The Founders' Intervention
By: Sheltie
I still don't own Harry Potter at all
A/N: I got a lot of reviews telling me about my mistake about the Wizengamot. But here's the thing. Harry knew the Wizengamot because of the founders, but the founders only skimmed over it. Most of it Harry learned by reading the Daily Prophet and books.
Chapter 6
Hermione stood waiting for Harry when he appeared with Neville and Daphne.
"Hey Hermione" Harry greeted with a smile.
"Harry" Hermione squealed as she pulled her betroth into a hug.
"Gee Daph, that's the greeting we get. Harry's get a hug and we get nothing," Neville said with a smile.
Neville!" Hermione shouted then pulled Neville into a hug.
Daphne wasn't spared from Hermione's wrath and was soon pulled into a hug too. Once hugs were done with Harry told her that they had to pick up Fred and George.
"How are we going to do that?" Hermione asked curiously.
"Portkey" Daphne answered.
Hermione was confused as to what a portkey was. She had read about them, but wasn't sure what one was. Harry pulled out a deflated beach ball.
"That is what is going to get us there?" Hermione asked dubiously.
"Yeah, but I warn you that you will fall on your butt the first time" Harry advised.
Hermione touched the deflated beach ball followed by Neville and Daphne. Harry was the last and with his other hand he tapped it with his wand. They all felt like a hook grabbed their navel and tugged them. Soon they were on the ground with only Harry standing.
"How the heck are you still standing?" Hermione asked rubbing her backside.
"Much practice" Harry said as he helped Hermione up.
He then helped Daphne and Neville up too. They made their way to the Weasley house and Hermione was quite shocked at what she saw.
"This can't be right" she said in disbelief.
"Trust me it's right and it is best not to think about it too much" Harry said.
Daphne and Neville looked at the house and shrugged. They knew magic could do many things. Once they got to the house Harry knocked on the back door.
"Who's there?" a loud voice asked.
"It's Harry Potter here to pick up Fred and George" Harry called.
"Just a moment" the woman shouted.
"She is quite loud" Hermione commented.
"That's Molly Weasley, she's known as the living howler" Neville said.
Before Hermione could ask how Molly got that name the door opened and a plump red haired woman pulled Harry into a bear hug. Hermione was a bit confused by this because what Harry had told her is that he only came here once before. Harry was able to muscle his way out and stood back with his friends.
"Mrs. Weasley, these are my friends Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, and Daphne Greengrass" Harry said.
"It's nice to meet you all" Mrs. Weasley said though she eyed Daphne with suspicion.
"Are Fred and George ready?" Harry asked politely.
"Yes, but why don't you come in for some tea first" Mrs. Weasley offered.
"Mrs. Weasley, we are in a bit of a hurry" Harry said.
"Nonsense, come in" Mrs. Weasley said.
Harry had no time to decline again as he and the others were practically pulled in and pushed to the kitchen. Mrs. Weasley then busied herself making tea. Harry wasn't happy, but hid it since he didn't want to be impolite. Hermione was looking around since she had never been in a magical house before. She found it all very interesting.
"Here you are dears" Mrs. Weasley said placing out the tea and biscuits.
"Thank you Mrs. Weasley" Neville said.
They drank their tea and munched on the biscuits. That's when footsteps were heard and Harry hoped it was the twins, so they could leave. He didn't feel fully comfortable here for some reason. But down the stairs was Ron.
"What are you all doing here?" Ron asked bluntly.
"We're here to get your brothers Ronald" Daphne said politely.
Ron glared at Daphne.
"Get out of here Slytherin scum" he ordered.
"Ron, that's no way to talk to a guest" Mrs. Weasley scolded.
"But mom, she's a Slytherin. She's always up to no good" Ron argued.
Daphne set her tea down and got up.
"I'm sorry Mrs. Weasley, but I must leave" she said.
Harry and the others followed suit.
