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Chapter 79
"Thank you for the food, Fleur." Gohan smiled weakly.
"Thank eu erry much." Fluer smiled as she took Gohan's plate away. Pan was also eating a meal, and the other soldiers were out patrolling.
"This is good! I like French cuisine!" Pan smiled as she finished her food. Fleur smiled as she took Pan's plate.
"Okay, I put them all to bed. Harry's with the doctor now. What happened to him?" Bill asked as she sat at the table.
"Hell." Gohan answered plainly. Bill gave a small nod.
"What is this place, anyway? It's nice." Pan frowned as she ran her hand through a group of shells on a string.
"It's a safehouse, for the Order. Me, my brothers, and sister used to come here when we were little. It was our aunt's." Bill answered.
"By the way, what did you do, earlier? With the button." Pan frowned. Gohan chuckled.
"Oh yeah… I planned that from the start. That suitcase was…" Gohan began.
5 Seconds later…
"A BOMB?"
Malfoy Manor…
The great mansion had now been reduced to a pile of rubble. The smoke finally settled and silence settled. Then, Cell shot from the rubble and landed on his feet. He frowned as he turned to see a pile of rubble explode to reveal Riddle and Bellatrix, the latter whom looked badly shaken.
"Draco! Cissy! Russian! Get up!" Bellatrix hissed.
"Don't bother calling out for the Russian, he was holding the blasted thing! Looks like everyone else bit it too." Cell smirked. Then, he frowned and smashed his hand into the ground. A second later, he yanked out Draco's unconscious form. He looked horrible, and part of his face was burned and scarred.
"Oh oh…" Cell chuckled as he dropped Malfoy.
"Cissy!" Bellatrix called out curiously, to see if her sister was still alive. No one called out. A faint groan made Cell turn to see Malfoy sit up. He howled as he clutched his once beautiful face.
"It seems that Gohan Son blew up your house." Cell smirked. Malfoy sat up with shock.
CRACK! The ground exploded, and Cell turned to see Morgana shoot out of the ground, surrounded by a blue energy shield. She took a deep breath as the blue shield disappeared.
"That was close. Curse that little elf…" Morgana frowned.
"Every fire makes jewels, Morgana." Cell smirked.
Shell Cottage…
"Don't you think that this will come back to bite you?" Pan groaned.
"The way I see it, Riddle has one less place to run." Gohan smirked.
"That was extremely irresponsible, Gohan." Bill frowned.
"Aw, come on!" Gohan laughed nervously. Everyone groaned.
"e asn't changed!" Fleur muttered.
Then, the sound of someone walking down the stairs made them turn to see Lieutenant Walker walk into the room.
"Okay… I did the best I could with them all, considering what I've got on hand. I gave the goblin some skelegrow, he'll be fine in a few days. Mr. Thomas and Ms. Lovegood are fully awake and alert, although, I'm a bit concerned about Ms. Lovegood's mental state. She asked me if I've seen the Crumple Horned Snorack in America." The young man frowned, getting a grin from Gohan.
"No, that's not it, she's always like that." Gohan chuckled.
"Okay… Ollivander is suffering from extended dehydration, loss of vitamin D, and malnutrition, and suffers from long trem abuse from the Cruciatus cruse. He needs an IV and a blood replenishment spell." Walker frowned.
"You saved the worse for last…" Gohan smirked.
"You said that Potter was there for a month, but, his state is worse than Ollivander. He's got electrical burns, various cuts and bruises, and extended suffrage from the Cruciatus curse. I had to put him in a medically induced coma to apply anesthetic and to stop the bleeding. I wouldn't move him for a month." The young man said.
"Excellent work, Lieutenant." Gohan smiled. The doctor nodded as he walked back upstairs.
"Hey, what happened to your mother? Piccolo said the house was deserted when he and my dad were there." Gohan frowned.
"Yes, I do… the family moved to Aunt Muriel's after Ron…" Bill trailed off. Gohan and Pan glanced at each other.
"You heard?" Pan asked softly.
"The bastard announced it." Bill said softly as his fist clenched.
"He died a hero. I was there. His death gave us the time to strike back." Pan said.
"Ginny's alive, if it helps. She's in the states." Gohan said, making Bill brighten a little. Gohan decided to leave out the part where she was in an American high security prison.
"Thank god, that will really help mum. Do you know where Fred and George are, by the way?" Bill asked.
