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A/N: Just a reminder, i can't type in a french accent, so please imagine that the Delacours speak with one. Thanks.

Chapter 12

Harry and Tonks were shown to the same conference room as before and thanked the goblin as he left, getting only a grunt in return. When he opened the door and let Tonks enter they had a surprise.

"Harry!" This time he was hit by a small blonde missile. He looked up and saw Fleur and her parents standing with Ginny and Rebecca, which told him who the girl in his arms was.

"Hello Gabriel, how are you?" he asked with a smile.

"I am good, are you all right?"

"I'm fine. What're all of you doing here? Are you ok Ginny?"

"I'm still a little sore but I'll be alright. Everyone is here to support you."

Fleur spoke next "Oui, we will be with you for the ritual so you are not alone. Bill will be there as a student to learn the ritual, he is the first human who has been granted the honor." Her face was lit up in a smile.

Ginny walked up to him "Harry there's something you need to know before they do it. It hurts like hell, and I didn't have it as bad as you will. You can't show any sign that it's hurting you and you can't have any potions afterwards. You can do this Harry, you can beat him."

"Thanks, I'll do my best. Have they already done the location thing?"

It was Monsieur Delacour who answered "Oui, they did it about two hours ago, you're Madam Bones had a very nasty smile when she left here."

Tonks laughed "I would hate to be Snake face when she gets to him."

"I'm just worried that something will go wrong, I can't get rid of that feeling."

Tonks put a hand on his shoulder "There's nothing we can do about their end of this, just concentrate on getting through your part. Everyone else knows what they have…"

"Follow me" came from the doorway.

They all followed quickly so they wouldn't get left behind. Once they were in the room they saw Bill standing behind the two old goblins. All of the items were laid out in a large circle around an open area in the center of the room. Defthand was again the one who spoke.

"Ginevra of Clan Weasley you are here in support of this one?"

She bowed "I am Curse Master Defthand, Harry of Clan Potter has saved my life and I will support him any way I can."

He nodded "Take your place and have the rest of his support follow you."

She bowed again and motioned for everyone to come with her.

"Harry of Clan Potter you are a vile thing at this time, we will kill what is in you and try to preserve your life. You may still die. Are you ready?"

Harry imitated Ginny and bowed "I am ready Curse Master Defthand."

"Lay in the middle of the artifacts."

He did as the goblin had instructed and waited. He glanced at the goblin who was watching Bill look at his watch.

"Five, four, three, two, one, begin."

The goblin started his muttering and Harry immediately felt pain in his head along with a peculiar sensation. It took a moment for him to realize what it was.

"Shite, its moving." His hand went to his forehead before the second goblin growled.

"Don't move, concentrate on it and keep it still."

Harry focused on the sensation and forcing it to stay where it was in his head. The pain started to build slowly until he was sweating with the effort to concentrate. The objects around him started to shake and a black mist came out of the ring and floated for a moment before it dissipated.

Harry heard screaming in his head and realized it was Voldemort. The screaming became louder when the mist came out of the cup and dissipated.

Harry found himself looking around a strange room as Death Eaters rushed in looking at him in fear. He just kept screaming until the wall exploded inward and hexes started to fill the room. He managed to fight down the pain and stand with his wand in his hand.

Harry groaned out "He's fighting, they attacked too soon. I need to help them."

The old goblin growled again "Concentrate human, make him feel the pain. Attack him like you were a goblin. Do it now."

Ginny's angry voice sounded out "Do it Harry, make him hurt for everything he's done to us. Make the bastard beg."

Harry's brow furrowed as he concentrated past the pain as he saw himself unleash killing curse after killing curse. His eyes found each target until the spotted the target he wanted the most.

"NO! You won't kill her. Not her you son of a…"

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Amelia Bones had one hundred sixty five Aurors surrounding Malfoy Manner under concealment just outside the wards. Fifty of them were going to bring the wards down the moment they heard the screams that the goblins assured her would be loud enough. Another twenty five were ready to erect anti apparition and portkey wards, they would stay out of the battle and hold them until it was over. The fifty would join in the attack with the rest.

Her plan was simple, hit the walls where the screaming was coming from with reducto's, if they couldn't tell where it was then hit all the walls with reducto's. Then hit everything that moved inside with stunners at first. If there was any resistance at all they were to switch to more deadly spells immediately and take no chances. She didn't want any loss of life on her side of things, the Death Eaters dieing she could live with. If they wanted to eat death then she would feed it to them.

She looked at her watch "It'll start any time now, be ready." The whispered warning went around the perimeter. It was less than two minutes later when they heard the scream. "NOW!" and she immediately felt the assault on the wards and the anti wards go up.