"Mrs. Weasley, your son has just insulted not only a good friend of mine, but also an ally. We must go" Harry said.
Mrs. Weasley was at a lost, but her son wasn't.
"You're allies with that snake. I knew it. I knew you're a dark lord of some kind" Ron shouted.
Soon more loud footsteps were heard and Fred, George, Percy and a young girl appeared.
"Fred, George time to go" Harry said not even sparing a look at the other new arrivals.
Fred and George nodded and without a word they followed Harry and the others out.
"And don't come back!" Ron shouted.
/Scene Break/
When they got to the Flamel's home Harry told the twins what had happened and the twins apologized profusely to Daphne. She told them that it was okay and she still thought of them as friends. Soon Nicholas came in and their first lesson began.
Nicholas soon had them learning things far beyond Hogwarts could ever teach them.
Soon the lessons became a daily thing and every day the friends would come to the Flamels.
Nick's wife Perenelle, though she told them that they could call her Penny. She taught them more of the ritual magic and Herbology along with Divination and Arithmancy. Neville loved Penny's Herbology lessons and was her best student. The Divination that Penny taught them wasn't what was taught in Hogwarts by that so-called hack. She gave them practical lessons that even Hermione enjoyed. She still thought Divinations was not a very interesting subject, but Penny made the subject interesting enough.
Nick taught them potions, Transfiguration, and Charms, but of a specific nature. None of which they'd ever learn at Hogwarts. He even had them delve into Alchemy and the basics of it. He wasn't sure if they were ready for the advance stuff until they were older.
Nick and Penny taught Runes together.
Harry, Hermione, Neville, Daphne, and the twins each of them had a reusable portkey so they could come to their lessons everyday on their own.
/Scene Break/
Meanwhile the founders were working with Harry and getting to learn of his role as Lord Potter. They knew that Harry wouldn't be able to take his seat until he reached 21, but they still taught him the customs and the way the Wizengamot works so he'd be prepared.
Harry found all of this completely boring and fell asleep a lot. Rowena was unhappy with this, but could see how boring and dry this all was to Harry. She found it boring too, but knew that Harry had to learn this.
/Scene Break/
Nicholas was quite happy with the progress that Harry and his friends were making and knew that he had made the right choice in teaching them.
"Nick, what has you smiling?" Penny asked.
"Oh it's nothing Penny dear" Nick said.
Penny looked at her husband and knew he was lying.
"Nicholas Abraham Sinclair Flamel" she said in a stern tone.
Nick cowered a bit when his wife used his full name.
"You will tell me what you're thinking or so help me" Penny threatened.
"I was just thinking that I made the right choice in having Harry and his friends here" Nick said.
Penny nodded.
"Yes Nick, you made the right choice. Albus wouldn't do the same" she said.
Nick nodded.
/Scene Break/
Harry sat with the founders telling them all what he was learning from Nick and Penny.
"That's wonderful Harry, it seems that you are enjoying your lessons" Rowena said smiling.
"I am Rowena. Nick makes potions so much more enjoyable than a certain greasy haired person" Harry said.
"Yes, I wish we had some way of sacking him, but alas we have none" Rowena said with a sigh.
"We'll think of something" Harry said.
/Scene Break/
Dumbledore was not very happy. He had just got a letter from Gringotts stating that his vaults have been seized. But that wasn't the worst part of it. All of his dealings have been sent to the DMLE for further action. He was quite sure he could bullshit his way out of this, but this still scared him tremendously.
"I need to find that boy" he muttered to himself.
/Scene Break/
Deep in a dungeon Snape was reading a similar letter. He crumpled the letter with anger coursing through his veins.
"Once I get my hands on that brat he's going to wish the dark lord killed him" he swore.
/Scene Break/
In Devon Arthur looked at the letter and paled. He dreaded this day and knew he had to take responsibility for it. He let a resigned sigh. Nothing will save the Weasley name from its fate.
