Harry Potter
Book 7
The Society of Dragons
Chapter 3
Tides of Change
After a week of packing his belongings, sending them with Tonks or Remus as they stopped by occasionally to see if the Dursley's would be coming along or not. His Aunt and Uncle had been fighting all week on weather to remain at their home and risk capture or go to a safe house in the Wizarding World. Hedwig was the only position that remained behind until the last night he would spend there at the Dursley's.
It was 23 hours before his birthday. Aunt Petunia had just made a cake and Uncle Vernon was sitting on the sofa reading the Newspaper. Dudley had been up in his room sleeping. Harry had just cleaned Hedwig's cage and put her in, when another pop behind him startled him. It was Fred and George.
"Hello Harry" they said together. "Mom says were to escort Hedwig to the Burrow until tomorrow night."
"Alright" he said as he handed her over to them.
"Don't worry" Fred said "She will be in good hands."
"See ya Harry " George said. And together they apparated away.
Harry started around his room. It was bare and empty. Never had he been in a room without anything magical since before his first year. He sat on his bed and sighed. Tomorrow night he would be able to do what he wanted. Magic. Apparition. He would be of age. And the start of his final year.
The night finally came when Harry had come down the following afternoon. He found His Aunt and Uncle carrying suitcases to the living room, while Dudley was putting on his leather jacket.
"Hurry up Petunia" Uncle Vernon said "They will be here any minute."
"So, decided to go aye?" Harry said with a smile.
"Listen here boy" his uncle said "Just because were accepting a safe house doesn't mean we don't want anything to do with your kind"
Harry understood that much. They all sat waiting until a knock on their door. Uncle Vernon got up and answered it. A minute later, Uncle Vernon came back with Professor Ragnum and Tonks.
"Watcher Harry" she said "Its almost time. The order and the Ministry have placed Auror's and others around the street and in the air. Just in case Voldemort decides to attack."
"Also the Society have placed our own members around the street as well" Professor Ragnum said. "Dragons are watching the skies as well."
When he had said dragons, his Aunt and Uncle both gulped in fear.
"Anyway, You three muggles will be coming along I supposed?" Tonks said?
The three nodded.
"Good. Your belongings will be taken now." she said. She got out her wand and taped it along the Dursley's belongings. They all disappeared.
"Now, once the clock strikes midnight, the four of you will follow us to the street where Dumbledore and Kingsley will apparate with Petunia and Vernon, I with Dudley and Ragnum with Potter. Everyone good?"
"Excuse me but, Apparate?" Dudley said
"Oh its where we can transport ourselves to one place from another in an instant." Tonks began but Ragnum stopped her.
"We don't have…." He began but the clock began to ring.
"Alight lets go." he said.
Before they could move, a large explosion shook the house. Harry and the Dursley's were sent backwards, sending the sofa with them. Ragnum and Tonks had shielded them selves with Magic and ran out to the street from the gaping hole in the house. Harry only saw a bit through the smoke of the house. A large battle had erupted from the street of Private Drive. Order and Society members against Death Eaters. Harry saw what looked like Bellatrix against Dumbledore.
Then, his scar had erupted in pain. Harry stood up, wand at the ready. The Dursley's retreated to the confines of their kitchen, which left Harry alone in the damaged living room. Voldemort had appeared out of smoke staring at Harry.
"Ah, Potter" he said in his dark demonic voice. "The time has come, to end your life."
He raised his wand, and like their battle at the graveyard, Voldemort had casted the killing curse.
"AVADA KEDAVRA!" He yelled
"EXPELLIARMUS" Harry yelled back.
The two wands locked back into position and had taken out the floor above them. As it fell, the two jumped out of the way.
"POTTER!" He yelled, searching from Harry through the debris and dust.
As it settled, Harry noticed his wand was missing. While searching, he found himself cornered in the corner of the room, with Voldemort smiling.
"Cornered just like your mother" he exclaimed as he raised his wand.