Within seconds the wards fell "MOVE!"

A barrage of reducto's hit the southeast corner of the manor and eliminated the walls quickly. Spells were being fired at a rapid rate into the dust before it even began to settle. Once it did though she saw something that made her blood run cold. Voldemort was standing up and shielding against the onslaught.

She could see the look of pain on his face but he wasn't letting it affect him. He started to fire spells at the Aurors, all of them killing curses and after only another couple of seconds ten of them lay dead and he was looking at her next. Amelia's hopes were starting to fall.

Suddenly Voldemort screamed again and yelled "Get out of my head. You can't beat me Potter."

"Concentrate on the Death Eaters, the ritual isn't done yet." She hollered to the attackers before seeing a flash of silver out of the corner of her eye. "Stupefy, Incarcerous." The two spells hit Pettigrew as he was trying to get away. She grabbed one of the Aurors. "Whatever else happens make sure that one doesn't wake up but keep him alive I need him." He nodded and hit the rat with two more stunners.

A spell almost hit her in the head; she dodged to the left and saw her attacker. Malfoy had a very angry expression on his face as he fired another killing curse at her. She dodged again and started firing cutting curses at him as fast as she could not letting up for even a breath. The fourth one hit him in the chest and another six landed on him in various spots before he finally hit the ground.

She turned to find another opponent only to see that all of the death eaters were down. Only Voldemort was left conscious.

He had both of his hands gripping the sides of his head screaming "You can't do this, I am Lord Voldemort." and then just screaming.

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Harry was concentrating like he never knew he could. Voldemort's mind was his mind, and his body was controlled by his mind. Voldemort yelled something about not being able to beat him.

Harry growled "Wanna bet. You made a mistake; you're not going to kill her or anyone else. Ugn, no you don't."

His real eyes sought out the goblins "Get rid of another one, now."

The second goblin joined Defthand in muttering and within another second the mist came out of the tiara.

"Two left you filth. How's it feel to die slowly? Gahhh," Harry gritted his teeth.

"Get him Harry. Make him pay for all of their deaths. Make him pay for your parents." Ginny's face was pure hatred as she was trying to lunge forward. Rebecca and Tonks were using all of their strength to hold her back. Monsieur Delacour came up behind her and wrapped his arm around her to help them.

Harry heard Voldemort protest. "I don't give a damn who you are." The mist rose from the locket. And he heard the Dark Lord scream. Harry grunted out "One more bastard, I'm your last hope. That means you have no hope." His eyes found the goblins again "Kill it."

The voices of the goblins were getting louder, they were almost yelling their incantations when Harry's back arched and he groaned. His scar split open and a large amount of blood spurted out and continued to bleed profusely. The black mist finally came out of it and floated for a second before dissipating.

Harry passed out, blood pouring from his head.

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Amelia watched as Voldemort's scream became almost unbearable to hear. Then she saw his eyes get wide and fear became his only expression. "Almost time, when I say so I want everyone to kill him."

His hands looked like they were trying to squeeze his head like a vice. He became silent and just stared blankly.

"NOW" she could never tell what spells hit him, only that there wasn't a lot of him left afterward, as well over a hundred spells hit him at the same time.

"Get our wounded to St Mungo's now. I want all live prisoners over hear in five minutes with manacles on them, make sure they inhibit animagus abilities I know at least one of them can turn into a rat. I want a list of our dead and wounded in ten minutes and everything wrapped up in fifteen. Move."

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Rebecca and Tonks beat everyone else to Harry's still body, Tonks getting her hand on his scar and applying pressure. Rebecca looked at Defthand who was looking years older than when they had started.

"Can I treat his wound?"

"Yes, just do not dishonor this warrior with potions." Rebecca had her wand out before he had finished saying yes and started to heal the old scar.

Ginny had tears in her eyes but her voice was steady as she bowed "We will not bring him dishonor Curse Master Defthand. We thank you for what you have done this day."

Defthand bowed "Ginevra of Clan Weasley, you have shown you are a warrior also this day." His voice softened surprisingly. "Help your friend, Harry of Clan Potter will have his name spoken at the feast along with you and your brother." He turned to Bill "William of Clan Weasley you will assist your friends and think on what we have done and what you have learned. We will speak of it on Monday. Until then may your enemies meet the same fate as the one today has." He and Bill bowed to each other and then the two goblins left the room.

Bill had a crying Fleur in his arms the moment the door had closed. He looked at the people on the floor and a very pale Harry. "How is he?"