"Yeah, I do. Saved my ass in the States. Right now, they're… oh." Gohan gulped.
"What?" Bill asked.
"Well… London, last I checked." Gohan gulped.
"God damn it." Bill snapped.
"Look, President Clinton and Griffin gave me a blank check to use any resources to kill Riddle. When London falls, and it will fall, Riddle will be on the run. He'll be dead by the end of the year." Gohan said.
"You don't know that." Bill frowned.
"I just stopped World War Three! Riddle was planning to invade all of Europe, including France!" Gohan snapped.
"You didn't stop it, you started it! You and that android!" Bill snapped back.
"ENOUGH!" Fleur screamed, making both Order members shut up from her extremely angry look.
"I'm sorry, lost myself." Gohan apologized to Bill.
"I'm sorry, too."
"We need to refocus. Without Harry, Riddle has lost his winning card. And then there's Morgana." Pan snarled
"Speaking of that… is Morgana a veela?" Gohan shivered at the memory of the witch's seduction of him.
"Vot?" Fleur frowned at the mention of her species.
"Who?" Bill frowned.
"Morgana Riddle, Tom Riddle's daughter from my time. Trust me, those looks only go skin deep." Pan frowned.
"Why say she is a veela?" Fleur asked.
"Well, she certainly acted like one! She tried to make me fall in love with her!" Gohan protested.
"You're not the first one she's done that to." Pan said.
"How?" Fleur demanded. Gohan nervously began with how Morgana stopped him from attacking Bellatrix and finished with her kissing him. Fleur looked livid when he finished.
"She ees not ey eela!" Fleur exploded, then unleashing livid French curses. Bill calmed her down after several minutes.
"No veela acts like that. My muzzer and grand muzzers eyes have never turned purple when they use their power, and neither have mine!" Fleur frowned.
"True. Although, Fleur, our first meeting was certainly explosive." Gohan chuckled, making Bill frown.
"En more ways than one." Fleur frowned at Gohan, making him laugh nervously.
"What did he do?" Pan blinked.
"You don't want to know." Fleur said. Gohan gave Pan a look that said "Leave it." So, she did.
"Oh, congratulations on your new sister. Fred sent an owl." Bill said, causing Gohan to smile.
"Thanks. She's pretty cute already." Gohan chuckled.
"Vot's her name?" Fleur asked.
"Victoria Veronica Son." Gohan smiled.
"Nice." Bill chuckled.
"Yeah… keeps reminding me what I'm fighting for. Her name means Victory in Spanish, since we beat Cell at New York a few days prior." Gohan said.
"Oh oh, did we hear about that. I heard that you killed a lot of Death Eaters, including Snape and Lucius Malfoy. Is he really dead?" bill asked.
"Yes, he is. I also revealed a plot to eradicate the Elites, causing a civil war. Not only did Riddle's plans for global extension collapse, his allies are being blockaded. He's weak now. Why not hit him hard? At this point, the Death Eaters are more scared of me than Riddle. I'm like Achilles from Greek legend." Gohan smirked.
"Yes, I've read the Illiad. I hope you don't end up the same way as Achilles." Bill frowned.
"Thanks. I just hate not knowing about an opponent. Morgana's power is dangerous, extremely dangerous." Gohan frowned.
"Hey Gohan, can I talk to you?" Pan asked.
"Ummmm… sure." Gohan frowned as he followed Pan, surprised at Pan's address of him.
"What?" Gohan frowned once they were outside.
"I wanted to tell you something interesting. When I fought Bellatrix, she was terrified when she saw my sword. She asked me what else I took. It's a funny coincidence that one of the places that Baba showed us was Gringotts, isn't it?" Pan smirked. Gohan got a gigantic grin on his face.
"Pan, you. Are. Brilliant!" Gohan grinned.
"But… you need Griphook's help to do it." Pan frowned, making Gohan blink.
"Hmmmmm… I see. Gringotts and Diagon Alley are still under British control. Still… I'll ask him." Gohan frowned as he walked back inside, Pan right behind him. Walker was talking with Bill.
"We need to talk to Griphook. Is he awake?" Gohan asked, making the American blink.
"He's on the first left." Fleur said
"Well, yes, but." Walker began, but Gohan and Pan walked past him and up the stairs, before tapping on the door.
"Come in." a voice said. Gohan and Pan walked in to see Griphook sitting by the window.