"Not in my house you don't" yelled his Uncle. Uncle Vernon had walked out of the kitchen with his shotgun loaded. "You wont lay a finger or Magic on my nephew."
He raised the gun and fired, only to let Voldemort block the bullets with his magic and turn the gun into a snake. Voldemort raised his wand and fired the green curse at his uncle. As Harry called upon his wand with the accio charm, his Uncle was casted back into the kitchen.
"FATHER NO!" He heard his Cousin yell.
Harry began to send spells back at Voldemort but they were deflected with ease. His Cousin had run around the house and jumped on Voldemort back, holding his Wand Arm in the air. Harry Took the opportunity to cast Expelliarmus again, sending Voldemort's wand out of his hand. Dudley jumped off his back, caught his wand and threw it into the fire of the fireplace. The Flames turned green then died out.
"NOO! YOU FILTHY MUGGLE. YOU WILL PAY!" Voldemort screamed.
Harry began to send spells at Voldemort but all they did was jolt him back a few inches. Aunt Petunia had used the same tactic as Dudley and jumped behind Voldemort and rounded out by Harry. He noticed she had been carrying a wand in her hand.
"Listen boy, on the count of three, cast the spell Britium. 1,….2.…3!" Together, without questioning her, they both cast the spell.
"Britium" They yelled. Both wands erupted in a golden light. Both Voldemort and Dudley fell to the floor covering there eyes in pain. Dumbledore and Ragnum who had just arrived seemed unaffected. Voldemort immediately apparated out, along with his Death Eaters.
Harry and Aunt Petunia lowered their wands and ran into the kitchen, where Uncle Vernon's Body lay,
Within moments, as time flew by so quickly, the next thing Harry Remembered was arriving at Number 12 Grimmuald Place. The kitchen packed with members of the Order and Society, Harry was brought to another room with His Aunt and Cousin. His Uncles body left behind. Harry sat in a chair, while Mrs. Weasley checked him over for any injuries, while His Aunt and Cousin looked at the dirties house they had ever seen.
"Your all right dear" Mrs. Weasley said "Wait here"
She left. He looked at his Aunt, still holding a wand
"Where did you get that?" Harry said "You can do magic all this time, and never told me?"
"Don't be silly boy" she snarled "I cant use magic. This wand was a gift from my sister. She gave this to me three days before she left for hiding"
She then broke down into a chair, crying. The first time Harry had seen her cry.
"She was a wonderful woman you know" she said "She said that this was a 1 time only wand. It was already enchanted with the Guiding Light Charm. Any user who uses the spell , Witch or Muggle, could shine the light, deflecting all enemy's and a hero will come to save you. I thought I never had to use it."
She sat there crying and winning about Uncle Vernon and how she should have loved her sister. Harry thought she went insane. He never saw this side of his Aunt. He left the room, and entered the Kitchen again. This time, the Members of the Order were seated in there usual spots, with Dumbledore at the lead.
"Ah, Harry, come sit" Dumbledore said, patting a seat next to him, As Harry sat down, Ron and Hermione walked in and sat next to Harry, with Lupin across from them.
"Now that we are all here, let us begin. First to our three newest members, Harry, Ron and Hermione." Dumbledore began
Everyone clapped except for Mr. and Mrs. Weasley.
"What?" Mr. Weasley exclaimed "I wont have my son join, he hasn't even finished his seventh year."
"Unfortunately Arthur, " Dumbledore began. "He is of age, and he is allowed in due to special reasons. Now, to the second topic. What just happened at Private Drive."
"Ah, Voldemort was foolish to attack" Mad Eye Moody Exclaimed.
"A large battle in front of Muggles?" Tonks said "What was he getting at?"
"He's getting desperate" Harry said, feeling Voldemort's emotions through his Horcrux Scar as usual.
"Agreed" Dumbledore said "Tom Riddle has never done anything like this before. Only desperation would lead him to this."
