Harry Potter and the Aliens
Part 5
A/N: In response to Pineapple Eater, a guest reviewer, I would like to say that if my story is that 'painful' to read, why on EARTH did you bother leaving a very rude, very sarcastic rant about my lack of writing skill? I know I'm not the best writer, and that's something I'm trying to work on. I appreciate that Pineapple Eater left some suggestions, but the excess of capital letters and sarcasm was completely unnecessary. Therefore, seeing as that was annoying me, I removed the reviews. I will consider revising the story, so to Pineapple Eater, your rant wasn't entirely wasted- just all the sarcasm.
On with the story!
The next morning, at the Ministry of Magic Headquarters: Cornelius Fudge, current Minister of Magic, looked up as Lucius Malfoy stalked into his office. "To what do I owe this pleasure, Mr. Malfoy?" he asked.
"I had a very…. Interesting visit to Hogwarts yesterday evening," Lucius said. "Were you aware that one of the first years this year was not supposed to attend Hogwarts and was instead kidnapped by Dumbledore for some unknown reason?"
"Where did you hear that?" Fudge asked, puzzled.
"Minerva McGonagall informed me of this, as I received a letter earlier that day from Draco, claiming a first year had turned him into a kitten by snapping her fingers, and I subsequently went to investigate," Lucius said. "I found instead, that this girl had turned my son into a pink bat, and even Dumbledore was unable to undo the spells she used. This girl then informed me that I was 'going about it wrong' and when Minerva asked her what she meant, she said I had to take the color-changing spell off before trying to turn Draco human again. She then snapped her fingers two times, and Draco returned to normal. Something is going on at Hogwarts, and I want to know what it is, before I find out that my son has been turned into something even less pleasant than the eye-smartingly pink bat he was last night."
"Dumbledore had no excuse for you?" Fudge asked.
"He simply said everything was under control- and then attempted to stop Minerva from telling me that no one could get the spells off my son, and that he had apparently kidnapped this girl," Lucius said. "She also mentioned that she thinks Dumbledore's gone senile, and that he kidnapped this girl and Apparated in front of her Muggle friend."
"He broke the International Statute of Secrecy?" Fudge asked in horror.
"Apparently," Lucius said grimly. "I'm far more worried about the girl than that old goat, Minister. She can cast wordlessly and wandlessly; in fact she didn't even have a wand on her. She told me that she started training her magic at age four and has never needed a wand. She also mentioned her parents were purebloods from Japan. I have no clue what she's doing here, however."
"Great," Fudge moaned. "Last year Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban, this year Dumbledore's gone senile…. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the next thing I hear is that You-Know-Who is back."
"What should we do about this, Minister?" Lucius asked. "I've never heard of an eleven-year-old powerful enough to perform human Transfiguration."
"I will send an owl to Dumbledore, requesting his, Minerva's, and this girl's presence at the Ministry," Fudge said. "We'll question them." He took out a quill and parchment, and wrote a letter, then said, "Lucius, would you have this delivered?"
"Of course, Minister," Lucius said. He took the letter and left.
Four hours later, at Hogwarts: Mrs. Weasley was working with Emiko on charms when Minerva came in. "Emiko, you, Dumbledore, and I have been called to the Ministry," she said. "They want to question us about last night, apparently."
Emiko sighed and stood up. "I'll come," she said.
"I'm going too," Mrs. Weasley said firmly.
Minerva didn't dispute this; instead, she motioned for them to follow her. They went to Dumbledore's office, and though he didn't look pleased to see Mrs. Weasley, he didn't say anything, and flung a handful of Floo powder into the fireplace. They all stepped through, and landed in the Atrium. Emiko looked around, and spotted a 'Wanted' poster. She wandered over to it, and read it, then asked, "Why does this name sound familiar?"
"The Muggle world has posters of Sirius Black too," Minerva said. "You might have seen a poster of him before."
