.
'oh great, well there are a few charms I would like to discuss you, to put on the glasses.' Harry said with glee.
'just give me a moment while I get some paper and a quill to write this down, andi will get you, your glasses as well.' And with that Charles disappeared for a few minutes. As he arrived he deposited the new glasses with a frame to boot that looked rugged and ready to handle a steam engine roll over it. 'What would you like to talk about sir?'
Harry smile, 'Okay, first one, can we get the glass polarised, the muggle way, so no bright light hurts my eyes. I would rather do it that way, than waste a charm on the glass.' Charles nodded his head as he noted this down. Harry continued, 'an Anti summoning charm on the glasses frame?' Charles looked up and smiled, 'I never thought to apply some of the charms to the frame. Oh that means you could get four class c charms on there.' Harry smiled and continued, 'An infra-red ability on the lense as well as a the same charm as moody has to see through walls.'
'um, ok, so you now need to think about the frames then. Three c class charms to go.'
'ok, just wondering about a water repelling charm, keep the water off the glasses and keep them always clean.' He turned to ginney, 'any ideas?' he asked her.
'where is this list your getting them from?' she asked.
He produced the auror pamphlet, 'he is where I have bee getting ideas from as well as experience.'
'ok,' she commented as she looked over the pamphlet. 'what about this one for seeing wards?'
'cant, were working on the frames now, not the glass itself.'
'ah I have one,' Charles declared with a triumph.
'what?' harry asked.
'anti-shattering charm and a self repair charm, and that's your lot if you want.' Charles said.
'yeah that sounds cool, so how long to get this all done?' Harry asked.
'well the muggles tinting, that will take two days to get that sorted, afterwards I can apply the charms, at that needs to be done in stages, say four days.' He replied.
'ok so a week, how much will that cost?' harry asked.
'well you thought of the way to add charms to the frame, so half price with this and say 140 Gallons.'
'cool, well I will see you in a weeks time.'
'wont you be in school?'
'no the train leaves the day after.'
'Oh ok. Well nice to see you again sir.'
'See you later', Harry and ginny left the shop.
'why was he looking at you so much?' ginny asked.
'I have no idea, but I don't think he knows who we are.' Harry replied, ginny just smiled.
As they walked down the street they saw Madame Malkin half repaired shop opened and they stopped on over.
Ginny called out, 'Madame Malkin?'
'Hello? Whos that?' came the reply.
'Ginny Weasley, just came to how you were doing after the last attack.' She called back
Madame Malkin appeared from behind a screen, 'hello dear, how are you?' she said with a weary smile.
'I'm not too bad, holding up after the attack, but still feel nervous around here at the moment, I cant help but keep thinking about the attack.'
'nor can I, nor can I.' Said madame malkin.
'how have you been coping mame?' harry asked.
'well, the other shop keepers down the three alleys have all pulled together and if any one gets hit, the others will help out. It's the blitz spirit again. Strange first time but nice, just sad to have the attacks to get people to feel like that. But we soldier on.' She finished with a sad smile on her face.
Ginny looked at the two people, 'er whats the blitz spirit?'
Madame malkin looked at her, 'well during the Grinderwald reign, the German muggles were sending flying bombs on us. They landed and exploded indiscriminently, killing muggle and wizard alike. The only safe place was in the underground, imagine all those tunnels pack together with people.' A smile appeared on her face. 'the blitz spirit comes from the fact that even though we got hit, we kept going to work, we kept building and we kept living our lives. Bands used to play while we waited. The children used to run up and down the tunnels, people would share stories with one another. Always in the back was the though of 'we shall not be beaten.' You see it every now and then, when someone attacks London. The recent bombings, everyone was worried no one would go to work the next day. Well we did.'
'my history teacher in school was old enough to remember the blitz. He used to say it was the best time in his life, and the worst. Never knowing if you have a family to go home to or a house to go to. He had the same look in his eyes, I think I know what he went through now.' Harry spoke from the window looking out into the street, the few people braving it in these dark times. Ginny had never heard of harry talk about his muggle school before, she now had a reason to, there was one person he had respected before Hogwarts.
'Harry, Ginny,' Madame malkin spoke, 'before this I used to hide away and hope nothing bad would happen to me. You kids fight, if half the stories I hear when the other years come to get new robes are true then you have fought it every year for us. So I want you to know, I'm not gonna run anymore. I'm not gonna let them Bastards (she spat the word) beat our spirit. You have my word on that.'
A tear shone in harrys eye as he turned around. 'you do that madame malkin and show the other shop keepers, we will never be beaten. Show the death eaters who parade these streets during the day that we are not afraid and you will help us beat them.'
'I will love.' She spoke.
Harry opened up the door, 'I'll be Mrs Malkin,' he was one step out of the shop.
'Call me Hariot.' She whispered as Ginny followed harry out of the shop. They walked down the street and apperated to a safe location.