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Taboo:

After Albus Dumbledore's rather pompous funeral, Harry Potter broke up with his girlfriend, which was something he had been planning to do for a while. Before anyone tried to speak with him, he hurried over to Mad-eye Moody.

'I need to talk to you, and now if you've got time. It's important.'

Mad-eye could tell that whatever Harry had to tell him was urgent so he had the boy follow him.

'What's up Potter?'

'Two things, at least for now,' Harry pointed his wand at the man, 'What did you tell Dumbledore after he selected Ron as a prefect?'

'I don't recall exactly what I said but I know I said he should have given it to you as it would have helped you feel confident and it would show you that Albus believed in you. I told him he was making a lot of mistakes when it comes to you and one is not training you from a young age.'

Harry sighed as he nodded, then lowered his wand, 'Is there anything you want to ask me, to make sure I am Harry Potter?'

'Just asking me that told me it was you Potter. Now tell me what this is about?'

'First, I won't be returning to the muggles. Snape knows where that house is and since my so called loving family make me leave the house when they have visitors, it would be too dangerous. When marge is in one of her moods, they make me sleep in the park in the next street. Plus, since the old man gave me a job to do, I have to be fit and not be half starved to death. I figured I could get some of you to train me using Grimmauld place. It's only a couple of months before my birthday, so I can read up on many spells that could help. Also, there is no way I'm sticking to stunning those bastard. I'm going to put them down, permanently if I get a chance.'

'Good for you. Many of us have argued with Albus about that, he refused to listen so we just took care of them without him knowing. Naturally we don't tell all the order what we do, it would not be safe. Alright, I think we can work on a training schedule but I can also remove the trace. Being head auror for more than twenty years taught me things no one else knows.'

'That would be great. Now to what is urgent. McGonagall is sending everyone home on the train in a few hours. I heard Bellatrix talking with the Carrow's while they climbing up to the tower. That's when Malfoy was there to kill Dumbledore. They plan on attacking the Hogwarts express halfway from here to London. They hoped to get me so they can take me to him but they plan to take out as many students like the Weasley's as possible.'

'Did you tell Minerva this?'

'No, she never does anything to help or prevent people getting hurt. She also let Malfoy off so many times, yet he was up there to kill Dumbledore and almost killed Katie and Ron. He went to use an unforgivable on me, yet he got no punishment where I ended up in detention. She's just as hopeless as Dumbledore was. I did tell her Malfoy had taken the dark mark but she blew me off like she's done before. I figured you have been fighting this for a long time and you know what you're doing. You should be leading the order but I figured you would know what to do because that train can't be full of kids or they will all end up dead.'

'It won't be. We'll send the train off with all the Slytherin's and anyone else that's marked. I can see that with my eye and yes, I did tell Albus who was marked. We'll need the whole order along with some of the teachers to make it seem like we're escorting the students in groups. Once that lot is on the train, we make it leave, then we send the students through the floo. We use the Hogs Head, the three broomsticks and some of the floo's from here. Since Molly and Arthur are here, along with the older boys, they can take their kids by side-along apparition. Granger will have to take the floo to London then call her parents so they can pick her up. All the muggleborns or raised can do that.'

'They could use the mark to let them know something is wrong if they see no one else on the train.'

'They won't be able to leave their carriage once I've done with it. They won't know there is no one else on the train. They will see me and a few of the order so they will believe we're keeping everyone separated. Since there are about half the order that will always do what Albus said, I think you should leave before they force you to those muggles. You'll have to use the floo.'

'I can apparate, Sirius taught me, he also taught me to become an animagus. I'll use that to sneak away then apparate to London. I have to clean our my vault. We know he'll be in charge soon, I'm going to make sure I have enough money on me. We also need to change the fidelius charm on Grimmauld place since Snape can get in there.'

'I can do that, but who should be the secret keeper and don't say me?'

'Well, I could but we know he wants me dead so I'm at more risk than some, not you or the others from the order. Um, well, who do you think?'