"I remember," Emiko said. "My parents were teaching me about British Wizarding families, and that name came up. What is he wanted for?"
"Betraying his best friend to You-Know-Who," Mrs. Weasley said disgustedly.
To everyone's surprise, Emiko then said, "Then he's innocent. My parents told me that Blacks never betray their friends or families- no matter what the reason."
"Odd, that's similar to what Harry told us; he said Peter Pettigrew was the one who betrayed his parents," Mrs. Weasley said.
Emiko looked thoughtful, then concentrated. The others were silent, wondering what she was doing, and then she asked, "Who's in charge around here?"
"Minister Fudge," Mrs. Weasley said, confused. "Why?"
"I need to talk to him," Emiko said.
"Well, that is where we're going, so follow me," Dumbledore said. Emiko scowled but obeyed, followed by a very confused Minerva and Mrs. Weasley.
They reached the Minister's office, and Dumbledore knocked, then went in, followed by Emiko, Minerva and Mrs. Weasley.
Emiko looked at the Minister of Magic when she got in, and he asked, "Are you the girl Lucius told me about?"
"Yes, I'm Emiko," Emiko said. "I have news that you might be interested in." She noticed that there was a sharp-eyed woman in the room too, but returned her attention to Fudge as he asked, "And what would that be?"
"I went through Dumbledore's mind, and discovered something very interesting about Sirius Black," Emiko said. She noticed the woman next to Fudge looked interested, and then the woman asked, "What about Sirius Black?"
"He was framed by Peter Pettigrew, and Dumbledore knew that," Emiko said. "Peter Pettigrew is a Death Eater."
"Peter Pettigrew is dead, however," Fudge commented.
"What does he look like?" Emiko asked. "Do you have any pictures of him?"
"Amelia?" Fudge asked the woman standing next to him.
Amelia looked startled, then nodded. "I can get one," she said, and left. Fudge sighed and said, "While we're waiting, Miss Emiko, I would like to know more about why you're at Hogwarts."
"Dumbledore kidnapped me to lure my brother there, but I don't know why he wants either of us," Emiko replied. "You'd have to ask him what his plans are."
"Do you have any other information I should know?" Fudge asked.
"Not right now," Emiko said. "Minerva-san informed Dumbledore that my family could continue my training, but he didn't listen. I have almost full control over my powers, though, so you don't need to worry about accidental magic incidents."
"Why aren't you in Japan, if that's where you're from?" Fudge asked.
"After my parents were killed, I was adopted by another family, and we moved to England when I was eight," Emiko said. "By which point I had full control over my magic, and at least some control over my Cyniclon powers."
"Cyniclon?" Fudge asked.
"I'm not human anymore; I just keep up an illusion to appear that way," Emiko said. She dropped the illusion, and Fudge looked startled. "Cyniclons are originally from Earth, but now we generally live on another planet," Emiko continued. "My family was exiled, though, so that's why we live here."
"I… see," Fudge said, a bit unsure of what to make of her.
Emiko put up the illusion again as Amelia came back and handed her a photo. Emiko studied it, then said, "I'll be back." To the others' utter shock, she disappeared into a ripple in the air.
With Emiko: Emiko landed in a large room with a fireplace, and found a man and a snake next to a chair that faced the fire. Unfortunately, her entrance did not go unnoticed, and a voice from the chair said, "Wormtail, how did this child get in?"
"I-I do not know, my Lord," the man, whom Emiko recognized as Peter Pettigrew, stammered. He sounded terrified, and it seemed he was right to be so, as Emiko saw a wand appear over the arm of the chair. "Crucio!" the voice said.
Though scared, Emiko asked, "You do realize that there aren't any wards that can stop me from teleporting besides the ones at Hogwarts, right?"
The voice sounded interested as it asked, "You are a curious child, aren't you? You apparently don't realize who I am."
