Another Beginning
Chapter 16
It was a week later that Hermione, Ron, Regulus, Luna, Fred, George, Neville, Severus and Draco were better. They had lost the paleness that resulted in Azkaban, sitting out back in the sun. Their faces when they first saw Harry sparkling had sent Harry into hysterics. They had gawped at him for a good five minutes, even longer when they heard him laugh. It was then they realized the bad was behind them, they were going to be fine now.
Severus hadn't left the sitting room when he was better, he spent days talking to Lily. Harry unfortunately heard everything he said, along with his extended family. Severus felt so much guilt for not protecting Harry properly, and for treating him the way he had. His mother as Harry predicted forgave Severus, and Harry knew deep in his heart that Severus had begun to forgive himself - finally.
"Coffee Severus?" asked Harry kindly.
"Thank you Harry" smiled Severus gratefully taking one.
That's another thing that had changed, Severus- it was like seeing a brand new person there. The first time he had called him by his given name had made him nearly fall over his own feet vampire or not. The smile was blinding, he had fixed his nose and teeth with a tan he looked well handsome. Lily had told him so too causing Harry to see Severus blushing for the first time in his life.
"You're welcome" grinned Harry happily.
"So when are we going to the ministry?" asked Hermione, she had asked him that every single day. As if she was trying to wear down his resistance, make him want to rush into it so Hermione would stop asking.
"Today" sighed Harry, honest if he hadn't known it he would have assumed it was Ron asking.
"Good" smirked Hermione his chocolate brown eyes going cold and hard.
"I have two pensieve's here, Severus, Draco are you coming or do you want to use these and stay out of it?" asked Harry curiously.
"We are coming" said Draco his blue eyes like chips reminding Harry of Lucius Malfoy on this occasion.
Harry swung around to look at Severus to see what he would say.
"I'm in" snarled Severus angrily, after everything he had done for the wizarding world this was how Dumbledore had repaid him- damn right he wanted vengeance and he would get. He wouldn't hide away like a rat and miss all the fun - not for anything in this world.
Harry grinned looking like a cat that caught a canary.
"Then we are on" was all he had to say.
"You need to call Kreacher first" demanded Harry, they needed Dumbledore's Horcrux before they went any further.
"Kreacher!" shouted Regulus Black loudly.
"MASTER REGULUS!" shrieked the house elf falling to its knees wide eyed.
It was blubbering apologizes and saying how sorry he was that the house at Grimmauld place had been killed with half bloods.
"The family you loved so much followed a half blood actually, which is exactly what Lord Voldemort was" said Harry off handily.
The poor thing squeaked and started shaking violently at the mention of Voldemort's name. Remembering what he had been though, being forced to drink poison for that monster.
"Magic is magic Kreacher the most powerful wizards or our time are half bloods and the brightest of us are Muggle born's" smirked Harry, not affected by the elf.
"He cannot help it, the Black's have instilled it in him so much that he believes it" said Severus watching the elf with pity.
"Kreacher can you get me the pendant I gave you?" asked Regulus patting the elves head soothingly.
"I kept it safe I did…so the half blood Dumbledore couldn't get it even if he was staying there" whimpered Kreacher piteously.
"Oh the poor thing" murmured Esme looking so lost and sad.
"That thing is the reason Sirius is dead! He lied to me he should be grateful I didn't kill it" snarled Harry quite angrily.
No one replied to that they didn't know what they could say.
"He caused my brothers death?" gawped Regulus not knowing if he should be appalled or angry.
"Yeah found out later that Bella had managed to get a hold of him" sighed Harry, feeling defeated. He couldn't even stay angry at a house elf, all he felt was pity mostly.
"Ah, that bitch better be glad she's dead" said Regulus angrily.
Kreacher was watching his master wide eyed, unable to believe the words coming out of his mouth, he knew better than to say anything though. Despite everything Kreacher was loyal to the House Of Black.
"We need to pendant get it" said Regulus demandingly but softly.
"Yes Master Regulus" nodded Kreacher popping away.
"We do not have the sword of Gryffindor" said Severus.
"Don't worry, I think vampire venom will work…basilisk venom worked on the diary" murmured Harry thoughtfully.
"Very well" nodded Severus.
Kreacher was back, holding out a pendant to Regulus, his nose buried in the carpet. As he bowed low to Regulus, thanking Kreacher he took the pendant and handed it over to Harry. Harry laughed, finding it utterly ironic that Voldemort and Dumbledore had put pieces of their souls into identical pendants.
"What's so funny?" asked Hermione frowning.
"Just surprised how much Dumbledore and Voldemort are alike" snorted Harry very humanly. He showed Severus the pendant and he just smirked finding it amusing too. Harry thought about human blood, imagining it pumping though someone's veins, the venom started pooling in his mouth. Instead of swallowing it he dropped the pendant and spat on it. The piece of soul began sizzling and disappearing in a puff of smoke - Harry had been right the Vampire Venom had been enough.
"There now we can take the bastard down" snapped Harry.
"Let's go" said Hermione, she had been looking forward to this since the day she woke up.