Rebecca answered "He lost a lot of blood, there's no trace of the Horcrux left in him. From the way his nerves are reacting in the scans I have no idea how he did it. The scan shows what looks like a very prolonged Crucio. I really want to give him some blood replenisher, I won't, but he could use it right now. He's lost way too much blood for my liking." She started crying "Damn it Harry you had better wake up and let me know you're ok."

A crying Tonks pulled her into a hug over Harry "He will, we just need to give him time for a nap. He didn't get much sleep last night so he's only taking a kip."

A very soft groan had them separating and looking down. "Who gets a kip, I could really use one right now." He said in a weak voice.

Rebecca laughed "How about we get you back home before you do? Do you think you can stand?"

"Is it over now?"

Bill spoke "It is on our end; Madam Bones said she would send word on how it went on their side of things. Hopefully by the time we get to the lobby we'll know something. Can I ask what you were seeing? You said he wasn't going to kill someone, who?"

"Madam Bones, he was killing people and then he saw her and was going to kill Amelia. I won't let him do that, not her too. I think she killed Malfoy; she hit him with a lot of cutting curses. All of the Death Eaters were down before we finished here, she was still alive then. After that I didn't see anything, I don't know what happened."

Tonks helped him sit up "I'm sure she's fine Harry. She's a tough bird you know, plus she's not about to miss out on Dumbledore's trial."

Bill and Tonks helped him stand "Can you walk on your own? It would look better if you did"

Rebecca said "To hell with what it looks like. With as much blood as he's lost he shouldn't even been standing."

Harry gave her a smile "Do you have those adoption papers started yet Mum?"

She looked at him for a moment with her mouth moving then looked at Tonks who just shrugged. She looked back at him "Would you really want that?"

"I'd love to have you as my Mum. How soon do you think we can do it?"

She had a huge smile on her face "How about we talk to Mrs. Collins on Monday, I'll set up an appointment tomorrow."

"Perfect. Can we leave now? I don't know how much longer I can stay standing."

The group moved slowly through the corridors towards the lobby when they got there a commotion was in progress and they heard a voice.

"I don't care what your policy is you're going to find Slipknife and tell him I'm here right now. Then you're going to find Harry and take me to him. Now move."

Ginny whispered to Gabriel just loud enough for the rest to hear "That goblin had better start moving, she looks pissed."

Tonks said "No, that's just annoyed, if she was pissed the goblin wouldn't be able to move any way, he'd be in too much pain and wondering how his body could contort is such odd ways."

Ginny laughed as Amelia heard her and looked up smiling until she saw Harry.

"Are you ok Harry?"

"I'm fine. Why, don't I look it?" he said in his weak voice with a half grin.

There was a rough laugh behind them. "I like that answer, it shows a true warriors heart." They all turned with Tonks and Rebecca making sure Harry didn't fall. Bill and Ginny bowed and the others followed.

"Director Ragnok, we are again honored with your presence."

"Relax William, from what I hear you have brought us two warriors today. I have already met Ginevra of Clan Weasley, so let's see this Harry of Clan Potter."

Harry slowly stepped forward and bowed swaying as he did so. Bill put a steadying hand on his shoulder as he straightened "Director Ragnok, I thank you and your people for what you have done for me today."

"We thank you Harry, we have been given the opportunity to beat an enemy and make a profit because of you. As Defthand told you, your name will be spoken at the feast tonight with the William's and Ginevra's. I wanted to meet you and tell you this myself. Thank you for your courage and strength, Defthand will be talking about the two of you for a long time." He bowed to them "May your enemy's all meet the same fate."

All of them bowed as Bill and Ginny intoned "And may they leave you a profit in their death."

He looked at them with a goblin smile "Shame about that human flesh." He turned and walked away.

Harry swayed some more "Maybe we should go." His voice was getting weaker.

Rebecca put his right arm over her shoulder and her arm around his waist. "Come on son, let's go." She leaned in and whispered "Lean on me if you need to."

"Thanks" was his barely heard reply.

As they got out of the bank Rebecca said "I'm leaving with him, I might need your help Bill." With that she was gone with Harry.

"Everyone who knows where we're going, grab someone who doesn't, Mademoiselle Delacour if you would?" She took his arm with a smile as everyone else paired up and apparated.

When they got to the alley Harry was leaning against a wall with Rebecca keeping him upright. Bill jumped over to them and got Harry's arm around his neck to hold him up.

Harry tried to look up at him and say something but nothing came out as his knees buckled. Bill barely got his other arm under Harry and lifted him setting off immediately for Tonks flat with Tonks running ahead to open the door. Bill followed her when they got inside and put him on her bed with Rebecca already running scans on him.