"If Peter Pettigrew calls you 'my Lord' I would assume you are Lord Voldemort," Emiko replied. "After all, he's a Death Eater, and the man who led the Death Eaters was known as Lord Voldemort. Unfortunately, I don't have time to chat; I'm taking Wormtail back with me."
"You are, are you?" Voldemort asked, sounding amused. "And how are you planning on doing that?"
"I guess I don't see any harm in telling you," Emiko said. "First I'm going to take his wand, then I'm going to use it to kill your pet snake, and then I'm going to teleport him out of here." She snapped her fingers, and Pettigrew's wand sailed over to her, despite his attempts to grab it.
Voldemort's voice went cold as he said, "Nagini, get her!"
Emiko leapt into the air and hung there, then pointed Pettigrew's wand at Nagini and shouted, "Sectumsempra!" Nagini exploded into a mess of gore, and Voldemort screamed in rage as Emiko pointed the wand at Pettigrew, and shouted, "Petrificus Totalis!" Pettigrew froze, and Voldemort snarled as Emiko levitated Pettigrew over to her. "And I didn't even need the Imperious Curse," she said. "Sayonara, Lord Voldemort." She grabbed Pettigrew, and teleported out as she saw a green burst of light leave Voldemort's wand. She just missed it, landing in the Minister's office a minute later.
Mrs. Weasley, Fudge, and Minerva all let out shrieks when they saw her. Emiko looked at herself, and said, "Um…. I'll do the laundry myself, I swear!"
"What happened to you? Where were you?" Mrs. Weasley asked worriedly. "And where did he come from?"
"Well, I went to find Pettigrew, and found him in some room with a snake and a chair," Emiko said. "There was someone in the chair, but I couldn't see them; just the wand and a voice when he used the Cruciatus on Pettigrew. Pettigrew called him 'my Lord' when he asked how I had gotten in."
The adults' eyes widened as Emiko continued, "The person in the chair asked if I knew who I was dealing with, and I said I thought he was Voldemort." She ignored the shrieks as she continued, "I told him I was taking Pettigrew back with me, and he asked me how I was planning on doing that. I told him I was going to take Pettigrew's wand, kill his pet snake, and teleport out. He ordered the snake to attack me, and I blew it up with Pettigrew's wand. Then I Petrified Pettigrew, and teleported back here. The last thing I saw in the room was green light. I didn't get hurt, but I did get covered in snake blood."
Mrs. Weasley and Fudge had fainted, Minerva and Amelia were dead white and shaking, and Dumbledore was looking at her in horror. Emiko shifted uncomfortably, and said, "Sorry?"
"You have NO idea how close to being killed you were, do you?" Minerva asked after a few minutes of silence.
"About two inches, and if I hadn't teleported in time, I'd be dead," Emiko said. "I know, but I had to prove Mr. Black innocent, because no one deserves to go through what he did if they're innocent."
"Anything else we should know?" Amelia asked faintly.
"Pettigrew is an unregistered Animagus; his form is a rat," Emiko said. "I'd recommend keeping him petrified or something until you can question him formally."
"There is another way to check if he's a Death Eater," Dumbledore said. "Roll up his left sleeve."
Emiko did so, and asked, "What's this tattoo?"
Amelia and Minerva came over. "That's the Dark Mark; you were right," Amelia said. She fixed Dumbledore with a glare, and said, "I will be starting a full investigation of this case, and you will be cooperative; I get the feeling you're not telling me something."
Emiko concentrated, then said, "He's not telling you that he thought if Mr. Black was in Azkaban, he'd have a better chance of controlling Harry Potter."
"WHAT!?" Amelia and Minerva shrieked.
"Do you also know where Sirius Black is?" Amelia asked, glaring at Dumbledore.
"I can find him, but it might take a while to convince him to come back," Emiko said.
"You'd better clean up a bit first, dear," Amelia said. "Minerva, please keep an eye on Dumbledore; I'll show Emiko where the restrooms are."