/Scene Break/
Harry sat in a posh office in Gringotts with Ragnok sitting behind the desk.
"Now what is it you come to ask me about Lord Potter?" the regal goblin asked.
"Please call me Harry, Ragnok. I'm not used to this lord business yet" Harry said.
"Of course, now what can I do for you?" Ragnok asked.
"It's about the Weasleys. I know that I told you to take action against them, but I am friends with two of them and I want to protect them somehow" Harry said.
Ragnok nodded. He liked this wizard. Rowena spoke very highly about Harry and he could see that the praise was well deserved.
"I'll see what I can do Lor-Harry, but you know that I don't have any control with what the Ministry does" Ragnok said.
"I know, but on the banking side I want you to set up a trust fund for Fred and George Weasley" Harry said.
Ragnok was shocked, but nodded.
"They are the only ones that can access it. I don't their mother or any other family member have any way of getting in" Harry said.
Ragnok nodded and jotted something down.
"How much would you like in the vault?" he asked.
Harry thought for a moment.
"Have it set at a million Galleons that will be refilled every year until their twenty-first birthday" he said.
Ragnok jotted it down then sent it away.
"Anything else?" he asked.
"Yes, as a matter of fact" Harry said with a smile.
/Scene Break/
Bedlam was rocking the Ministry as news of what Dumbledore had done wormed its way through the gossip channels. Many were shocked that the leader of light would steal from the child who saved them all. Others took a wait and see approach knowing that the old wizard probably had a good explanation as to why he did it. The other part wanted to use this to finally get the old goat. As for the Weasley involvement Arthur was sacked immediately. He packed up his stuff with his back taking many glares. He left head down ashamed.
/Scene Break/
Amelia Bones, the director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement had read through all she had, but she wanted, no, needed more information. So she sent an owl off to Harry Potter hoping to have a chat with the young man.
/Scene Break/
Meanwhile back with the group their training was going well. The twins were quite serious as the were taught by Nick. Sure they did sneak in a prank or two to lighten the mood, but they were avid learners.
Nick and Penny loved the way the twins invented and innovated things. The two knew that the twins were genius on some level. They encouraged them on their dream of opening a joke shop and even offered funding when the time came.
Hermione was totally enthralled with all she was learning. She never knew magic was so complicated. What she was learning was far and beyond what she was learning at Hogwarts. Even the founders, who taught her more of the older magic that has been lost through the ages.
Nick and Penny loved the enthusiasm that Hermione brought to learning. They loved how she absorbed spells and knowledge, but like Rowena they saw how they had to curb the girl and to take steps to control her appetite. If they didn't they have a fried witch on their hands.
Daphne was just like Hermione and loved to learn though she kept a steadier pace and knew when to stop. She was the best of the group in potion brewing. Neville assisted her on many of her potions since he knew how to pick the freshest ingredients needed. The two worked great together to a point where they barely needed word when they needed something.
Nick and Penny loved how Daphne was the level headed one of the group. She displayed more cunning ways to get what the group needed and wasn't afraid to get dirty to get it. Nick enjoyed potions with Daphne as they argued about formulas and the such. She challenge the renown alchemist and he enjoyed every bit if it.
Neville was in heaven. He was learning Herbology, his best subject. He not only learned more about the plants he knew about, but about plants outside the British Isle. His knowledge grew and he also learned of muggle plants that can do just the same as magical ones in potions and in healing.
Nick and Penny saw great potential in the Longbottom boy and did everything to encourage the boy. This only made Neville more self-assured than he was before. Penny loved how much Neville loved nature, which she shared the same passion. She found her kindred spirit in Neville and the two spent many hours discussing plants and such. She loved how lively he was when he spoke about his passion.
Harry was a bit of the enigma of the group. He was a very happy boy. He loved that his friends were with him learning with him. He cherished his friends and always stopped what he was doing to help one in need with anything at all no matter how small.