'Actually, I think it should be you as they would never believe the order would leave their safety in the hands of a sixteen year old. Now in case you get killed, you work on a will so the house will be left to someone who can become the new secret keeper. It won't need to be a Black anymore since Sirius was able to leave it to you.'

'Alright, so can you meet me at the house tonight so we can do the charm?'

'I'll be there at seven. Don't go there until I arrive in case Snape thinks you're there and takes a group of death eaters inside. I would bet he still has the note Albus wrote.'

'I bet he does. How could the old man trust him? I mean he showed who he really was by who he supported. It was all the kids from dark families and harassed all the kids from light families.'

'Many of us believe that Albus' mind was going. Only the ones that knew him for a long time could see there was something not right with him. The mistakes he made with you, Snape, the danger that all the students ended up in. So many things were just wrong but you won't get people like Molly or Minerva believing it. Do you plan to stay at the house?'

'Not straight away. I do not want anyone to try and force me to the muggles, yet I can't keep them out in case they end up in danger. I'll wait until my birthday. Oh shit, I forgot. I heard Malfoy talking to Parkinson a few days ago, they were discussing how the dark lord is working on a taboo on his name, the v one. He's going to use it to capture people like me, you and any other order members who aren't scared to say it.'

'The only way he can do it is when he has control of the ministry. He has to use the department of mysteries to work on a taboo like that.'

'We know he will have the ministry soon. Anyway, how does it work?'

'Once he does it, if you say the name, a dozen or so death eaters will arrive in front of you and it won't matter if you have the fidelius charm. The taboo breaks through those things without any effort. He used it during the first war.'

'Well, I can call him Tom since it's his real name and it's one he hates. Maybe you can get the order to say Tom instead of you-know-who or he-who-must-not-be-named. The name Tom isn't cursed in any way and it shouldn't make people scared to say it. He won't use a taboo for it, you could also say Riddle, his last name.'

'So did Albus tell you his real name because he never told any of us?'

'No, V...Tom told me when he opened the chamber of secrets. He figured I was going to die so he put his name, Tom Marvolo Riddle in the air then the letters changed around until they spelt I am lord v...you know,' Harry shrugged, 'Why didn't the old man tell the order?'

'You know as well as I do Potter that Albus liked his secrets. Let's hope there isn't another big secret he was keeping that could stop us winning.'

'Knowing that man, I would say there would be. It's not like we can do anything about it. Anyway, I've seen Molly along with Hermione and some others looking my way. I better sneak away. I'll see you at the house later. Oh, if they ask, tell them I'm going to stay in a muggle city amongst the millions of muggles. They'll believe it's London but I'll stay in Cardiff.'

'Go, I'll keep them here which should give you time to sneak away.'

Mad-eye watched Potter hurry into the castle before he turned to leave or make it look like he was going to leave. He instantly noticed Molly along with the Granger girl and a few of the other order members that always followed Albus beginning to move his way. He hoped Potter could get away because he knew the boy was doing the right thing. He would explain how Harry wouldn't be safe with the muggles, but hiding in a muggle city would keep him safe.

Harry gathered his things by putting all the stuff he wanted to keep in his bag. He left the trunk near his dorm bed. He flew his Firebolt out the window of Gryffindor tower and down to the back of the castle. He put his broom in his bag, then began to think of changing. Within seconds Harry flew off and all anyone would see was a black crow flying away from Hogwarts.

Harry arrived at the house right at seven o'clock. It didn't take long for Mad-eye to explain to Harry as the owner of Grimmauld place how to remove the old fidelius charm and do another. Harry wrote out two notes, he gave one to Mad-eye and he kept one in case he needed to allow someone in. Mad-eye will be seeing the order so they can read the note but he was not going to hand the note to anyone, that way they can't give it to someone else. It was for everyone's safety.

Harry did stay in Cardiff, in a medium priced hotel. He opened a muggle bank account so he could keep most of his money there and away from the wizarding world. The day he turned seventeen, he went to Gringotts, removed almost all the money in his vault and had it changed into muggle money. The goblins who exchanged the money explained that he could now enter the Potter family vault. Harry had been surprised, he had no idea he had another vault. He asked the goblins if there was a way to keep it sealed to others, apart from him. The goblins explained that it was one of their most secure vaults, that didn't use a key. The owner had to use blood along with a goblin to open the vault. That's why Voldemort would never kill off the goblins. If he did, any that was left alive will never help open other people's vaults. They would rather die and Voldemort knew that. But also, they would need the owners blood. They would also need to know which vault matched the owner.