"Will do," Minerva said, and took out her wand, pointing it at Dumbledore. Amelia nodded and left with Emiko.
Emiko cleaned up her hands and face in the bathroom, and then snapped her fingers. The blood in her hair vanished, and she snapped her fingers again, so she was wearing a different outfit. She was wearing black boots, black cargo pants, and a gray long-sleeved shirt. Amelia looked her over and said, "Good job, let's go back."
When they got back, Amelia looked at Pettigrew, then told Emiko, "Tell Mr. Black that Amelia Bones is starting a criminal investigation of Peter Pettigrew and Albus Dumbledore."
"Okay!" Emiko said, and teleported out. She landed in a very dusty room, and saw a man in there. He wasn't Sirius Black, though, and she asked the man, who looked wary, "Where's Sirius Black?"
"Why do you want to know?" the man asked, looking even more wary.
"Amelia Bones is starting a criminal investigation of Peter Pettigrew and Albus Dumbledore," Emiko said.
"She's WHAT!?" another voice from the next room over yelled. Seconds later, a very thin man whom Emiko recognized as Sirius Black from the poster ran in. "What the- who are you?" he asked.
"My name's Emiko, and I just came from talking to Amelia," Emiko said. "I also just came from dragging Peter Pettigrew back to the Ministry. I Petrified him first, though."
Sirius didn't know what to make of this, and looked at Remus for help. "Um, maybe you could start from the beginning?" Remus asked.
"Sorry," Emiko said. "Today I was called the Ministry because I turned Draco Malfoy into a hot pink vampire bat without a wand, and I saw a picture of Mr. Black. I asked why he was in Azkaban, and Mrs. Weasley told me he had betrayed his best friend. My parents taught me about British pureblood families, and so I knew that couldn't be true. I went through Dumbledore's mind to find out if it was true, and I found out that Peter Pettigrew was behind the betrayal, and that he was the Death Eater, not Mr. Black. So I told that to the Minister and Amelia, and they wanted proof, so I went and found Pettigrew. He was with Voldemort, who apparently doesn't have a body or something, and I blew up Voldemort's pet snake, Petrified Pettigrew, and got out of there before Voldemort could kill me. Then I went back to the Minister's office, and told them everything, and then Amelia said she thought Dumbledore was hiding something. So I went through his mind again, and found out that he knew Mr. Black was innocent and let him go to jail so he could get control of Harry Potter. Amelia said she was going to start an investigation, and I told her that Pettigrew's an unregistered Animagus and his animal form is a rat. So hopefully they'll take the steps to make sure he doesn't get away. I think Amelia will, at least; she wasn't lying about anything she told me."
"My head is spinning," Sirius complained.
Remus gave him a look and said, "So you want us to come back with you? How do we know this isn't a trap the Ministry set up for Sirius?"
"If it is, which I'm not aware of, I'll get you both out of there and take you back here," Emiko said. "Just one thing- Fudge was unconscious when Amelia told me to get you, so he might be startled."
"Why was Fudge unconscious?" Remus asked.
"He fainted when I said the name Voldemort," Emiko said. "But I showed Amelia Pettigrew's Dark Mark, so she knows he's a Death Eater."
"Okay, so suppose we do go with you; how do we get through the front doors?" Sirius asked.
"I can teleport you both to the Minister's office; we don't need the front doors," Emiko said. "Or I can teleport directly to Amelia, but that's probably the same place; she was in the Minister's office last I checked."
Sirius looked at Remus, who sighed and said, "We wanted to clear your name; this may be our chance. I know Amelia is famous for her fairness; she's a better bet to clear your name then Crouch was."
Sirius sighed, then looked at Emiko and said, "We'll go, but if this turns out to be a trap, you'll keep your word about getting us out, right?"
"Yes," Emiko said. "You two might want to brace yourselves; teleporting isn't easy." She took them both by the hand and teleported to the Minister's office.
