DISCLAIMER – This story is based on the idea of the television program The Walking Dead. It was created by Frank Darabont. That doesn't mean I am going to use his characters. Time will tell, right now I'm just using the zombie aspect of it and such. The same could be said for the Resident Evil series.

DISCLAIMER 2 – Harry Potter is the sole property of JK Rowling.

DISCLAIMER 3 – This story contains slash. This means male on male and possible female on female. I do NOT go into specifics, but I do have them show love to one another.

PAIRINGS – Harry/Seamus, Hermione/ Draco, Neville/Luna. Others will be determined as the story goes along. This story will contain a neutral Dumbledore and Voldemort. This will also contain Weasley bashing as I love to do so.

NOTE – The characters will be OOC. This is fan fiction. If I wanted the characters to behave like Rowling portrayed them then I would write in her fashion. As I don't want to be sued for plagiarism, then the characters will behave as I want them to. If you want them to behave a certain way, THEN WRITE YOUR OWN STORY.

SPECIAL THANKS TO kirsty21 for being my first reviewer. Thanks also to Rainbow2007 and AdriannaAJ for their support. Thanks Mike for your support both in and out of fanfiction. Of course I can never go without saying thanks to DZ2 for always supporting me.

Chapter 2 – The Explanation

"Now that our introduction is over with, I think that it's time for us to explain what is going on as we know it," began Zeus. "For whatever reason, the Angels and Demons have gone to war. We are unsure as to what sparked the war, but our forces were called in to participate with the war. Therefore, Angels and Demons are battling with one another. We aren't allowed to interfere with this war as it is out of our realm. As you all know, we gods are all in control of certain domains and such. This occurrence is out of our realm of ability to get involved and such."

"This has caused an unexpected result of the victims of the war," stated Hera speaking next. "While we have control over certain areas or domains, there are others out and about that have their own power that rivals ours. We have thus sent our children out to assist where they can. Those that you call demigods are already working to defend certain areas of the world. However, they can only do so much as they can be killed just as easy as any and everyone else."

"Those of you that have magic will have a better chance of defending areas than those that you call muggles," continued Hades. "We have decided that certain factions of witches and wizards will be able to call upon us to assist with the eradication of the ill walking the planet. You would call them zombies. They are the undead. Their minds are set on one thing."

"The need to feed," stated Hermes taking over for him. "They regenerate and come back to life, but will no longer be what they were before they died. One bite or scratch from these creatures ensures that the person bitten or scratched turns into one of them. While it's harder for a witch or wizard to be caught, it does happen in overwhelming numbers. You can be killed and turned just as easy as the next person. The good thing about that is if you are turned, you don't know how to use your magic and are less of a threat to those that are still living."

"This is why we are here today," said Athena. "We are going to send parties of those of you to different parts of the world to help eradicate the zombie apocalypse that is happening as we speak. On top of all of that, there is the war between the Angels and Demons that we are trying to halt. The more humans we can save the better chance our world has of surviving. We want to save the human race. Be it demigod, magical being, or normal human, we want to save as many of you as possible."

"We find that we can only do so much as some of this is out of our control," admitted Ares. "We have decided that Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter, and Thomas Riddle are the best of you in this area and can lead factions of warriors to different areas to defend what little human population will survive. We know that they are able to lead as all three have charismatic ways about them. They will not be able to do it alone. Though we are from the Greece area, we do get involved in spots all around the world. We have many names depending on where you are in the world."

"This is what we have decided in regards to who will go where with whom," stated Poseidon. "Harry Potter and his group will head to the United States of America. More specifically, he will head to the city of New Orleans and start in the area known as the French Quarter. It's plenty big enough to house thousands of people. He will have a small army to work with him in this aspect. Artemis will tell you who will be going with him to the North American continent."

"Once you are there, you will begin to eradicate these abominations," she instructed speaking next. "You are to rescue as many people that you can. As gods we are only allowed to assist when it becomes necessary. So to assist Harry Potter, the following people will step forward. This will include your families. You are to obey him as you would any other leader or minister. Should we find that you are not, we will punish you as only a god or goddess can! Harry Potter, please step forward so that we can send you your army."

Harry walked forward and waited while the goddess looked at her parchment. She smiled at him before she began to read the names that were on the page.