Nick and Penny saw that Harry was the center of the group. The one who was the leader. They could see how the others would look to Harry when asked a certain question. They could see the devotion and loyalty in their eyes when they looked at Harry. They both knew that Harry was a powerful magic user, maybe not as strong as Dumbledore right now, but in due time Harry would eclipse the old man.
/Scene Break/
At the Grangers Dan and Emma were waiting for their daughter to come back to their home. They needed a serious chat with their daughter.
"Mom, dad I am home!" Hermione shouted.
"In the living room dear" Emma said.
Hermione came in a ball of energy that soon lost steam as she saw the looks on her parents' faces.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Hermione, we'd like to know why a goblin came by telling us that he was warding our house" Dan said seriously.
Hermione was shocked then her brain kicked into hyper drive.
"I need to talk to Harry" she said and rushed to her room.
Dan and Emma looked at one another then followed their daughter. Soon they made it to her room and heard talking.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Hermione asked exasperatingly.
"I wanted it to be a surprise Mione, besides I told Ragnok to take his time. I didn't expect it to happen so soon" Harry said.
"But why ward my home?" Hermione asked.
"Because you're a muggle-born and they'd come after you. Not only that, they know how close you are to me. When they find out you're my betrothed then I want to make sure you and your parents are protected" Harry said.
The word betrothed made the Grangers burst into the room. There they found Harry and Hermione sitting on her bed.
"Mom, dad!" Hermione said shocked.
Harry got up and bowed. He was wearing some very looking regal robes. He was in talks with Daphne's father when Hermione had called.
"Mr. and Mrs. Granger" he said with a bow.
"What's this about being betrothed?" Dan asked furiously.
"Harry and I betrothed dad and there's nothing you can do about it" Hermione said.
"Like hell, I can pull you out of the ruddy school" Dan said angrily.
"No you can't sir. When you sign off saying that Hermione was going to Hogwarts that was a magical contract of sorts. It means that whatever happens in the wizarding world you are not responsible for since you aren't her guardians in the wizarding world" Harry said.
"Then who is?" Emma asked.
"All muggle-borns and magical orphan children are under the guardianship of the headmaster until they reach their majority" Harry said.
"So this Dumble-whatsit is her guardian?" Dan asked thunderously.
"He was at the beginning, but that changed quickly" Harry said.
"Who is it now?" Emma asked.
"Hogwarts is" Harry said.
Both parents looked at Harry like he just said that the Queen of England worked part time as a clown in the circus.
"What is this load of tripe!" Dan shouted.
"Dad it isn't tripe. Hogwarts is my guardian and with Hogwarts' approval I became betrothed to Harry" Hermione said.
"Hermione a castle can't be a guardian, it's all nonsense" Dan said.
Harry sighed. He then went into a long explanation into how and why Hogwarts was alive. It was because of years of having children going through puberty gracing her halls. So many emotions whirling around the castle at one time for so may years would make the castle sentient. It took some time and a bit of an argument, but the Grangers soon accepted the idea of their only daughter was already kind of engaged.
Dan was still unhappy that he couldn't go through the normal progression of threaten his little girl's first boyfriend and such. But he did see that Harry was an honorable boy and would take good care of his little girl. He had already since that his daughter was quite smitten with the lad. He still didn't want to accept that his daughter might be in love. That was too much to take right now.
Emma was shocked, but she didn't need to be a seer of any kind to know that the two in front of her were destined to be with one another. She could see just by the way they acted around one another that they cared for one another deeply. She was hesitant to call it love since they were still too young to be like that. But in a couple of years who knows.
That night Harry surprised them all and made dinner for them. He thought he should do something nice since he dropped a bomb on them. The meal was very nice and the wine was excellent. Dan's eyes widen as he saw the vintage. The wine was very old and quite expensive. When he told Harry this the boy shrugged and said he had tons in the cellar of his home.