Harry left Diagon alley and went to London. He deposited some of his money into his new account, he planned to do more in another couple of weeks. He didn't want the muggles to wonder why a seventeen year old was depositing a large amount of money, he didn't want anyone suspicious. After he finished there he had a few other things he needed. Once he finished shopping, he went straight to Grimmauld place. He called Dobby, he asked the elf if he would work for Harry but also keep his secrets. Dobby wanted to bond with Harry but also asked if Harry would bond with Winky, since she was dying. After thinking about it, Harry decided having two loyal house elves could just help. He wasn't sure how except that they could clean the house, something Kreacher hasn't done in years. Winky could also control the kitchen. If he didn't help her, she would die. He knew it was worth bonding with the elf to prevent Winky dying. He mainly did with Dobby because he knew the excitable elf would do anything for him.

Once that was sorted and the two house elves got settled, Winky went about organising the kitchen while Dobby began working on cleaning. He started with Harry's room, which was Sirius' old bedroom. Dobby also worked on a ward that would only allow Harry to enter that room. Harry didn't want anyone sharing. If the Weasley's ended up at the house, then they could share. He wanted to be alone.

It was only right after everyone escaped the wedding reception that Molly, Arthur, Ron, Hermione and Ginny ended up at Grimmauld place. Molly instantly went towards the kitchen but found she couldn't enter. Harry explained that he put Winky in charge of the kitchen. When Molly tried to have a go at Harry, he reminded her, coldly that this was his house and if she wanted to cause trouble, they could find somewhere else to stay. It took Arthur to remind Molly that the house was Harry's and he was an adult. The same thing happened when she wanted Harry and Ron to share. Harry refused to allow anyone into his bedroom. He said again, he was an adult and this was his house. No one would be sharing his room with him.

Harry had to force himself not to laugh when Hermione yelled about not being able to enter the library. Harry explained he warded it to stop anyone but him from entering the library, he did the same with other rooms. If she didn't like it, she could leave. Harry said to her, coldly, that after she called him a cheat and a liar, he wasn't going to allow her access to anything he owned, which meant the library. If there was a specific book she would like to read, she would have to ask Harry, politely after a proper apology for the things she said to him. Only then would Harry get her the book.

Over the first week at Grimmauld place, a few more people arrived. Molly tried to protest about other people staying there. Harry turned around and said again, it was his house and it was up to him who he allowed to stay there. If Mrs Weasley didn't like it, she could leave. Once again it was Arthur who got his wife to back off. He realised if his wife got Harry angry, he might make them all leave. Harry was an adult now yet Molly just kept treating him like a child. Harry was the one to tell them which room they could use. But it was obvious that if more arrived, many would have to begin sharing.

It was only a few days later that Harry explained his idea to Mad-eye, Remus, Tonks and Kingsley. All three of them stood there in surprise but also, they were smiling.

'We should have thought of that,' Tonks said.

'He used it during the first war and none of us thought of using it. This could cut his number down by quarter, if not more.' Mad-eye said.

'If we set up one and they don't return to him, he might realise,' Kingsley said.

'We set up around ten, but make them all about fifteen to twenty minutes apart. We're going to need groups of around ten in case they arrive in large numbers,' Mad-eye said.

'We can work on some places where we can stay hidden. If he sends up to twenty, well, I think we could take that many especially since they won't be expecting it. If they send more, then we work on leaving.' Harry said.

'I'll make us all portkeys. But you Potter, make sure no one finds out you'll be involved or they will try to stop you. The fidelius charm is under your control, it allows you to come and go and no one can stop you since you do own the place and you are an adult now.'

'No one will know until it's too late. It took me sealing the library and kitchen for Molly and Hermione to realise what they were doing. Now, they have to ask my permission, when before they tried to run everything and order me around. Blimey, Molly even tried to get me to share with Ron. We're both adults and this is my house.'