"Bellatrix Lestrange," she called. "You shall be the general of Harry's army. You will make it your priority to keep him safe along with his mate. Do you accept this charge? If you do, then walk forward and receive the marking of your patron deity. If not, then we will figure something else out. Your dark mark is already gone as it is from everyone else. You can bet that even if you refuse, you will not be rejoining Thomas Riddle."

Bellatrix looked to Voldemort who waved his hand in agreement. Even the most feared Dark Lord in history knew that things were needed for a reason to save the human race. She lifted her head and walked forward. She gave a curtsey of respect to Harry before she approached Ares and received her new mark. From there, she stood right behind Harry to help keep an eye on the situation. It was also noticed that she had her wand in her hand and was watching everything with a close eye. She had a job to do and she was going to do it to the best of her ability.

"Seamus, you will join your mate," stated Artemis looking back to her list. "Wherever he goes, you will go. With your relationship blessed by my stepmother, you will be safer with him and Bellatrix. Next, the entire Malfoy family will join Harry in his effort to help us. Your blood status means nothing to anyone anymore. The amount of money you have doesn't mean anything anymore as it no longer has value. Please stand and get your marks. For what it's worth, your vaults will still be there when the economy and such finally goes back to some kind of normal."

Seamus, Draco, Lucius, and Narcissa stepped forward and got their marks from their representing deity. When they had it, Harry and his party started shifting people to other places in the hall so that his party could sit. Seamus stood proudly at Harry's side and held his hand. Molly and her youngest were fuming at this. Some of the gods as well as some of the witches and wizards present smirked in their direction. Each had a look that dared either of the three from saying a word.

"Keep in mind that parents of people will be joined by the called party unless they are needed somewhere else," stated Demeter plainly. "Not all families will be placed in the same group due to being needed more somewhere else. We ask that you not fight us on this. It will make things easier for everyone else if we all cooperate. If we gods can come together to make things work easier, then so can you. Keep in mind this will spread the power out amongst all of you. The sooner that some of this threat is dealt with, the sooner you can come home if you choose to do so."

"Fred and George Weasley, you will work with Harry as well," called Artemis. "Due to the relationship that you have, Harry will need someone that knows him well to work with him. You will step forward and get your mark and join your leader. Neville Longbottom, your family has been watching the backs of the Potter family for generations. There is no need to stop that now. Augusta, you will be placed in another group. Know that your grandson will be taken care of to the best of all our ability."

The three boys stepped forward with a smile and received their marks. From there, they went and sat with Harry's growing group. They pulled out parchment and quill and began to take notes for Harry regarding supplies and necessary ingredients for their inventions.

"Filius Flitwick, Minerva McGonagall, and Severus Snape will join Harry and his group," directed Artemis. "They will help with the emotions, support, and conscience of each teen. They will need it as they will have to fight to survive. It isn't easy to be in a war, but it's even harder to have to do what looks like slaughter to live. While the zombies are technically already dead, you will have to kill them a second time to make sure that they can't hurt someone else."

The three professors stood as one and made their way over to their new charges after receiving their mark. They knew that what the goddess said was true in their hearts. The teens would need them as it would be harder on them than anyone else. Their main concern would be for Harry as he was such a gentle soul that he would have more trouble than most in taking the life of someone or something should the need call for it.

"Finally, we will send Hagrid, Remus, Poppy, Luna, and Hermione with Harry and his group," said Artemis before setting down her list. "Hermione's parents will join her, but Xeno will be needed somewhere else. We will be sending Petunia Evans with Harry as well. Last but not least, we will be sending Griphook and a battalion of goblins with him."

"To add to your numbers, we will send centaurs, house elves, and other intelligent magical creatures with you," said Persephone. "We shall send the wand maker Garrick Ollivander with you as well so that you can get new wands should something happen to yours. Your ghost guide will be none other than Salazar Slytherin. He has knowledge that will help you. Last but not least, Grawp, Fluffy, Norberta, and a few magical animals will be sent with you."

"You will also have a water phoenix by the name of Aqua that will be joining you," said Hestia. "She will bond with Harry just as Hedwig did. Like Fawkes, she will be able to flash anywhere in the world. This will help with making sure that messages will be passed back and forth between the different factions. Just know that from time to time, we may add to your numbers or take members to send elsewhere."

"We don't know who will survive and who won't," explained Hera. "Some of you may die and others may not. There will come a time when you will need some of the members from another group for a time depending on what is going on and how many of the zombies are attacking you. We will do everything that we can to aid you in your times of need."