After a few minutes she stopped and looked up "He's alright, he's just sleeping right now. We need to watch him tonight with as much blood as he's lost and how he pushed himself to walk out he could get worse. Anytime he wakes up he needs lots of fluids."

Tonks, Fleur, Ginny and Gabriel all said "I'll do it."

Bill chuckled "How about I get some tea before I start dinner for everyone. You can all work out the shifts for tonight." He looked at Rebecca "I'll fix some broth that we can keep warm for him tonight."

"Thank you Bill." He nodded and headed for the kitchen with Monsieur Delacour following.

Madam Bones spoke "What happened, I saw You Know…It's Voldemort. The bastards name is Voldemort. Voldemort killed ten Aurors and then looked at me, I know he was about to kill me. He yelled at Harry to get out of his head. I need to know what happened."

Tonks was the one who answered "Harry happened, he was saying that the attack happened to soon and that he needed to help. One of the goblins told him how, then Harry yelled 'No you won't kill her' after that he was taunting him asking how it felt to die slowly." The tears took over and Tonks couldn't continue.

Mademoiselle Delacour looked around and saw that none of the others would be able to continue so she took up the story. "Harry told him that he was his last hope so he had no hope and then told the Goblins to kill it. The blood, there was so much that come out of him. When it was over I thought he was dead, they saved him." She indicated Tonks and Rebecca. "When he awoke he said that the person he was not going to allow them to kill was you that he wouldn't allow you to be killed too. He was worried what had happened after the ritual ended." She saw tears in Madam Bones' eyes.

"Damn you Harry, I'm supposed to be saving you, not the other way around."

Ginny gave her a hug and sniffled "Get used to it, he's Harry. What happened to Riddle?"

"After he stopped screaming the last time he had a blank look on his face, I figured that the ritual was over so I gave the order and over a hundred spells hit him. He's good and dead and won't be coming back."

Mademoiselle Delacour looked around at all the crying faces "This should be a celebration for the adoption; we must stay positive and happy for him."

Madam Bones looked at her "What adoption?"

Rebecca wiped her eyes and smiled "He said he'd like to be adopted by me. We're going to see Mrs. Collins on Monday to start it." She looked up "He called me Mum. Thank you for calling me that night. I don't know what happened but he's the best thing to come into my life. Thank you."

Madam Bones smiled as more tears fell from her eyes "I'm glad that the two of you finally found some happiness. Both of you deserve some."

Rebecca looked at Tonks "When did you tell him?"

She smiled and her hair turned back to pink "This morning, he couldn't sleep last night. He was worried about Ginny and about what was going to happen today. He said that he was wondering what was going to take his happiness away this time because he had never been happier and it would probably be really bad." She looked at Rebecca "I told you what his reaction was going to be. I thought I'd have to bring him to you to have his face fixed his smile was so big."

Rebecca had a smile almost as big as she brushed the hair out of Harry's eyes.

Madam Bones quietly said "I need to get back to the Ministry and finish taking care of everything. I also need to find out how things went there. I'll see all of you at about one tomorrow."

Ginny shook her head "Harry will be at the café near the clinic at one. We're having lunch there to celebrate having these things out of us. I know he'll be there."

Tonks laughed "He had better be Lisa and Conner are making a special lunch. Conner said he would make enough for an army because these things usually only start small. You're all invited; just make sure the biscuits are some of Harry's. The ones that they normally serve aren't fit for consumption."

Rebecca looked back up "Did he get the job? With everything going on I forgot to ask."

"He got it he just needs the new age from Madam Bones and he starts on August first at six a.m."

Madam Bones said "I'll make sure to get the signatures for them before everyone leaves the office. He should have everything by next Wednesday."

Gabriel asked "He will be baking biscuits? Harry does not seem like a person who would bake."

"Oh, Harry does more than bake. He can cook anything and it's fantastic. With all the meals I'll be having at Rebecca's after this weekend I might as well just move in."

Rebecca laughed "I ordered the furniture to turn the home office into a bedroom yesterday. I figured you'd like to sleep off some of those meals at the very least."

Tonks thanked her and Amelia said her goodbyes. On the way out she thanked Monsieur Delacour again and was asked by Bill to let his parents know that Ginny and he were both safe and healthy and would be spending the night to help out.

Monsieur Delacour took the tea to the ladies standing watch and returned to the kitchen to continue to watch his daughter's boyfriend.

"So what will you be making for our dinning pleasure Mr. Weasley."

"It's Bill please. I'm making a recipe that Harry gave me to impress you Monsieur. It's beef bourguignon. From the looks of things he was already planning on making it, I'll have to restock his supplies."

"You can call me Jacques; you said Harry gave you this recipe?"