/Scene Break/
Dumbledore finally got his opportunity as he saw Harry coming out of Gringotts with Daphne and Neville in tow. Hermione wanted to join them, but Harry told her that she should spend time with her parents. As for the Weasley twins there was a big Weasley only meeting at the Burrow. The three were laughing about something as they walked out of the bank.
"Harry my boy, we need to talk" he said coming up to the trio.
"What is it sir?" Harry asked.
"It is private" Dumbledore said eyeing Daphne and Neville.
"Whatever you want to talk about can be talked about in front of my friends. I have no secrets" Harry said.
Dumbledore didn't like this since he wanted to get Harry alone, but he had to take what he could get.
"Very well, come with me" he said.
They made their way to the Leaky Cauldron and got a private booth so they wouldn't be overheard. Once seated Dumbledore cast some spells just in case they got an eavesdropper.
"Now Harry, can you please explain why you had the goblin seize not only my vaults, but Severus' and the Weasley's?" Dumbledore asked.
"Because you stole from me sir and I like the goblins don't like thieves" Harry said.
Dumbledore frowned.
"What I did was for the greater good Harry" he said with a twinkle in his eye.
Daphne snorted at this.
"Miss Greengrass, I don't see what so funny" Dumbledore said frowning.
"Sorry sir, but 'for the greater good', who's greater good is taking Harry's money for?" Daphne asked.
"That is between Harry and myself Miss Greengrass. It doesn't concern you" Dumbledore said.
"I am sorry sir, but you are wrong" Neville said piping in.
"Why is that Mr. Longbottom?" Dumbledore asked.
"Well sir as you know that the Longbottoms and Potters have been allied with one another for centuries" Neville started.
Dumbledore nodded since he knew this.
"Well the Potters are now allied with the Greengrass family as of a half an hour ago" Neville said looking at his watch.
Dumbledore paled. The Potter family allied itself with a dark family. This was a disaster he needed to stop.
"Harry please think about what you've done. This is not a road you want to go down" the old wizard said pleadingly.
"I have sir and I can't think of a better move. The Greengrass family is not a dark family as the public knows them to be. Sure they dabble a bit in the 'dark arts', but that is those who are too ignorant to understand" Harry said.
"Harry please" Dumbledore said again pleadingly.
"What I do with my own house is none of your business sir" Harry said sternly.
Dumbledore sighed. He couldn't do anything about this, but that didn't mean he was out.
"Fine, but please think about what you've done to the Weasleys. They are a poor family and what you've done has destroyed them" he said trying to make Harry feel guilty.
"I've taken measure to protect certain Weasleys from the onslaught, what happens to the others I don't care" Harry said.
Dumbledore shivered. He couldn't believe how Harry didn't care for others. The ones he was supposed to protect.
"Harry, the Weasleys are a light family and need your protection" He urged.
"And they have it, the ones who want it" Harry said.
Dumbledore frowned. He had not heard any offers of protection from the Potter house to the Weasley house.
"I had a nice long talk with Arthur Weasley, the head of the Weasley house, and we came to some decisions" Harry said.
Dumbledore was shocked. How come he didn't know about this. He was sure Arthur would have come to him for help. So it baffled him at what had gone on.
"It was decided early on that you were not needed to mediate on this manner. And as it was business between two houses you were not in the need to know pile. What was talked about between myself and Arthur is between us and that's all you're getting" Harry said.
Dumbledore was quite angry now. It's been a long time since he had been on the outs of any dealing with any light sided house. They always came to him to help mediate. This was the first time in many years that he had been shunned.
"Then I must ask why you seized Severus' vault. He is not only a friend of mine, but was a crucial key in the last war" Dumbledore said.
"You mean the slime ball that after telling his precious master the prophecy then scurried to you for sanctuary?" Harry asked.