'We know Harry. Just do what you've been doing and seal the rooms and keep reminding them that you are the owner and you are an adult. Sooner or later it will penetrates their think minds.' Remus said.

'You let us work out these details Potter so they don't get suspicious. You go train which they are used to you doing now.'

'Alright, just fill me in when you can.'

Mad-eye, Remus, Tonks and Kingsley watched Harry walk away, 'He has a mind for war and he won't allow those that are dark to get away, not like they did before,' Kingsley said, 'If this is ever over, I hope he changes his mind about becoming an auror, we could use someone like him.'

'He only said auror because he figured...Tom would still be around and training as an auror would help. No, he's not sure what he wants to do yet, but it won't be an auror or anything where he works for the ministry,' Mad-eye said.

'If he wasn't so young I would say teacher. After hearing about the DA, that told me he is a natural teacher and leader,' Tonks said.

'He is a natural born leader but he doesn't believe it due to those muggles and how Albus controlled his life. If I thought he would listen to me, I would tell him he should be in charge. He won't, at least, not yet. Maybe after this ambush is done, he might see that he can come up with some good ideas and he's not afraid to be right in the middle of it,' Mad-eye said.

It didn't take long for Mad-eye and the group to work out the details for their plans. It was Remus that went to Harry to explain. No one would be suspicious of Remus talking to Harry while he trained.

When the groups were going to head out to use the taboo for their benefit, Harry had sealed himself in his room. He was waiting for nine o'clock then he would fly out the window and find a place to land so he could turn back then apparate to his designated area.

Harry arrived to see Mad-eye, Kingsley, Tonks, Filius, Bill, Charlie, Fred, George, Lee and Remus. Mad-eye worked out where they would all stay hidden then handed them portkeys. Once everyone was in place, Mad-eye nodded to Harry.

'Voldemort,' Harry said then tensed.

The fight was over within seconds of the death eaters arriving. Twelve death eaters arrived in front of them, only three were seasoned death eaters, the rest were young and new death eaters. None of them survived their injuries. Harry actually smiled when he got Draco Malfoy along with his two body guards, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle. He also liked the fact that they got to see just who it was that killed them.

Remus had been the only one who didn't want to kill, which they understood but he supported the others. He believed they should be dealt with permanently before they could kill others. They could not hold them as they could not be sent to Azkaban since Voldemort had control. It was either kill them or let them go and that wasn't an option. The reason Remus did not want to kill was due to Moony. He had been fighting the wolf all his life, he didn't want to give it to Moony and if he killed, Moony might just take over.

All of them put the bodies together, they disillusioned them before they all went to their next area. That fight was longer and a few of the order did get some injuries but they were able to take out the fifteen death eaters. All but two were seasoned death eaters. They worked quick so they could get to the next one.

By the time the group arrived back at Grimmauld place, Harry walked down the stairs. No one knew he had left the house. He sat beside Remus and Tonks.

'We got the bitch who killed Sirius,' Harry whispered.

'We did Harry. I hope Padfoot was watching,' Remus said with a sad smile.

'We took out more than thirty of his main death eaters and over fifty new recruits. I would say there would be a lot of death eaters being cursed right about now,' Tonks said. 'I'm happy about getting Lucius, now the Malfoy line is dead.'

'Apart from searching for what happened to his...supporters, how long do you think it will take him to realised we used that against him?' Harry asked.

'He might know now but we'll try once more tomorrow just to see if he removed it or not,' Remus said.

'But what if he has realised and uses it on us by turning up himself with all his death eaters? He could have ten or he could have two hundred. I doubt any of us could beat him or even get a shot at him.' Harry said.

'Actually, Harry has a good point. If he has realised what we have done, he would set up a trap. He used it to lure Harry to the department of mysteries, he could use it again, to lure all of us,' Tonks said.

'I'll go speak with Mad-eye.'

Tonks waited until Remus left before she glanced around the room.

'You know Harry, I think little Miss Bones likes you.'

