Chapter Thirty: Harry's New Ideals and the Wars End

Several days had passed since Harry had woken from his Coma and he was enjoying life back with his family and friends all of whom had come at one time or another to check on their leader and friend, Parvati had come with her son Jack who unbeknown to Harry was his godson, Neville and Hannah had shown up to tell him how much he had missed out on with the Corps, the Dursleys came to see him and he was surprised to see Dudley with Lavender Brown holding a small child in her arms. Harry had decided to relax before he returned to the Corps but was waiting on his cousin Michael to come and see him.

"Harry Potter, well at least you have the Potter features." Michael said shaking his cousin's hand.

"You must be Michael it is a pleasure to meet you." Harry said looking at the man he had black messy hair reminiscent of Potter family traits and his demeanour was one of kindness and calmness barely seen by Aurors.

"So Harry, the thing is we need you to become an Auror with us…" Michael said looking at his cousin with a look of quiet hope.

"What? I'm only starting to recover." Harry said not believing the arrogance of the person in front of him.

"I know cousin I know, but we need Aurors and you're the best we could have right now, your dad and Sirius told me you have muggle logic in your arsenal of skills. Harry even here in America where 75% of wizards are Half-Bloods or Muggle-Born we still lack muggle logic, it is something even Riddle doesn't have." Michael explained showing he had the Potter kindness but needed to be something else to ensure Riddle and Umbridge were killed for good.

"The veil can bring them back if they're killed by magic or an object aided by magic…" Harry began saying thinking for several minutes. "…maybe we need to use a natural death…like Dragon pox or Spattergroit, something so they die naturally that way the veil can't return them." Harry finished looking at the look of awe on his cousin's face.

"You are a damned genius. How do people not realize that?" Michael asked as he thought of a way to use Harry's plan. "But we can't…it breaks wizarding law."

"Oh yeah I forgot we can't use disease as a way to kill." Harry said remembering reading the world laws of wizards as Dumbledore's advisor.

"Well my offer stands Harry…I need you as an Auror with us cousin. I'm a stubborn man Harry, I know I am…but I need you to step up, even here you are famous…but for much more, half your healing spells are used here, your Recéde Lupus spell has really helped a lot of werewolf victims not fully turned. You are the single greatest wizard to a lot of people here Harry." Michael explained as he handed Harry a letter and left.

"I wonder what's in here." Harry said opening the letter.

Dear Harry

It's not safe speaking like we did. Your father and I both believe you need to step up.

I have therefore enclosed your schedule and your dad will train you further again with Sirius's help.

When you've trained up we kill Riddle and we will kill Umbridge as well.

I hope you reconsider.

Michael Potter, Head Auror.

"Daddy, you ok?" Abi asked him sitting on his lap.

"I'm fine baby." Harry said holding her close and thinking of all he lost because of Riddle and Umbridge. "Are you hungry sweetie?"

"A little bit." Abi said as he and she went to the kitchen and Harry served her some Treacle Tart and some for himself.

"Where are mommy and Teddy?" Harry asked her.

"They went to see Grandma Lily and Grandma Molly." Abi said eating the tart and smiling.

"Did you not want to go?" Harry asked looking at her.

"No. I wanted to stay here because I didn't want you to be lonely." Abi said cuddling up to her father.

Harry felt nothing but love coming from Abigail and knew that Ginny and his parents and her parents had raised her well to know what love is and how it was important to make sure they all returned to the country they loved so much. When Ginny returned she saw Harry and Abi sitting down with Spear and Gail Abi's owl.

"Harry, what did Michael want?" Ginny asked kissing him on the cheek.

"He wanted to ask me to be an Auror for America while we're here." Harry said holding her closely and rocking her gently.

"You're going to, aren't you?" Ginny asked now worried.

"…I have to babe, Riddle needs to die." He said softly into her ear so the kids wouldn't hear.

"Ok, just be careful…I only got you back." She said kissing his hand.

Harry smiled and went to Inferno to send a letter to Michael saying that he'd help the Aurors out in their time of need. He then went to eat a nice dinner with his family for the first time he could think of he knew he missed England. He was happy to see Dobby was ok and still serving the family and was ecstatic to hear that Dumbledore was working with the American Ministry on a way to defeat Riddle. The next few weeks were mostly training by Sirius and James to hone Harry's already amazing skills into greater ones including advanced duelling and fire spell manipulation into his arsenal.

"Ok Harr, what spell would be used for detecting enemy spells that has been used to kill someone?" Sirius asked him.

"Exploro, it would show any and all things surrounding the body and general area." Harry said looking at the two men in front of him.

"Perfect Harr, you're ready." James said handing him a pin showing two wands interlocked. "It's your official Auror badge."

The next few weeks blew by as Harry became more involved in Auror affairs and politics in England under the Riddle regime. In his spare time he and the kids would play or he and Ginny would dine and rekindle their everlasting love to each other. He and Ron had taken to going to a small Auror bar on weekends with their wives to socialise with the other Aurors and their girlfriends or their wives. He and Hermione had taken to speaking about their marriages to each other as each other's spouses were related.