"Yeah, I helped him with dinner one night, the night that Madam Bones told us she had talked to you and you were coming and that she had offered her Aurors to help test me." He said with a grin. "Harry thought this might help a little."

Jacques laughed "He would appear to have a good head on him. I was very impressed with him during the Tri-Wizard-Tournament. I wanted to thank him again for saving Gabriel. Today he impressed me even more, your sister did also. She is quite the strong young woman it took three of us to keep her in place during the ritual."

Bill smiled "She'll defend him with everything she has. Harry saved her life during her first year." His smile faded "I saw his memory of it, he faced a sixty plus foot basilisk with a sword and beat it. One of its fangs got logged in his arm when he put the sword through the roof of its mouth. He was dieing a very painful death and he still grabbed the diary and stabbed it with the fang from his arm. The diary was another Horcrux that had almost stolen all of her life for its new body. When she came to he comforted her and made sure she knew how to get out. He knew he was dieing and he comforted her. Today it was saving Madam Bones that had him fighting so hard. After everything he's been through he had better have a better life ahead or I'll take care of who ever I need to for it to happen." He was growling by the time he finished, his knuckles were white from gripping the knife in his hand.

A hand on his shoulder made him look around and see Tonks standing there.

"You won't be alone, he's going to have a good life and we'll make sure no one screws it up for him again."

Bill realized how angry he had become and took a deep breath to help him calm down. He looked at Monsieur Delacour. "Sorry sir, we owe him a lot. He saved Princesses life a second time just a few days ago."

"There's no need to apologize, my family feels much the same way. He seems to rescue people without a thought."

Tonks spoke "He does, and then he's embarrassed by any praise he gets. He just does it because it needs to be done and that's it."

Bill grinned and nudged Tonks "Sounds like something someone else did last week."

Tonks looked at him with a questioning look "Who?"

Bill rolled his eyes "I don't know maybe a person who went against the so called most powerful wizard alive and got someone with some real power to assist in a rescue mission of a certain young man. Who could I possibly be talking about?" he smiled as he finished.

"He needed help and no one else was doing anything about it."

"Exactly, you saved him." He looked at Jacques "She's a bit like Harry; when it comes to their own heroics they don't even know what they did that was so special."

"I am sorry but I have not heard about this, what is it that happened to him for him to need a rescue?"

Bill looked at Tonks expectantly and she sighed "His cousin and he were attacked by a couple of dementors; he drove them off with his patronus. As a way of thanking him his uncle nearly beat him to death. By the time we got him here Rebecca said he was barely holding on. One of his ribs was really close to puncturing a lung. And that old bastard was going to leave him there until he found someplace to put him where the ministry wouldn't find him. He would have been dead by morning if that bloody arse had his way."

It was Bills turn to put a hand on her shoulder to help calm her. "He'll get his tomorrow"

Tonks nodded "And Madam Bones is going to make sure that everyone knows he was put down by your punch and Harry's stomp." She grinned at him.

Jacques looked at them for a moment "May I ask who this man is that you talk about?"

"Dumbledore" Tonks said

His eyes widened "You punched Albus Dumbledore?"

"Harry had just stopped him from forcing Princess to break an oath. When Harry told me what was happening I hit him. He was lying on the floor and went for his wand which Harry spotted and stomped on his hand breaking it and his wand. Dumbledore had just had Harry kidnapped after his trial for underage magic. As he laid there holding his hand he told us that Harry had to die in order to kill Voldemort. It wasn't a really good day. I'm still angry at a couple of my family members over allowing him to try doing that to Ginny." Bill turned back to the meal he was preparing.

"I had respect for the man before he put Gabriel in that lake. He told us that her sister missed her and he was taking her to see Fleur. If it was not for the contract of the Goblet Fleur would have come home then. His trial is tomorrow no?" Tonks said yes "I will be there to watch him 'get his' as you say. I think I will enjoy it."

"You can go in with me, I'm testifying against him."

"Good. Now what can Mademoiselle Tonks and I do to help with this dinner?"

Tonks laughed "There's a good reason that Harry is the one who has been doing all the cooking here. I'll set the table."

A couple of hours later dinner and the dishes were done and they were all settling in for a long night. Bill had some broth in a couple of cups under a warming spell so that it would be easier for Harry to drink when he woke up. Bill and Fleur insisted on taking the first shift deciding that their nerves might be the least rattled out of those that knew Harry. They would let Gabriel and Ginny take the midnight shift with the Delacour's in case something happened. And Rebecca and Tonks would take over at two in the morning for the last shift.

Ginny fell asleep fairly quickly and was followed by Gabriel shortly afterwards. No one else ever really did fall asleep that night.