'What?!' He blushed then glanced around only to see Susan looking at him. She smiled and blushed before she turned away, 'Really?'

Tonks laughed, 'Yes, really. I also think that Ginny's noticed because she keeps glaring at Susan.'

'I broke up with her because I knew it wouldn't work. Plus, I recently found out just how much like her mother she is. That is not someone I could put up with, especially not in a relationship. I used the prophecy as an excuse. Anyway, you and Remus seemed to have worked things out.'

'We did, we snuck away and got married. We just can't let everyone know just yet. If this ends up finished and I go back to being an auror, they would fire me for marrying a werewolf. If we win and we can change things, then maybe we can let it be known.'

'I hope we can. It should not be up to anyone what a couple in love do. Remus has a disease that only effects him during the full moon. He is normal for the rest of the time. Things do need to change. First we have to get rid of him and the rest of his death eaters. I'm just pleased to get rid of the Malfoy's, all three of them. Bellatrix as well along with her husband are gone. But we got Dolohov and Rowl. They were some of his most dangerous. Tom can't use the Malfoy money now, unless their wills named others that are still alive.'

'True, but we also got the Carrow twins who were dangerous. Getting Greyback will protect kids since he always liked to turn kids. Remus wasn't going to allow him to live.'

'Even though I know why Remus didn't want to kill, I'm glad Remus was able to take care of the one that turned him. Now hopefully, there isn't another like him who like to turn kids. Even though I wished it was me that got Umbitch, I'm just glad she's gone. I did get satisfaction though. She saw me take out a couple of death eaters before she died. But I got satisfaction by taking out Snape and he saw me just as he was hit with the curse. Anyway, how many do you think he has left?'

'He had Rookwood get him into the department of mysteries to do the taboo but he wasn't at any of the raids. He hasn't taken the ministry or Hogwarts yet even before we used the taboo against him so he didn't have enough then. Now though, I would make a guess at ten or less. It's impossible to find out though so it's just a guess on how many we've taken out. He would have been planning it, until you came up with the idea to use the taboo against him. Now most are gone so he wouldn't have enough people to take the ministry. But like we all said, he could have many more that he is keeping hidden to use in case something goes wrong. We just have to wait until we can get conformation.'

'He sent some of his most dedicated supporters on the last two runs on the taboo. I doubt he would have sent them if he thought there was a chance he would lose them. I think he sent those the last two times because he believed it was me that used the v word. He needs some powerful ones around him. If we're lucky enough to take him out, he can't have any with him since it will take all of us to kill him.'

'He could probably fight five or six alone. Add you, Mad-eye, Kingsley, me and Remus, he might not make it. We do need to make sure which means adding Bill, Charlie and the twins. I also think Susan, she learnt a lot from her aunt and I could tell she's been practising.'

'We'll wait and see what Mad-eye has to say. Let's hope he only has a few, then we only hope there is enough of us to take him and them.'

It was late that night when Mad-eye and Remus arrived back at the house. Harry instantly went into the drawing room with Tonks. When Molly and Hermione tried to enter, they bounced off the ward Mad-eye erected. Harry just shook his head before closing the door.

'From a few spies I have left, they all said the same, he only has five death eaters. He does still have a few werewolves along with dementors. Most of us can cast the patronus. Now I found some old information on dementors. It's not written anywhere officially, but some knew this happened so they wrote down what they know, it just wasn't verified. Going back five hundred years ago, it was reported that a group of people were able to actually destroy some dementors. It took a lot of searching but I found a small bit that was written down. It was just people who wrote what they heard from others. It's believed that from five to ten people used a patronus on one dementor, which is what killed it. They just kept going until over twenty dementors were destroyed, the rest fled when they saw what happened.'

'They must not remember or believe there are not enough people to be dangerous to them,' Tonks said.

'Who out of your DA could cast a patronus Potter?'

'All except Nigel, Dennis and Colin. Nigel and Dennis were thirteen but I've noticed they struggle with normal spells so they just don't have the power to cast something like that. Colin is the same yet he couldn't get more than the mist. Everyone else could cast them but none of them had ever been around dementors. When they were at Hogwarts, they only came on to the ground during a quidditch match but the teachers sent them away.'