"I'm telling you Harry I don't know how anyone in your dorm in Hogwarts got any sleep the way Ron snores." Hermione said sipping on a cup of coffee.

"Ginny's worse, Hagrid snores less and I spent a night hearing Hagrid snore." Harry said smiling.

"Honestly I'm terrified our kids will snore just as bad."

"Abi doesn't snore one little bit but Teddy seems to snore a lot."

"It's nice talking about marriage to an old friend." Hermione said.

"I know, it's nice being able to talk…I lost a lot of time with the kids and Ginny Hermione…all because I can't control the Lament…I'm no true Gryffindor." Harry said looking depressed.

"I didn't think I'd be the only telling you this Harry…" Hermione said looking uncomfortable.

"Telling me what Hermione?" Harry asked looking a little intrigued.

"I found this book written by an American historian who studied Magical Bloodlines…he traced the Gryffindor Bloodline from Godric all the way down to Charles Potter, your grandfather…you Harry James Potter are a direct descendant of Godric Gryffindor…it's why he gave you his dagger and it is the reason you can call the sword or if needed the Lament to help you." Hermione explained to him.

"I'm a descendant of Gryffindor?" Harry asked looking amazed.

"Yes Harry, as is Abi, Maria and thanks to the adoption spells Teddy." Hermione said showing him the book.

"There's more isn't there Hermione?" Harry asked knowing that she was hiding something.

"When you fell into the coma the portrait of Slytherin started laughing saying he knew that the prophesy meant his descendant would win." Hermione said.

"How'd he know about that prophesy?"

"He didn't…he referred to another one…it was something like: When the lion and snake meet in battle only one will stand, it may be this snake or his last living descendant or this lion or his last descendant but when the battle rages one will lose years of life and then defeat the other. Harry don't you get it? Both you and Riddle lost years you lost four from the coma and Riddle lost two years from death…right now either of you could win." Hermione said looking at him.

"Shit…I guess I need to get ready then, because I'm ending it Hermione…all of it, their control on England and their lives, Riddle and Umbridge are going to die by my hand simple as." Harry said thinking of the pain his kids suffered if he was to die.

Weeks past and Harry had taken to practising the Lament at varying levels of success, sometimes he'd preform it perfectly and at other times the spell would uncontrollably destroy all around it. Hermione was training with him as was Ron as the three were considered true Gryffindor's by Godric himself at the highest honour available to them. James and Lily had organised an attack on England to retrieve Bill and had been successful at it giving them an idea of how to gain entrance to Riddles Castle which was once Hogwarts.

"One thing Harry," Bill said looking at Harry in his kitchen. "He's changed his name again, now he calls himself Marvolo Slytherin with the blessing of Salazar himself. As for Umbridge…as far as I can tell she's genuinely his true love, they dine together act loving…they are as much a couple as me and Fleur or you and Ginny."

"That's an advantage to us…I could try and use the Killing Curse on her as a guise then as he tries to kill me instead I can perform the Lament and end him."

"It's a nice idea Harry and I'm in for it if you'll allow me to help." Bill said placing his wand on the table symbolising his allegiance to Harry and the Corps.

"Bill…go home to Fleur and the kids, they need you more right now." Harry said looking at the eldest of his brothers in law.

"I owe you something Harry,"

"No you don't!"

"Yes I do…an apology, since the day it ended back then and you and Ginny adopted Teddy I've treated you with nothing less than displeasure, even after…even after the accident with Teddy I still treated you less than I should have…I owe you a lot Harry and now I want to repay it. I William Arthur Weasley solemnly swear my magic and life to you Harry James Potter until such a time as Marvolo Slytherin is dead." Bill said as he and Harry both were enveloped in a golden aura. "You have no choice now Harr…until he is defeated I am at your service."

"You are one persistent man." Harry said hugging him. "Until I am going after Slytherin you go home Fleur and the girls miss you."

Harry then went about contacting the Corps and the Aurors as he decided a few trained experts would help in the long term against Slytherin's last stand. He told them all of the plan and Riddles rebirth as Slytherin and how they would kill him and Umbridge finally and end the oppression of Muggle-born and Half-breeds in England forever. Harry had devised a strategy to kill Slytherin by using Malfoy as Slytherin had offered all Death Eaters past a free pass for abandonment of the cause, as Malfoy went to England for the plan to start the rest of them could get ready. Harry had five Aurors agree to help him: Michael, Alexander Notre, Ken Alanson, Rebecca Flo and Gwen Rogers, all them had agreed to go to England to help defeat the evil that Slytherin had unleashed upon the people.