When they landed, they found a scene of utter chaos. Minerva, Amelia, and Mrs. Weasley were screaming at Dumbledore, and Fudge was hiding under his desk, which had a bunch of scorch marks on it. The walls were scorched in some places too, and Emiko asked, "What happened while I was gone?"
Mrs. Weasley looked over, and promptly raced over, knocking Remus over in her haste to hug Emiko. "Don't you EVER scare me like that again!" she said. "First you come back covered in blood, and then I wake up and Amelia tells me you're gone AGAIN!?"
"Sorry Mrs. Weasley," Emiko said sheepishly. "Did Amelia tell you that she sent me with a message?"
"No, she seems to have neglected that detail," Mrs. Weasley said, glaring at Amelia.
"Well, excuse me, that was the furthest thing on my mind when Minerva chose to use Legilimency on Dumbledore when he wasn't paying attention, and found a load of disturbing plans involving Harry Potter," Amelia huffed.
"What is that ruddy old goat going to do to my godson?" Sirius snarled.
"His plan from the start was to put Harry with the Dursleys, and make sure they never loved him," Minerva said. "Then when Harry got to Hogwarts, Dumbledore would make sure Harry trusted him completely, by making sure he made friends with the Weasleys, and making sure the Weasleys also trusted him completely. In short, he knew how much power Harry had over the Wizarding world, and decided he'd turn Harry into his puppet. When he heard about Emiko, he decided that she'd be a perfect choice to make friends with Harry, and since she was so young, he could learn anything Harry did through her. That's where all the plans went wrong. Emiko's mental shields were too much for him, she attached herself to Fred and George Weasley instead of Harry, and her brother's going to kill him for kidnapping her- not to mention the fact he didn't realize her Muggle friend was watching when he kidnapped her. We'll be lucky if she didn't tell anyone."
"Natalie would only tell my family; her family wouldn't believe her," Emiko said. "Her parents complain about her overactive imagination all the time."
"Well, that's the only good news, then," Minerva said. "I Stunned Dumbledore, and tied him up. Kisshu was right about that guy…."
"So… are we still needed?" Remus asked.
"Yes, if you want Mr. Black's name to be cleared," Amelia said. "Unfortunately, I don't know if it's safe for you to stay with one of the Aurors."
"It's not," Remus said.
"They could stay at Hogwarts," Emiko suggested. "I'm staying in the guest quarters while studying with Mrs. Weasley; they could stay too, at least until Mr. Black's name is cleared. Minerva won't mind, right?"
"I don't mind, but Dumbledore might," Minerva said.
"Who cares what he thinks?" Emiko asked. "He's obviously not fit to be Headmaster if he's into kidnapping and controlling students. And you're the Deputy Headmistress, right? So you can step in and say that you're now the Headmistress, and Dumbledore is in a mental hospital. He's senile anyways."
Sirius laughed, and Remus chuckled. "I like this kid," Sirius said. "I don't mind staying at Hogwarts; but the parents might."
"Who says they need to know?" Emiko asked. "And besides, as long as the kids there think Dumbledore is still Headmaster, all the blame will fall on him if anyone finds out you're there. He'll totally be ruined!"
"Good point, Emiko," Minerva said. "I suppose we should go back. Emiko, did you give Amelia Pettigrew's wand?"
Emiko dug it out of her pocket and handed it over. "Thank you," Amelia said. "I will get to work arranging trials for Sirius, Peter, and Dumbledore; Minerva, please look after Sirius in the meantime."
"Will do," Minerva said. "Uh…. Minister Fudge, I think it's safe to come out now."
"Oh… right," Fudge said, scrambling out from under his desk. "You should use the Floo in here; your group will garner unwanted attention outside this office."
"Thank you," Minerva said. She took the tin of Floo powder from Fudge, and flung some into the fireplace, then said, "Hogwarts."
The group stepped through, Minerva dragging a still-Stunned Dumbledore.
