Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. Or any of J K Rowling's characters. However, I do own Victoria Williams.
Chapter 5: Hunting Horcruxes and Administering Justice, Part 2
Victoria paced along the chamber floor as the Wizengamot watched. Remus had been lowered to the ground by Sirius and Harry. His near miss with death had left him weak in the knees.
"See, I shouldn't be in this position," Victoria said, still pacing, "but I do have to ask. Why in the BLAZES would you let Death Eaters serve on the Wizengamot?" Her voice built to a crescendo until it echoed loudly in the silence of the room.
"I've already memorized names and faces, so if this lot isn't heading through the Veil or locked up in Azkaban next time I'm at the Ministry, I'll take care of it myself. Madam Bones?"
"Yes, General Williams?" the startled Head of the DMLE replied.
"Please make sure justice is served." Victoria walked over to the three men and helped Remus to his feet. "Au revoir."
And with that, she ripped a gap in spacetime and helped her new friends back to their house.
Victoria brushed off her cloak and hung it up in the hall, looking for any stains. She then walked into the dining room where the other three in her party were seated. Dobby had prepared lunch, so Victoria eagerly sat down and began to eat.
"Okay," Victoria began when no one else struck up a conversation, "I would like to begin basic conditioning and weapons training for you all. I'll let you pick your weapons because I can handle many. Sirius, you're incredibly out of shape from being in Azkaban so long. I'll probably make a spatial gap to create a nice training field for us. Sound good?"
"Um… What's a spatial gap?" asked Sirius. "I've never heard of one of those before. Is it a new type of room?"
"Oh, no," said Victoria. "It's basically a gateway into something that doesn't take up any space. For example, after I open the doorway, you could walk around the side and nothing would be there. It's sort of like those tents that are bigger on the inside than the outside."
The threesome nodded, understanding.
Sirius had another question. "Why do we need conditioning? With a wand, I can take on anyone."
"Arrogance gets you killed, Sirius. I could take you down with only 10% of my power channeled toward speed and physical strength."
"Let's fight, then. Five galleons I beat you."
"Deal."
Victoria led them into the drawing room where she grasped open air with both hands. She dragged her hands left as though she was opening a particularly stubborn sliding door, revealing a nice grassy space with a track running around the edge. A few chairs were propped up facing the middle of the field.
Harry and Remus took their seats while Victoria and Sirius paced off. "I'll give you the first spell Sirius," Victoria called. "Also, don't hold back. I can regrow limbs and quickly repair major arteries."
"Hmm, I don't know, maybe you can-" Sirius cut off his sentence and fired two blasting curses and a stunner in rapid succession. He saw Victoria dodge and was bringing his wand around to bear when he suddenly felt his back hit the ground and his nose explode in pain.
When he blinked the spots out of his eyes, he saw Victoria standing over him with a single high-heeled boot at his throat. The other one was resting on his sternum.
"Ta da!"
"Good job, Victoria!"
"Most impressive."
"Can you get off my organs now?"
"Thank you Harry, Remus. Fine, Sirius."
Victoria stepped backwards and pulled Sirius to his feet. "See?"
"Yes, I see. Please heal my broken nose."
Victoria placed her hand on Sirius's nose with a feather-light touch and pushed power through her hand. Sirius's nose glowed faintly and stopped bleeding. She handed him a wipe that seemed to come out of nowhere. "There's blood all over your face."
"I'm quite aware." Sirius wiped off the blood and touched his nose with his fingertips a few times, marveling at the unbroken skin. "How did you do that?"
"Break your nose? I hit it with my fist, and-"
"Victoria."
"Oh, you mean how I healed your nose. My power comes from genetic mutations, not a magical core. For you, it would be a form of nonverbal wandless magic. You need to command your magic to heal the injury through your hands. Anyway, I think we'd better start the run. You can't hate me until the first hour is up!"
"Victoria, I hate you."
"Shut up Sirius, we've only been doing this for half an hour. Be a man… Well, or a woman, because my second-in-command is much more fit than you are."
"Shut up, Victoria."
Sirius groaned as he stumbled to the ground. "Help!"
"What happened?" Victoria asked as she walked over to Sirius.
"My leg…" Sirius groaned some more as he tried to straighten his leg. Victoria laid a hand on it and Sirius sighed as the muscles relaxed. "Thanks," he gasped.
"You're welcome," Victoria replied, pulling him to his feet. "Let's stop for today. I'm going to work on my weapons training."
Remus and Harry stumbled away. Sirius followed, muttering something about a long soak in a bathtub and a bottle of firewhiskey.
Remus turned and watched from the doorway as Victoria summoned a belt of daggers. A thin wooden rod also appeared. It was wedged into the ground and extended up for about six feet.
Pivoting on one leg, Victoria threw eight daggers in rapid succession, making a line going straight up the rod. Victoria walked to the side and made a noise of disgust. From Remus's position, it seemed one of the daggers barely hit the rod, though the others were in a straight line.
Victoria looked up and smiled at Remus when she saw him watching her. She grabbed the daggers and walked away from the pole again. Remus left the spatial gap in search of some of that firewhiskey Sirius mentioned.
Over the next two weeks, the foursome trained every morning. Eventually, Sirius could run for an entire hour without cramping. Victoria also showed them how to use various types of weapons, like daggers, swords, and sabers.
Victoria sat at the dining table, flipping through a book of curses. She found one that severed the victim's Achilles tendons and pinned their arms to their sides, stopping them from running away. She bookmarked it for the next day's lesson and looked up as Remus sat down. He looked slightly peaky. Victoria frowned.
"What's wrong?" she asked, sliding the book aside.
"Full moon's in a few days," he said, looking down at the table.
"Do you have any Wolfsbane?" she asked, biting her lip when he shook his head. "I can bind you, or we can try to make some. It may be too late for it to make a difference, though."
"Do you have any methods of binding that would keep all of my limbs intact?" he said, trying for a smile.
"As a matter of fact, I do. Oh, I'll be taking off soon."
"What?" Remus asked. "You're leaving us?"
"Oh no, not permanently," she replied, beaming at him. "I'm heading to a different dimension where they've figured out a way for werewolves to control their transformation. I was going to get some information about the process. I've heard the procedure is very painful, though you only have to go through it once. Are you interested?"
Remus swallowed. "Of course!"
"Okay, I'll be back as soon as I can. Make some sandwiches or something for lunch." Victoria usually did the cooking, though Harry would help if he wasn't working on his summer homework for Hogwarts. "Bye now!" Victoria stood up from the table and traveled through spacetime.
Remus sat at the table, lost in thought. No more painful transformations… no more seclusion at the full moon… no more pre- and post-transformation sickness…
When Victoria got back, Sirius and Harry had joined Remus's quiet vigil at the dining room table. Glancing at the clock, Victoria realized it was after 10 pm. "Hey everyone. Remus, you ready? I have the DNA codes."
Remus swallowed and took a deep breath. "Yes."
"Sirius, Harry, you coming?"
"We're going to support Remus," Sirius replied. Harry nodded his agreement.
"Okay. We'll need to travel between dimensions. My laboratory in my home dimension is quite good. I'll need it for the experiment. Grab hold."
The three grabbed Victoria's arms and they slipped through a crack in the world.
A/N: Hey everyone! I'm going on vacation next week, so this chapter will be the last one until I get back. Hope you enjoyed! -RRW