COVEN CHAPTER EIGHT -

They met an hour later in the library as Harry was seated behind the massive desk in one corner that acted as his study. When the three arrived Harry moved to the table they were at and sat down.

"All right, so we have established our coven and we have funds, we have seats on the Wizengmont so how do we best use this power we have?"

Hermione spoke up "I quit the ministry in protest for the way half-bloods and muggle born were and are being treated. I had one of the highest positions for a muggleborn in the ministry only because I was directly involved with killing Voldemort. The pure-blood bigots would look stupid if they treated me the way they wanted."

"I was told, in no uncertain terms by my boss that I should be happy to be where I was because I would most likely never see another promotion and I was basically doing his job for him."

Tracy snorted "If you were not approached to put out or face firing then at least they respected you a little as most females are treated like that."

Daphne seemed very quiet before she stated "Harry do you know why I had to come directly to you for money? I mean what led me to your door to ask."

Harry sat thinking "You know that was strange but I never really thought about it or gave it too much thought."

Daphne sighed "I figured as much." Daphne looked at Hermione "I was sought after by many pure blood families, after all I am considered very beautiful and I am a pure-blood. After the war was over my father was not a super wealthy business owner but when he and my mother were killed in a death eater raid, all of his businesses were confiscated and what wealth he had seized."

Harry seemed very puzzled "I thought those that proved they were not involved with the death eaters or Voldemort and I remember specifically providing the ministry a letter vouching for you, Tracy and some others that you fought with me at Hogwarts."

Tracy and Daphne looked at each other "You did because it never made it in our file and at the hearing Crabbe, Knott and Goyle provided a letter that we helped him and they refused to give us our money or businesses back because of it."

Harry stood up "What, that is a lie! Why didn't you ask me to come and provide testimony for you?"

Daphne sputtered "We didn't know you had been asked or wrote anything for us." Daphne chewed on her bottom lip "Funny how Malfoy, Crabbe, Knott, and Goyle got part of their wealth back and we got nothing."

Harry leaned over the table and asked "Who was on the panel reviewing those applications?"

Tracy answered that question "It was Lord Richard Portman, Lord Abner Goyle, Lord Gabriel Whinehurst, Lord Amberton Rowlfe, Lord Michael Knott, Lord Everton Lestrange, Lord Garret McNair, and Lord Forester Flynnt. I remember each one because I was approached for marriage contracts by them and if I refused it was hinted that the only way I would recover my family business is if I was willing to sleep with them.

Daphne then continued "That is the same thing that happened to me and by the same people."

Harry seemed very puzzled "But why would Amelia choose these people to be on the committee?"

Hermione answered "She didn't, it was done by the Wizengmont and more specifically the committee for the Department of Mysteries."

Harry stood up and began to pace "Who are they and why was it left to them, something seems very wrong here."

Hermione seemed very puzzled by this "You know that is very strange and they should have had no say in it what-so ever. Their sole purpose is to oversee or focus on the Department of Mystery. Why did everyone just accept that?"

Daphne suddenly sat up straighter "What changes were made to the Department of Mystery after the war?"

Tracy, Harry, and Hermione looked very stumped by the question. Daphne continued "Voldemort did not rise to power on his own he had many supporters, the death eaters were the public face of his organization."

Harry then stopped "So what you are saying is that I dismantled the top layers of his organization but I left the supporting structure in place."

Hermione scolded Harry "It is not your place to fix all of the government's problems Harry."

Daphne spoke before a row could begin "Harry what brought me to your door was Griphook suggested that you might be able to help. Tracy and I spent the last of our savings trying to get a business license after our third attempt we were broke. If you hadn't given us the loan we would still be in the maze of the Ministry bureaucracy trying to get a license. When they found you were backing us they fell over themselves getting us out of there."

Hermione chewed her lip "Why would Harry's name being involved do that?'

Daphne snorted "Hermione when you defeat a Dark lord and everybody knows it and you have money like Harry does, you are a political power in your own right. They fear that and since Harry has not thrown his hat in the political ring the best way to avoid him doing that is to give him no reason to. That in itself gives him power."

Harry listened to all of this and then gave his thoughts out loud "As I understand it from what I heard is that Voldemort's message is not dead and in fact it is growing. That by not playing the political game I am allowing it to grow and in fact my voice is being silenced. The last thing is that the Department of Mysteries may have been a silent partner to the Purebloods."

Daphne smiled "You don't miss much Lord Potter."

Harry sighed "Well obviously I have and it is hurting people, especially those I love. Hermione was treated badly, you two were treated badly all because I didn't know or do anything about it. That stops as of today."

Harry conjured a white board and a dry marker "Ok, my coven this is what I need.

Information – any and all especially any about the Department of Mysteries.

I will enter the Wizengmont formally – I want Hermione- the muggleborn, to represent us – It will piss the blood purest off and hopefully offend them enough to do something stupid.

Financial Data of any kind about every member of the Wizengmont. I expect you three to Parade Lord Potter-Black-Gryffindor-Slytherin-Lovegoode around to open any doors for you to accomplish your assigned task.

Finally, I want a means to get my voice heard by the populace of magical Britain and a method to target some of the known assholes economically. I want to start with the committee that screwed Daphne and Tracy.

Harry threw the pen down on the table "I want it three weeks ago and every morning we will begin to train because what I intend to do is to offend those who think they hold power and you will need to be able to defend yourselves." Harry stopped at the door "Move people and get your asses in gear. I am going to see Ragnok."

Daphne, Tracy, and Hermione looked at each other with shocked faces. Daphne said with a straight face "Are you guys as wet as I am right now?"

Hermione grinned "Soaked actually."

Tracy tried to avoid their gaze but finally looked up and said in embarrassment "I think I had an orgasm."

Hermione stood up and then stated "I, we better move as our Lord will expect an update this evening and I for one do not want to disappoint him."

Tracy replied "Ditto."