When they landed in the Headmaster's office, Minerva sighed and asked, "So how do we manage to get you two to the guest quarters without causing a stir?"
"I'll teleport them," Emiko offered. "But I won't be able to do the rest of the classes today; I'm getting tired from all this."
"That's fine," Mrs. Weasley said. "I'll see you there."
"Okay," Emiko said, smiling. She grabbed Remus and Sirius by the hands, and teleported to the guest quarters. They landed in one of the spare bedrooms, and Emiko asked, "Should I go get Harry? I'm sure he won't mind."
"Where is he, do you know?" Sirius asked.
Emiko concentrated, then said, "Potions room, packing up. Be right back!"
"Okay, thanks," Sirius said. Emiko smiled happily and teleported to the Potions room. She landed next to Harry, who jumped about a mile, and when he calmed down, he asked, "Emiko?"
"You've got a visitor, let's go!" Emiko said happily.
"Miss Ikisatashi, aren't you forgetting something?" Snape asked.
"Um…. I was supposed to ask before dragging Harry off?" Emiko suggested.
"Very good," Snape said.
Emiko sighed and said, "Can I bring Harry to see his visitor, Professor Snape?" She then gave him puppy dog eyes.
"Potter, take your bag and leave!" Snape said. Emiko perked up, gave a mock salute, and as Harry got his bag, grabbed his arm and dragged him off. "How does someone that size have so much energy?" Ron asked in awe.
"I don't know and I don't want to know," Snape snapped.
With Emiko and Harry: "Where are we going?" Harry asked as he let Emiko drag him around.
"Guest quarters; your visitors are staying for a bit," Emiko said happily.
"Do you even know where you're going?" Harry asked as Emiko dragged him up a staircase.
"Oops," Emiko said.
"We're lost, right?" Harry sighed.
"Not for long; close your eyes," Emiko said.
"Why?" Harry asked warily.
"'Cause teleporting is worse when your eyes are open," Emiko said. Harry sighed and closed his eyes. Emiko teleported them to where she had left Sirius and Remus, and after landing and making sure they were still there, she said, "You can open your eyes now."
Harry waited for his head to stop spinning before opening his eyes. "That wasn't pleasant- SIRIUS?" he asked incredulously.
"Hey pup," Sirius said. "I guess you don't like teleporting any more than the rest of us, huh?"
"Honestly, no," Harry said. "But what's going on?"
"Emiko captured Pettigrew," Sirius said. "She was talking so fast I didn't get all of it, but apparently she also figured out I was innocent, and since she was at the Ministry already, she decided she'd convince the Minister and Amelia Bones. Amelia's setting up trials for Pettigrew, me, and Dumbledore."
"Wait, why was Emiko at the Ministry, and what's up with Dumbledore?" Harry asked, confused.
"I was at the Ministry because I turned Malfoy into a pink vampire bat, and Dumbledore was using you," Emiko said bluntly.
"Huh?" Harry said, now even more confused.
"That was my reaction too," Remus sighed. "According to Emiko, Pettigrew was with Voldemort- or what's left of him- when she found him, and she apparently blew up his pet snake and left with Pettigrew, who she Petrified."
"So what's up with Dumbledore?" Harry asked.
"Minerva used Legilimency on him, and apparently discovered that he was the reason you were sent to the Dursleys and I was sent to Azkaban," Sirius said grimly.
"Dumbledore's got HELL to pay," Harry snarled. "What now?"
"As soon as my name is cleared, I can start the process of getting custody of you," Sirius said. "I was first on your parents' list of people who could take you in; all anyone has to do is look at their will. And to my knowledge, the Dursleys weren't even on that list."
Before Harry could respond, the room shivered, as if from an earthquake. "What was that?" Remus asked, startled.
In answer, Minerva came in and said, "Hogwarts is under attack!"
Cliffie…. Can you guess who might be attacking? Review and tell me! I know this chapter was kind of wild, but I couldn't help it. R&R please!