"Just don't kill him" murmured Harry wearily, this new Hermione scared him really she did. She was so hell bent on vengeance he actually feared he would need to break her out of Azkaban again.
"We are all going to apparate, hold on to one of us" said Harry clearly, only the vampires couldn't apparate, so Draco ended up with Alice and Jasper clasped onto him. Severus ended up with Carlisle and Esme, and Harry had Edward wrapped around him. Regulus and the others went on their own after them, needless to say when they entered madam Bones office she passed out.
"Finally" murmured Harry he thought she would never come around.
"You're dead!" was the first thing she blurted out as if she was sure her mind was playing tricks on her.
"No actually just smuggled into Azkaban" snapped Hermione her arms crossed a look of rage on her usually happy features.
"You were arrested! Who busted you out?" asked Bones looking at Draco and Severus.
"They were arrested wrongly, they were innocent, spies that helped bring the downfall of Lord Voldemort! Without them I would have died as well" snarled Harry taking control of the situation.
"Do you have proof?" asked Madam Bones calming down and getting her wits around her which she had lost since they entered the room.
"Why do you think I'm here?" asked Harry rolling his eyes.
"Harry be nice!" Esme rebuked.
"Sorry Esme" murmured Harry he would have blushed bright red if he had been able.
His friends all muffled their laughter finding the whole thing amusing. Harry would have glared at them but he didn't have the heart to - because he had been told off about his language of all things - it was new, nice for the first time he felt remotely normal with a family of his own.
"We need you to gather the Wizengamont right now for an emergency meeting" said Severus.
"Dumbledore will come, his curiosity will be peaked as it were" sneered Harry in satisfaction, Severus nodded his head to indicate he was right.
"What does this have to do with Headmaster Dumbledore?" frowned Madam Bones.
"I think you should look at all these, then decide for yourself" said Harry pushing the pensieve forward. The Cullen's looked at the bowl curiously, it looked like wind caught in the bowl or clear liquid water. They suddenly felt an urge to touch it, Harry realized at the last minute what they were doing, but it was too late they were immersed in the memories, Madam Bones and Harry went in right after, I wasn't long before everyone had joined them.
"Sorry Harry" said a very embarrassed Esme.
"It's fine I did the same thing" sighed Harry shaking his head, which was true its how he found out about Neville's parents.
So Harry was forced along with his family to watch his memories again, as if once wasn't enough. His vampire family looked as though they wanted to cry, everyone else able to cry were crying other than Severus. Regulus for having to see his brother in the shack an old man spent years in Azkaban then him dying.
Esme, Alice and Rosalie all brought him into a tight hug comforting even though he didn't need it. It was nice to be thought of and hugged so he didn't complain once. His friends were next, and Harry felt so much love that he felt fit to burst. If Jasper's uneasiness was anything to go by he was feeling it too.
"I will reconvene the Wizengamont immediately" said Madam Bones looking furious.
"Please sit while I get everything ready" said Madam Bones, gesturing them to sit down after conjuring up enough seats for them. Her magic was very strong, she was furious and when people felt so much emotion their magic reacted too. Thankfully she was a full grown witch and she wasn't going to blow anything up like he did his aunt.
"Thank you" said Esme kindly, sitting down right next to her husband.
"Welcome" murmured Madam Bones, gathering papers and spelling them away, before she too went away herself.
"Do you think anything will happen to him? I just feel like he's going to get away with it" sighed Neville, his Gran had told him about the influence Dumbledore had.
"No, he cant memories inside a pensive cannot be falsified, memories on top of a pensive can be falsified if they are good at it" explained Severus in his teacher voice only a little warmer than usual.
"The memory of the prophecy was on top" frowned Harry.
Severus said nothing, he wasn't sure what to think … or if anything in this world was what it seemed anymore.
They sat in silence for almost twenty minutes - most did Edward wasn't so lucky actually. As he had to sit and listen to everyone's thoughts, which was enough to drive a normal human insane. Thankfully Edward wasn't human and couldn't be driven insane.
"She's coming" murmured Edward. "Five minutes then they will all be here, she wants us to go down in ten minutes - she isn't happy with Dumbledore and wants to surprise the life out of him"
Everyone laughed at that.
"Right that's it set up for five minutes I'd like you all to wait for about ten minutes before you come in" smirked Madam Bones, she was confused when no one asked her why.
"No problem" said Harry nodding his head.
"Good" said Madam Bones forcefully. "I shall see you all then"
Oooo Dumbledore's in trouble! na na na na whats gonna happen? will dumbledore be given the dementors kiss? or will he be sentenced azkaban? will they parade him though the streets of Diagon Ally? let everyone have a piece of him? or will they bring back the capital punishment? hung by the neck till death? im going towards the last one actually just to be different lol the wizarding world is backwards and i just want to prove how backwards they can be...or we can bring in sparky (the electric chair) or hm lethal potion? (injections) LMAOOOO im going crazy here hey ho never mind too much caffine today anyhooose R&R plz
God i'm so hyper and its midnight gah! sleep need sleep enjoy the chapter though
Sorry there isint two updates tonight. Take care.