"How will we be getting to New Orleans?" asked Harry. "Is there some portal or something that we can use to get to our destination? The sooner we leave, the better it will be for us to get started setting up the safe haven needed for the people still alive and so forth."

"You will fly on the backs of dragons," answered Athena. "Norberta isn't the only dragon that will be going with you. I suggest that you house the dragons inside of the Super Dome once you get there. It's plenty big enough to house the dragons until a better solution can be found. You will fly right over the Atlantic Ocean."

"There is no rush to get there, but the sooner the better," said Poseidon. "If the dragons get tired, I will ensure that they stay safe while the float. You will not have to leave the backs of the dragons. You should be able to get there within two days as the dragons can fly pretty swiftly. Griphook will be able to get portkeys made for the battalion once he arrives in New Orleans. The city is big, so you will have to be very careful and make sure that each and every building is cleaned out of anything harmful."

"It's going to be a long and hard job, but we have faith that you will be able to get it done," remarked Demeter speaking next. "Those poor souls need to head to Hades so that they can go where they are meant to go. Beware flying for long periods of time as the Angels will be able to get to you while in the air. The Demons will be the least of your concerns as they are solely after the Angels. Their fight will end soon, but the damage is already done."

"There is one Angel that will join you soon," said Apollo. "Michael loves life and will work with you to the best of his ability. Just keep in mind that while he can and will help, that he still answers to a higher power. We ask that you listen to his council when he offers it. You will have to learn how to use mundane weapons as well as your inherent magical prowess. All will turn out well if you stick together and watch out over each other. The more you do that, the higher your survival rate. You have the power; it's up to you as to how you use it."

"When do we leave?" asked Seamus. "When do we begin and what are we going to do about supplies?"

"You leave within the hour," answered Hephaestus. "The dragons will be arriving soon. Supplies have already been sent to your location. I suggest that you look in the house on the corner of St. Ann and Burgundy. You will find everything you need there and more. The sword of Harry's ancestor will be given to him before he leaves here today. We need everyone to be ready. More supplies can be scrounged up once you get where you are going."

Everyone nodded and headed towards the entrance of the castle. Harry's group could hear the gods and goddesses give Albus and Tom their groups and so forth. As they were standing there waiting for the dragons, Ronald and Ginny came out of the Great Hall and had one more go at Harry and Seamus.

"There will come a time when you aren't protected," hissed Ronald pointing at the couple. "You will give to us what we deserve. You will be our pawn and that faggot you are standing with will bow to us. We are purebloods and you two aren't. We will get what we want and you will be punished for denying it to us. You will marry Ginny and you will treat her like a queen. You have no choice in the matter."

Before anyone could say or do anything, Harry, Seamus, Neville, and oddly enough Draco all looked at one another in perfect agreement. The looks on all four teens were in total agreement. They had, had enough of Ron's mouth to last them a lifetime. As one, the four moved forward and began to beat on the redhead using their fists and feet. Ginny went to interfere and was set upon by Luna and Hermione.

"This is one time that I am going to pass a threat to the two of you," hissed Harry in fury. "If I ever see the two of you again, I will cut your heads off and feed you to the zombies. You are nothing and will always be nothing. If you ever open your mouths to me again, I will let some of my companions teach you what it means to be a human being. As it is, many of them want to curse you into oblivion."

"Get the hell out of here before we kill you where you stand," snapped Bellatrix. "Harry and Seamus owe you nothing. You are worse than worse as you don't seem to listen to what is being said to you. I hope that you are sent to the Dark Lord's group as he will teach you what it means to respect your betters. Harry Potter is NOT a half-blood. His relationship with Seamus is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS."

"A Soulbond can NOT be broken by anything," stated Minerva allowing her annoyance show as well. "Didn't you hear Lady Hera when she said that she personally blessed their relationship? You are just lucky that the gods are busy doing important things. I would have loved to see Lady Hera curse you into the darkest part of Tartarus. You two make me sick and I agree with Bellatrix that you should count your lucky stars that we don't kill you ourselves. Get out of our sight. NOW!"

Wands were pointed at the two teens. Petunia grabbed Severus' wand and pointed it at Ronald. What happened next was a surprise to everyone. She was able to cast a spell that had Ginny rolling on the ground screaming. Her first spell she had ever cast in her life was the Cruciatus Curse.