Dumbledore paled. How did Harry know of the prophecy. He was sure that Harry was ignorant of it. As for the whole Severus pointing the dark lord to the Potters he would just ignore that. What happened that night was for the greater good.
"Now if there isn't anything else to discuss we must be going" Harry said getting up.
Dumbledore's mind was in turmoil. He had to find a way to fix things and get his plan back on track.
Harry, Daphne, and Neville left Dumbledore with grins on their faces.
/Scene Break/
At the Burrow the entire Weasley family was gathered in the kitchen. Arthur stood at the head of the table with his head down. Molly was beside him confused at what was going on. This was the feeling that encircled the room except the twins who knew what was going on.
"What is it dad, why'd you call Bill and I up?" Charlie Weasley asked.
Bill nodded.
"Yeah, what is the emergency?" the eldest Weasley child asked.
"There has been a great deal of things that have gone bad and it is time that they were put right" Arthur said looking up for the first time.
This confused them all.
"Father, what are you talking about?" Percy asked.
"I am talking about the actions this house has done against Harry Potter" Arthur said.
"Potter, what does that dark lord have to do with anything?" Ron blurted out.
"Hold your tongue Ron. Harry's no dark lord, but he is Lord of the Ancient and Noble house of Potter, which is one of the oldest houses in Britain" Arthur said sternly.
All the Weasley looked at Arthur with surprise and awe. They never heard him speak like this before.
"But dad he hangs around that Greengrass, which means he's going dark" Ron shouted.
"Daphne Greengrass and her family is not dark at all. I have talked with Adrian himself and find him pleasant. Their reputation of being a dark family is unfounded" Arthur said.
"Arthur, why were talking to him?" Molly asked scared.
"He was offering me a job since I was fired from the Ministry" Arthur said.
Bill and Charlie were shocked. Since they didn't live at home anymore they didn't know what has been going on. They were quite shocked that their father was fired and immediately asked how this came about. Arthur told them about the money they stole from the Potter vault. The money that got them through school. This shocked the two eldest as well as the other Weasley children in school.
"What are we going to do?" Charlie asked.
"I have talked with Lord Potter and we've come to an agreement" Arthur said.
"What is it?" Bill asked feeling like his days at Gringotts were numbered if not gone.
"Lord Potter doesn't want to punish the whole family for a crime that a few have conspired to do. He has talked to Ragnok and has made sure you and Charlie aren't affect at all" Arthur said looking at his two eldest.
Bill and Charlie sighed. Bill was relieved that he still had a job and was shocked that Harry had talked with the head of the goblin nation. Harry must be really important and powerful to talk to Ragnok directly since not even the Minister of Magic had even seen Ragnok. Charlie was happy that his family was safe for now.
"What else father?" Percy asked.
"He's put Fred and George under his protection since they are friends of his" Arthur said.
Bill and Charlie looked at the younger brothers and were shocked. They thought that Ron would be friends with Harry, not the twins. Though they had an inkling since Ron was bad mouthing Harry from the start.
"He is being generous and has decided to pay the tuition for the rest if you as well as pay Ginny's as well" Arthur said.
This relieved Percy since he had his eye on the Head Boy badge still.
"I'm not going to be taking a hand out from Potter" Ron shouted.
"You don't have to, you can stay here and be home-schooled by your mother. Lord Potter did this because he didn't think ruining your education was the right thing" Arthur thundered.
Ron was sullen, but was quiet.
"So are we in the clear?" Bill asked.
"Yes we are, but we must be careful. The Weasley name is not very profitable" Arthur said then turned to his two children who are in Hogwarts, "that means to not get in Lord Potter's way or the way of his friends. They can crush in a way that we won't be able to recover."
This ended the meeting with each Weasley leaving to contemplate what had just happened.
End of Chapter
A/N: Whew, that chap took a lot out of me. I had no idea how I was going to end this one until I wrote it. The next chap will be with Harry and Amelia meeting with each other and Harry's birthday. Thanks for reading and please review.