"How are you?" Gohan asked.
"Alive." The goblin answered, leaving an uncomfortable silence in the room.
"Well, you probably don't remember me…" Gohan began.
"I helped you when you came to Gringotts with Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and the Weasley family. You were one of the first wizards I've met who used zeni, besides Ms. Kiara Son. Do inform her that as the last living member of the House of Black, the Black family vaults are hers." Griphook said plainly.
"Good to know." Gohan said. He wasn;t even going to ask how the goblin knew that. At this point, he was starting to accept the fact that Dumbledore did a lot of bad things.
"Besides, Gohan Son, your exploits have made you famous amongst goblins. You rival Potter himself." Griphook said.
"Thanks." Gohan said.
"You buried the elf. You brought me here." The goblin stated.
"Yes." Gohan nodded.
"You are… an unusual wizard. You possess a Flying Nimbus." Griphook stated.
"Yes, I do. I got it from my father, who got it from Master Roshi, who himself got it from Korin, long ago." Gohan said.
"Yes, it is rare to see a pure-hearted being. These days, everyone's corrupted." The goblin said.
"Hey, that's not." A look from Gohan shut Pan up.
"I know what you mean." Gohan said as he looked at Griphook. The goblin frowned as he looked at Gohan, and then Pan.
"Where did you get that sword?" Griphook asked, making Pan blink.
"The only person I stole this from was Cell, in his trophy room. It presented itself to me. It's not the one you know." Pan said as she held the Sword of Gryffindor out.
"I think not. That sword is goblin made." Griphook said.
"Pan came here from an alternate future, and brought the sword with her." Gohan said.
"You don't lie. So there are two…" Griphook said softly.
"I'm not sure where the other is. Dumbledore left it to Harry Potter in his will, but the Minister, Scrimhouger, refused to. He said that the sword wasn't Dumbledore's to give." Gohan said.
"And he is correct. It doesn't belong to any wizard, including her." Griphook frowned at Pan, who looked shocked.
"Before we continue, why did Bellatrix think that my sword was in her vault?" Pan asked. Gohan noticed that Griphook looked angry at Pan's use of the word "my sword."
"It's complicated." Griphook smiled.
"How?" Gohan asked. Griphook frowned at the saiyan while he looked like he was thinking, and then he continued.
"There is a sword in Ms. Lestrange's vault identical to that one, but it is a fake. It was placed there this past summer." Griphook said.
"And she never suspected that it was a fake?" Gohan frowned, slightly confused. If there was one thing that Bellatrix wasn't, it was stupid.
"No, the replica is wizard made, not goblin made. It is very convincing. Only a goblin would recognize that as the true sword of Gryffindor." Griphook said.
"Wait… if it was put in Gringotts, who put it there?" Pan frowned.
"A Hogwarts professor. As I understand, he's now headmaster." Griphook said. Pan gaped while Gohan stared in shock. That made him think of the man's memories, which he had hidden in a capsule until he could find a Pensive.
"He's dead." Gohan said.
"Is he now?" Griphook asked curiously.
"Yes… he died in the Battle of New York City. Got a bullet through the heart. I watched him bleed out to death." Gohan frowned.
"If Snape had the real sword from this time… the knowledge of where it is died with him." Pan frowned.
"That is unfortunate…" Griphook frowned.
"There is another matter we need to discuss." Gohan said.
"And what might that be?" Griphook asked curiously.
"I need to get into Gringotts." Gohan said. Griphook betrayed the slightest emotion of surprise, before regaining his composure.
"It's impossible, even for you, saiyan." Griphook said.
"I know. Alone, yes. With you, no." Gohan smiled. Griphook frowned.
"Why should I help you?" Griphook asked.
"Look, you can take anything you want!" Pan said. That was the wrong thing to say.
"I apologize for my daughter's actions. She won't be saying anything else." Gohan glared at Pan, who shut up.
"Now, England and America are at war. I trust you know this." Gohan said. The goblin nodded.
"Well, thousands of American soldiers continue to enter London everyday. The Death Eaters will be driven out in little less than a week. Now, with your help, I could convince the American Ministry to return control of Gringotts to the goblins." Gohan said, making Pan gape and Griphook look at him with interest.
"Griffin will never let you do that! Half the vaults belong to Death Eaters!" Gohan glared at her.