'We won't know if they will be able to keep calm enough to make their patronus work,' Remus said.

'No, we wont. I can check the house for another boggart and test the ones here with a dementor,' Mad-eye said.

'But how would you get the boggart to turn into a dementor?' Tonks asked.

Mad-eye and Remus looked at Harry who nodded, 'That's what a boggart turns into when I face one. The trouble is, would it be the same? My nightmares now are about Sirius and the veil. The boggart might have changed.'

'All we can do is try, if it's changed them we might be able to come up with a spell that imitates the feelings dementors give us.'

'Out of the ones here, Susan could do it along with Hannah, Luna and the twins. Now even though Hermione can, she begins to panic when she can't get it straight away or it fades to quickly. She gets worse the longer it goes on. If she has time to calm down, she can do them. Now Ron fancies Hermione, so if he saw her in danger, I believe he could pull it off.'

'We'll work that out over the next few days. Now we have to work out how Harry can kill him quickly before he gets more supporters. Any idea's?'

'Any spells I learn, he knows already so I doubt I could beat him using magic. I'm mainly training in case I face his death eaters. But basilisk venom might work and the sword would come to me again which would kill. Again, I doubt I could get close enough to hit him with the sword.'

'Why not use a muggle gun? Think of this, if a lot of us were together, except Harry, he could easily get a shot off while we keep him busy,' Tonks said.

'Do you think you could learn how to shoot Harry?' Remus asked.

'Yes, but I would need some time and somewhere I could practice. I couldn't here, it would get annoying having that going off all the time. Also, where would we get a gun and what type?'

'I know a bit about them, so I can teach you. As to where, well, we're wizards who can apparate and you have an invisibility cloak. I don't like stealing but sometimes you have no choice,' Remus said.

'Best do that first thing tomorrow. You sneak out again and meet up with Remus,' Mad-eye said, 'We'll work on some different plans to try to lure him out. We're going to need a lot of people. Some to concentrate on the dementors, the rest of us on him so he's distracted. But on to something else, why does Hermione keep trying to hear what we're saying?'

'Dumbledore told me to tell them about the prophecy. He said I would need my friends. But after Hermione turned into a bitch and Ron supporter her, I decided I didn't want them involved in any way. Also, Hermione has a habit of telling me what to do and she refuses to listen to my idea's or opinions. It's why I basically stopped having anything to do with her. Anyway, it's late and I'm knackered. Remus, where will we meet and what time?'

'In front of Buckingham palace at ten. Gives us both time to wake and have breakfast.'

As Harry was about to open his bedroom door, he saw Susan, who blushed. Harry decided it was time to talk to her, so he invited her into his room. His room was silenced so he wouldn't hear anything outside the room and no one could hear anything from inside the room if they were outside. He did that after a few times Hermione yelled at him through his closed door. He didn't want to listen to her or anyone if they were going to yell at him. The last time she yelled, he threatened to throw her out of the house. He gave her one more chance or she would be gone, for good.

Harry and Susan ended up snogging as they stood just inside the door. When they finally came up for air, Harry said he liked her, Susan said she liked him. Harry was able to ask her to be his girlfriend without stuttering or blundering. Susan nodded before she was kissing him again.

It was more than an hour later that Harry opened the door so Susan can go to her room.

The moment he saw Molly, Ginny and Hermione, Harry used his wand to silence them.

'What me and my girlfriend do in my house is none of your business. I'll remind you for the last time, yell, try to tell me what to do and you'll be gone from the house,' Harry glared, pulled the door shut then walked Susan back to her room. Harry knew she would be safe as she shared a room with Luna, who supported Harry. Luna liked Harry, she did not like Hermione or Molly Weasley. Susan and Harry kissed again at the door before Susan shut the door, sealing it tight so no one but Susan or luna could open it. Harry could who was the owner of the house.

Harry walked calmly back into his room, shutting the door at the still silenced females. He knew they would get Arthur to remove the charm. Harry hoped that Arthur got them to understand that if Harry was serious and he believed the young man was, then they would have to leave the house. The Burrow could not be warded like Grimmauld place. It could mean moving in with Muriel and put the fidelius charm around her home.