"Well now," mused Severus taking his wand back from her. "It seems that the Evans line is more powerful than we thought. We will get you your own wand. However, I find it prudent to tell you that you should start out smaller from now on. You are lucky you haven't passed out from the strain. As it is, you are barely standing. I suggest that you sit before you fall."

Petunia sat on a chair conjured by Harry, and got her breathing under control. She was furious that someone so petty could exist. The two redheaded twits would fit right in with Vernon and his worthless son. She had enough of those demanding things from others to last her a lifetime. She was now a woman on a mission. That mission was to protect the innocent and deal pain to their adversaries.

"I have a few things that I would like to say," she declared. "First and foremost, I have been watching Seamus and I like him. He seems polite and dedicated to Harry. Anyone with a brain can see that the two love each other. I have a secret to tell Severus and Harry. Dudley isn't my son. Vernon cheated on me and Dudley is the result of that indiscretion. I have never given birth to a child. Last but not least, I never hated Lily. I did and acted the way I did due to not wanting to inflict the wrath of that fat bastard on Harry or myself any more than he already did. I will kill someone that tries to harm Harry ever again."

"I'll make sure to start your training in magic," stated Harry wrapping his arms around her. You are a good person and now that you can use magic, you will be taught. Besides, thanks to the gods, we have the best of each field of magic that will be living with us. I'll make sure that you get time to learn what you need to while we fight these creatures. Looking up at the sky, I believe that our ride is here."

Sure enough, Charlie Weasley was riding on the back of Norberta while five other dragons were pulling what looked like a boat. Surrounding the six dragons were a flight of ten other dragons of all shapes and sizes.

"I could be wrong, but that Hungarian Horntail looks like the one that was in the tournament," said an amused Harry. "From the looks of things, we will have an easier time crossing the ocean to get where we have to go. The dragons can swim just as easy as they can fly. As I am one of two known parselmouths in this area, I can talk with the dragons and see what they need and so forth. I'll be right back."

Harry spent the next twenty minutes talking to the dragons. It was proven for fact that the Hungarian Horntail was the same one that was in the tournament. She agreed to be Harry's personal mount from then on out once he explained what happened that day with the eggs. Her clutch had hatched and she had three healthy drakes that were growing nicely on the reservation.

"This is what we are going to do," said Harry once he was back with his waiting group. "We are going to board the boat. Once we get to the ocean, the dragons will set the boat into the water and take turns pulling it. We should be able to reach the Gulf of Mexico in two days. From there, we will take to the sky and fly directly to the Super Dome. Once there, we will let the dragons rest and we will head to the French Quarter by way of broom. Lord Apollo has the map in my mind as it were. I know where we are going and such. You should as well as we will all be going to the same place. It will be rather easy from there to apparate back and forth to the dragons. They will come to the Quarter daily to check on us and get some kind of direction from me."

"When do we leave?" asked Severus. "Where are our supplies and such?"

"We leave as soon as everyone is one the boat," answered Harry. "From what we were told earlier, our supplies are already in New Orleans. We just have to get there and get them. Shall we head out? Charlie Weasley will go with us as he knows better than anyone how to work with dragons. Bella, I need you and Hermione to get everyone together and get us moving. Seamus, Aunt Petunia, Severus, and I will be on the boat getting us settled and so forth. I'll see everyone on board."

Nodding, Hermione and Bella got everyone moving and headed towards their ride. Upon getting everyone inside, Harry and Seamus stepped to the helm and waved to those that were remaining in the area. Albus was crying as were a few others as they left. Neville joined them a few moments later and was waving goodbye to his grandmother. Luna was doing the same to her father.

"Not to worry," assured Bella waving goodbye to her husband. "You will be taken care of and such by me and Harry. You will be safe and I will teach all of you everything that I know in the art of dueling and so forth. You will all live to tell the next generation about our exploits if I have anything to say about it. I may act crazy, but I am far from it. I will see you all survive this."

With those words of wisdom, the dragons and boat lifted off. Harry and his group were on their way to improve the world in another part of the planet. Time would tell how well he and his companions would succeed when it came to stopping not only the zombies, but the war between Angel and Demon. When the group was out of sight, the other parties began their own departures. Albus would stay in the area surrounding the United Kingdom. Thomas would head to the Australian continent and begin his work there to eradicate the plight on the planet.

Up in the sky, Harry and Seamus mounted his Firebolt and took to the sky. The Horntail's name was Onyx and she was delighted to slow enough for Harry and his mate to climb onto her back. With a roar of excitement, the dragon took off and the resounding cry from the other dragons was a sound to behold.