"Any Casualties" Lupin said
"Only one" Mr. Weasley said "Arabella Fig. She thought she could help, but she died by the hands of Yaxley."
"Mrs. Fig from down the street?" Harry said. He was saddened. She had let him stay when the Dursley's had left him alone. She helped him before his Fifth year when the Dementors attacked him in Little Hangleton.
"Any from the Death Eaters Side?" Mrs. Weasley said
"No, but we managed to capture two Death Eaters." Moody said "One is new, and unusefull, but Bellatrix on the other hand, wasn't east to capture."
"We captured Bellatrix?" Hermione said, with a smile
"Yes, but we must expect retaliation from Voldemort" Professor McGonagall said "We have captured his most trusted servant."
"Going on to our third matter of business." Dumbledore began but Mrs. Weasly interrupted.
"Wait just a second." she exclaimed "Now what are these special reasons why my son Ronald is to join the Order. He does not have the qualifications. The order is for those who have graduated."
"Molly," Dumbledore began yet again. "Harry would have been the only member to join, but since he has a special mission I have granted him, and seeing how he has told both Ronald and Hermione this mission, they would have to be let in."
"No I wont have it" Mrs. Weasley said "He is being put on Voldemort's Radar now."
"Molly, he's been on Voldemort's Radar since their attack on Quirrell in their first year" McGonagall said.
"What is this mission they are on?" Mrs. Weasley said "Why have non of us heard of this mission."
"The less people who know, the better" Ron said "We cant just tell everyone. Voldemort would find out."
"Ronald is right" Mr. Weasley said, calming his wife "If Dumbledore trusts them, I trust them."
"But this is our son!" she fought back.
"Enough!" Dumbledore said. " I think we are done for today."
"No!" Lupin fought back "We need to know what is putting the three of them in danger. We can help!"
"Professor" Harry said, taking lead of the situation "I think we should tell. After all it is my mission."
"Harry, we cant afford Tom to find out about this." Dumbledore said.
"Sir, I know what I'm doing" Harry said.
Dumbledore nodded
"Everyone except for Professor Lupin, Professor Moody, and Professor Ragnum, Ron, Hermione, Professor Slughorn, and Dumbledore, Leave." Harry said. He only trusted them and only them.
He watched everyone leave, Ron's parents arguing as they left.
"Professor Dumbledore, can you make sure no one listens in on the conversation." Harry said, standing up.
Dumbledore raised his wand and then nodded.
"Voldemort is Immortal" Harry began
"That we already know boy" Moody said "Get on with it"
"Voldemort is using the darkest of all Dark Magic to achieve that. Horcruxes" Harry said, he saw Slughorn look down in his chair, saddened.
"I was afraid of this" Slughorn said "I was the one who taught him that. Such a clever boy at that age. Fooled us all."
"Horcruxes aye?" Moody said "Hmmm where is it then?"
"That's just it then" Hermione said "There isn't just one, there are 7."
"Seven" Moody said as if his magical eye was going to pop out "Merlin's beard, no wonder he doesn't seem human any more."
"How many have you destroyed?" Lupin said.
"Two" Harry said "The Diary in my second year, and the Ring, which Dumbledore destroyed last year, causing his hand to go. We thought we found another, but it was a fake."
Harry held up the fake Locket.
"There was a note inside stating that it was from R.A.B. We don't know who it is" Harry said.
"I've looked all summer and I haven't found anything." Hermione said.
"Let me see" Moody said as Harry passes him the letter
Moody examined it thoroughly a few times before passing it back.
"I know who it is, seen that a few times before. Regular Archwald Black." Moody said "Could be in this house."
Harry was surprised to find this out and nodded.
"Where are the others" Ragnum said.
"We don't know." Ron said
"I think that will be all" Dumbledore said. After making sure everyone in the room agreed to the Secret Keeper Charm, they left.
"Harry" Dumbledore said "I think you should search the house now"
He winked and left the room. Leaving the mission up to the three of them.