"This is it, we have one chance to do this…if anyone dies I can try reach the veil…intelligence says it's in the Chamber of Secrets, luckily enough Rebecca is a magical linguist and can speak Parseltongue so we need to make sure she'll be able to reach the Chamber so Hermione and Ron will escort her there as they reached the Chamber that night…we have reports that Slytherin has bred three Basilisks to guard the Castle…I think one is in the Chamber so I have entrusted the Sword my family owns to Hermione and Ron to help Rebecca kill it…the rest of you be careful and cast the Killing Curse on one if you see it before it looks at you." Harry said handing the sword of Gryffindor to them and watched as they left by Portkey. "The rest of us leave now as well." He said leaving the kids with the Dursleys again as they agreed to help and then going to his Portkey.

Within minutes he arrived at what was once Hogwarts and saw something he hadn't anticipated the three Basilisks were stationed in a triangle way covering a section of the castle each. Harry smiled and used Sonorus on himself and began to whistle a lovely tune which reminded all there of the way Inferno once sang when Harry was in the coma, as soon as he finished Harry's eyes went an amazing fiery colour as Inferno and Fawkes appeared beside him.

"Thanks for coming Fawkes I owe you one." He said as the Phoenix nipped him affectionally. "I need you and Inferno to blind those Basilisks the same way you did all those years ago for me in the Chamber ok?" As soon as Harry said the two Phoenixes nodded and flew off blinding all three of the Basilisks and retreating back to Harry. "Thanks…Inferno you stay with me please and Fawkes can you please go help Hermione and Ron and Rebecca to the Chamber of Secrets so they can be in position." He said as Fawkes enveloped them in fire and disappeared.

"Ok Harr, we'll kill the Basilisks while you and Ginny enter Slytherin's throne room." James said indicating the spot of the Great Hall.

"Inferno, are you ready buddy?" He asked as the Phoenix flew over Harry and Ginny enveloping them and within seconds they were in the Great Hall.

"HARRY POTTER!" Umbridge shouted as she rose wearing a dress of pure silk in green with the Slytherin symbol embodied on it.

"Ah, yes Harry Potter I welcome you son of Gryffindor." Salazar Slytherin's portrait said looking at him.

"Incendio!" Harry said burning the Slytherin portrait and turning his attention to Slytherin himself. "I heard you've changed your name yet again Tom."

"It is MARVOLO!" Slytherin shouted as he rose up wearing black robes with two snakes embodied on them moving around. "You've killed my Basilisks Harry, that mustn't be allowed. Dolores my love you are free to deliver his punishment at once!"

"Crucio!" Umbridge said as Harry just threw off the spell.

"Avada Kedavra!" Harry shouted as the green jet nearly hit Umbridge but missed as one of the snakes on Slytherin's robes jumped at the blast.

"You take her on Gin, I got HIM!" Harry said as he and Slytherin began to duel for the fifth time in his life.

"Ah yes another duel between us Harry, fancy losing another four years I see." Slytherin said as he flew a flurry of spells at Harry all of which he dodged.

"Why did you decide to change name to Slytherin Tom? Why not return to using Lord Voldemort?" Harry asked trying to distract him.

"Marvolo Gaunt was a great man, a true Pure-Blood my mother honoured me with his name…as for Slytherin I'm his last descendant so it seemed right. Now finally Harry the Snake can kill the Lion!" Slytherin said as he raised his wand and cast the Killing Curse.

"Yeah I don't think so." Harry said creating the Lament in its purest form yet the golden flames now taking the form of a lion and running into the Killing Curse knocking Slytherin's wand out of his hand. "Ego nunc utuntur hoc alica aufero totus magicae ex vestri sanguinis et sententia vobis ut vivere Muggle!" Harry said holding his wand Ginny didn't know if it was a spell or not but Slytherin was now glowing in shades of green. "Sigillent incantatum!" Harry said and the glowing stopped.

"Expelliarmus!" Ginny said disarming Umbridge and looking as Harry repeated the spells again.

"Take up your wand now Tom." Harry said to him.

"Avada Kedavra!" Slytherin said as nothing emerged from his wand. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?!"

"I removed your magic Tom, you're a Muggle now…just like your father was. You too Dolores." Harry said looking as the two most dangerous Dark Magic masters were now ordinary Muggles.

"Kill me now! Because I will not live life as a Muggle." Slytherin said.

"No Tom I won't…you will stand trial for all your crimes from the three wars you have caused." Harry said conjuring ropes onto Slytherin and Umbridge.

By the time the night was finished all those killed by Slytherin's regime were revived, Dean and Luna were the first and all the American Aurors that died helping from the four years Harry was comatose.

A/N: Ok so first off: yes I know you all wanted Riddle and Umbridge dead. But think of it in this way: they despised Muggle-born's and Muggles so for them it is a fate worse than death. The spell translates to: I now use this spell to remove all magic from your bloodline and sentence you to live as a muggle. And the second translates to: Seal the spell. I hope you enjoyed this chapter as it is my favourite one to write so I have a small request, please review it for me and leave feedback I will judge on the feedback to make the chapters more like this in the future.