"Very well, saiyan, you seem to be a being of honor. Your terms are well, but, I want one more thing as my payment." Griphook said.
"What might that be?" Gohan asked.
"That." Gohan followed Griphook's gaze to look at the Sword of Gryffindor in Pan's hands.
"What? No! It's mine! It came to me!" Pan said as she kept a stern grip on the blade.
"That's fine. Pan, give me the blade." Gohan said in a dangeroud tone that said "I will take it off your corpse." Pan glared at him with Ginny's look, but, the saiyan didn't relent. Finally, Pan gave in and pushed the blade towards him. He took the blade by the handle. She snarled as she stormed out, leaving Gohan and the goblin.
"Do we have a deal?" Gohan asked.
"Yes." Griphook said while eying the blade.
"Very well. The Sword of Gryffindor is yours. I'm sorry about the misunderstanding." Gohan said as he held the blade out. Griphook took it with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Apology accepted." The goblin smiled, making Gohan shiver slightly.
"We'll begin planning soon as possible." Gohan said.
"Very well. Oh, and one more thing." Griphook said as Gohan reached the door.
"What?" Gohan asked.
"Should you become the Minister of Magic after this mess, I have a feeling you'll be much better than that idiot Fudge. I was not expecting you to keep your word." The goblin frowned.
"You're welcome." Gohan smirked as he left. He walked downstairs to see Pan sitting at the table with Bill. Fluer was upstairs, having passed Gohan on his way down.
"I can't believe you." Pan snarled.
"Like I said, it's important to have allies. The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Gohan smirked.
"Pan here mentioned that you were negotiating with Griphook." Bill frowned.
"Yes… is there a problem?" Gohan frowned.
"Gohan, I've worked with goblins since I graduated Hogwarts. There are things about them that you don't understand." Bill frowned.
"What I don;'t understand, is why he insisted that the Sword of Gryffindor belonged to the goblins." Pan frowned.
"You don't understand, Pan, nobody could understand unless they have lived with goblins. To a goblin, the rightful and true master of any object is the maker, not the purchaser. All goblin-made objects are, in goblin eyes, rightfully theirs."
"But if it was bought -" Pan frowned.
"- then they would consider it rented by the one who had paid the money. They have, however, great difficulty with the idea of goblin-made objects passing from wizard to wizard. You saw Griphook's face when you were cleaning that sword. He disapproves. I believe he thinks, as do the fiercest of his kind, that it ought to have been returned to the goblins once the original purchaser died. They consider our habit of keeping goblin-made objects, passing them from wizard to wizard without further payment, little more than theft." Bill said.
"I can see how that makes tension. I just discovered myself that my ancestor, King Baxan, led the saiyan race to Earth, and tried to invade Earth a thousand years ago, but was defeated by Merlin." Gohan said, making Bill blink in surprise.
"I see… I'm surprised that such an important event was lost to history, especially when Vegeta showed up." Bill frowned.
"But, the saiyans left the planet after building the pyramids to seal off their ships. That's why no one remembers them. You're lucky not to have activated the security systems." Gohan frowned.
"He's right. I saw thousands of wands in one of the pyramids, from the bodies." Pan said.
"I see… that explains the mysterious disappearances and why we couldn't penetrate several of them." Bill frowned.
"At least saiyans and wizards are the same physically. But goblins are different. The ones from my time were nasty." Pan frowned.
"So, that's why she doesn't like Griphook." Gohan frowned.
"We are talking about a different breed of being, Pan. Dealings between wizards and goblins have been fraught for centuries ... There has been fault on both sides, I would never claim that wizards have been innocent. However, there is a belief among some goblins, and those at Gringotts are perhaps most prone to it, that wizards cannot be trusted in matters of gold and treasure, that they have no respect for goblin ownership." Bill frowned.
"I see…" Gohan frowned.
"Dad just proved Griphook wrong by giving him my sword." Pan snarled.
"Gohan, just remember, to cross a goblin is extremely dangerous, if you're planning something with Griphook." Bill frowned.
"Then it's a good thing that I don't plan to." Gohan smirked. Then, he pulled Pan up and led her to a corner of the room.
"Tell me… do you have Bellatrix's wand and a bit of her hair?" Gohan asked, making Pan blink.
"Ummm… maybe some hair when I sliced at her. Her wand's in my pocket." Pan smirked.
"Good. Because, I've got a plan." Gohan smirked.
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