Hours later, Petunia decided to check up on the boys and saw both laughing and playing around on the back of the dragon. Neither appeared to be in danger, but she was a parent first and foremost and began to immediately worry about them. When she saw them practically fall off, she decided to voice her concern. With a yell, she made sure they could hear her.

"You had better be careful up there Harry Potter or I will personally tan your hide," yelled Petunia. "Don't think that you will get out of it that easy Seamus Finnegan. You two are now my children and you will heed my words. Are you even listening to me?"

"Oh I would just get used to that if I were you," smirked Severus. "Harry is famous for making your heart stop in your chest with some of his aerial acrobatics. He and Seamus will be just fine. That dragon will make sure they don't fall. To give him his credit, he is the best flier that Hogwarts has seen in many years. Let's not forget that even though we are older, he is now our leader. He will do what he feels is best."

"Harry always leads in a good way," stated Draco surprising the others. "He does what he feels is best for everyone. If anyone can get us through all of this safely, I place my bet with Harry. He has a knack for being able to escape by the hair on his head and live to tell the tale. Wherever he goes, I will gladly follow him. He is the kind of leader that everyone should strive to be. Word of caution, avoid Hermione's fist. When she hits you, you remember it. She will be Harry's brains behind the schemes and plots. The two of them work wonders when they put their heads together."

"He has beaten the Dark Lord five times," remarked Lucius. "That is something that not even Dumbledore has ever done. Harry isn't even fully trained and he was able to do something that no one else could even imagine doing. With people like Severus, Bella, Narcissa, and me, we will teach him and you what you need to know to be the best that you can be."

"I know that what you are saying is the truth, but I can't help but worry about him," admitted Petunia looking around at the many faces agreeing with everyone. "He is just barely sixteen and he has had so much pain and hurt inflicted upon him. He has done more for your world than any one witch or wizard alive. Now he has to do the same thing for my world."

"I don't think it matters which world is which anymore," said Luna looking at her with a smile. "They are one and the same now. To Harry, human life is human life. It doesn't matter to him if you are magical or not. It also doesn't matter to him if you are actually human or not. He cares for everything that can think and speak. He even went and helped Hagrid tend to spiders that are the size of an elephant. It didn't even give him cause for pause. He just did what was right."

"There lays the crux of the matter," said Minerva. "Harry will have to kill these zombies. We don't know how well that will go over as he abhors taking a life. We may get lucky and he won't have problems with it as from what we are being told, they are similar to inferi. He might surprise us and not have a problem stopping them."

"I won't," stated Harry as he and Seamus appeared next to where they were standing. "They aren't alive anymore. They have to be stopped so that people can live. We will need to get some sort of strategy set up when we get there. According to Onyx, we will be there in about sixteen hours at this rate. There seems to be something that is more or less feeding them energy and they are flying faster than they anticipated they would. They will set the boat down in about an hour so that they can rest. A floating dragon being moved by Lord Poseidon goes a long way in getting us to our destination faster."

"I suggest that you two come on board and get some sleep," called out Bellatrix. "We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow and once we get where we are going, you are going to have to decide where we are going to set up headquarters and such. For the record, this was not a request. Get your butts in here and get to bed. That is an order from your General."

Laughing, both Harry and Seamus hopped onto his broom and landed safely on the boat. Laughing along with them, Neville led them below and showed them where their room was. Mrs. Finnegan handed both something to eat. When they were done, she teamed up with Bella and sent them to bed to get some rest.

With a grin to everyone, they entered their room and got into bed. From there, Hermione turned out their lights and the two fell asleep soon after. It wasn't long before everyone else fell asleep as well. Each person knew that at least for this night that their safety was assured by the Greek pantheon of gods and goddesses.

The next morning, everyone ate breakfast and made their way to the outside of the boat. They could see land in the distance that was getting clearer with each passing minutes. A large red dragon hissed something to Harry who replied with hisses of his own.

"Judging from what we see, that area in front of us is the coast of Florida," Harry told his companions. "We should be in New Orleans in about five hours or so. From there we will begin our new destiny of eradicating zombies. It won't be long before we have to start dealing with the problems at hand. Time will tell how successful we are."

AUTHOR'S NOTE – I will end this chapter right here. I want to start with the setup of defense in the next chapter. What do you think of the story so far?