Harry made him and Remus breakfast. He ignored Molly, Hermione and Ginny. Susan planned to remain in her room for a while since she knew Harry would be gone. Harry was going to have Remus send a patronus to Tonks so she could be at the house to keep Susan safe. He wanted to get back so he could make Molly, Ginny and Hermione leave. He did not trust them with Susan.

Harry and Remus were able to get into an army barracks easily using two invisibility cloaks, Harry's cloak and Mad-eye's spare cloak. They got a few different types of rifles, a few hand guns and a lot of ammunition to go with it. It was Remus that gave him the idea to use the cave to hide in between practicing shooting.

When they got back to the house, Harry spoke with Susan and Tonks. The moment he knew what had been going on, he growled before he went to the room with the ward stone. He worked on changing the wards so Molly, Ginny and Hermione had to leave, along with their belongings.

'I warned your mother, she wouldn't listen. Neither would Ginny or Hermione. We better go and work on some wards for Muriel's place,' Arthur said to his sons.

'We're staying here to help Mad-eye,' Bill said, 'I don't like the way mum keeps glaring at Fleur and I won't put up with her saying things about my wife, not anymore.'

'I'm staying too,' Charlie said.

'So are we,' the twins said together.

'Alright, be careful, all of you. Come on Ron, let's get our things and leave.'

From the moment the two Weasley woman and Hermione had gone, everyone seemed to relax. It was always tense before. Now Susan could spend time with Harry but also Hannah and Luna without Ginny or Hermione having a go at her just because Harry chose her and not Ginny.

Mad-eye arrived at lunch time and instantly noticed everyone seemed to be relaxed. That's when he noticed that only four Weasley's were left at the house.

'So they finally went to far,' Mad-eye said.

'Ginny went to curse Susan, I was able to deflect it, then I threatened them. I have Black blood and Harry brought me and my mother back into the family. Miss know-it-all realised I could evict them. I kept my wand on me and stayed beside Susan until Harry and Remus returned,' Tonks said.

'I instantly changed the wards. I didn't want to do it but I knew Susan wouldn't be safe and I'm sick of always having to lock doors or seal rooms to get some time alone,' Harry said.

'We know what mum is like Harry,' Charlie said.

'It's why I refused to go with them. They just refuse to give Fleur a chance. They have said some terrible things about my wife,' Bill said.

'Yeah, I know. I've heard Ginny and Hermione say things about Fleur. I tried to get Hermione to give Fleur a chance, she just refused to listen to me, like always. Anyway, we got the guns and I'm going to head up to the moors. Sirius stayed in a cave up there but there is a lot of land and no people so it will be a good place to practice. I can sit in the cave when I take a break, until I return here.'

'It would be best if someone was always with you. Susan can go then all of us could take turns. It won't take you long to learn but you might be concentrating and not notice if someone is sneaking up behind you,' Remus said.

'Alright, I'll let you lot work it out. I'll start first thing tomorrow.

It only took Harry a week to master the art of shooting and making sure he always hit the target. Remus had the idea of making the targets move, so Harry would have to try to hit that and it would be like Voldemort, if he moved. That took another two weeks before Harry was able to hit a moving target. He missed on some but got most of them.

It was Susan who mentioned putting poison on the bullets so even if Riddle was able to remove the bullet which could allow him to survive, if he was poisoned, he wouldn't know it or which poisoned was used.

Remus instantly mentioned the basilisk venom, so they planned to make a quick sneaky trip to the chamber of secrets to get some of the venom.

'So we have to work on trying the taboo which could bring him. If it doesn't, then we'll have to work on another way to get him out into the open but in a place where we want him,' Tonks said.

'Harry will need to be in place before he arrives. He will have to be ready the moment he see's...Riddle. He is powerful and he knows spells most of us don't. We're not sure how long we can hold him off. We also don't know how many he will have with him,' Mad-eye said.

'I think we should add people from the DA, but only those we can absolutely trust. It will mean testing them to see if they can cast their patronus while feeling a dementor,' Remus said.

'I'll speak with Filius. I'm sure he could come up with a charm to mimic those feelings. Harry, you, Susan, Hannah, Luna and the twins work out which ones will be involved,' Mad-eye said.

When the younger ones moved to the other side of the room, Mad-eye cast a silencing charm.

'I had an idea of how to lure him out but I know Potter won't like it,' Mad-eye said.

'I had a thought, either polyjuice or Tonks,' Bill said.

'Right, but it will need to be someone who won't panic when he turns up right next to them,' Tonks said, 'I'm not sure how I would react if he was standing right beside me.'

'Whoever does it will have a portkey so they can disappear instantly,' Mad-eye said, 'It's why I like having the fidelius around this place. No one at the ministry can pick it up.'

'Polyjuice doesn't work on me or I would do it,' Remus said.

'My leg could prevent me moving quickly if I need to.' Mad-eye said.

'I'll do it. I've been around some evil people and I've seen some really gruesome things. I'm quick and I'm not one to panic,' Bill said.

'Hey, why don't we have a couple of Harry's. If one is seen first, then the moment he arrives, another is seen further back but where he would see the person. It could confuse him and give Harry time to shoot,' Charlie said.

They all liked that idea, so they began to make plans. They decided to use Hogsmeade. Between them, Aberforth, Filius and a few of the other teachers, they could get all the innocent ones away.

It was Remus that mentioned the anti-portkey ward. Mad-eye explained that yes, he will put that ward up but the portkey that Bill as Harry would have would not take him outside the ward, just away from Tom. So they began to work on more plans, for where Bill and Tonks as Harry would disappear to the moment Tom arrived. They decided to use Honeydukes instead of the Hogs Head. Honeydukes had the tunnel to Hogwarts and everyone now knew Aberforth was Albus' brother.

All their plans were done and the group assembled inside Aberforth's pub. The shop owners and anyone that worked in Hogsmeade had been taken to safety, but all of them had given hair to use in polyjuice potion. It allowed many of the DA to change into them but keep out of the way, unless the dementors turned up. Harry was going to be hidden under his invisibility cloak, lying on a perch up a tree that had a clear view of Hogsmeade.

When everyone gave their signal that they were in place and ready, Mad-eye gave Bill the potion while Tonks changed into Harry before slipping the invisibility cloak on. Bill will appear as Harry first, then say the name. When Tonks as Harry pulls off the cloak seconds later, Tom or anyone with him will believe Tonks is the real Harry since they do know he owns an invisibility cloak, the one that had belonged to his father. It will give time for Bill to use the portkey and Harry to take the shot.

The group stood staring at the now dead dark lord and the last of his death eaters. Remus had Harry and the DA instantly leave, while Tonks went with Kingsley to the ministry.

The moment Harry, Susan, Luna, Hannah and the twins arrived inside Grimmauld place, Susan jumped onto Harry, knocking him to the ground. She ended up snogging him while lying on top of him. Luna and Hannah laughed before heading to the kitchen, the twins said a few things before following.

'I can't believe how quick and easy that was,' Hannah said.

'Yeah, apart from Harry killing snake face, our patronus's did destroy a dementor,' Luna said.

'After two died,' Fred said.

'The others left in a hurry,' George said.

'It's basically over. What do we do now?' Hannah asked.

'Get on with living,' Fred and George said together.

That's what everyone did, they finally left to have a life. Tonks was able to remain an auror even though she was married to a werewolf. Kingsley became minister for magic and Mad-eye came out of retirement to be the head of the DMLE.

Harry and Susan married a month later. The night Voldemort died, Susan had basically dragged Harry to his room where they ended up having sex. Susan fell pregnant and even though it was a surprise, both Susan and Harry loved the idea so they worked on some quick plans for a wedding, which Kingsley conducted.

It was known by the following day that Harry fulfilled the prophecy by killing Voldemort. The aurors with him took out the rest. Harry was classed as a hero, just like what happened when he received his scar. This time though, Harry was able to have the life he wanted with the girl he loved.

The end: