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I have been having a little trouble with my muse but over the last few days I have been able to tame him a little.
I want to thank everyone that has reviewed me, it is you people that have gotten me to do some writing after having a look over some of my old reviews. It always helps me to tame the muse lol.
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Time Paradox
Chapter Nineteen: Missing
Harry stood at the front entrance to the Orphanage where he and Tom lived, with a load of magical children abandon by their parents. The staff had grown along with the number of orphans and abandoned children. Minerva McGonagall stood next to Tom, as she was the one that mainly looked after her goddaughter Molly. Harry was going back for his first day after a three-week vacation with just him and Tom. Minerva had looked after Molly for the first two weeks, as she was rather sweetie on the little 18 month old. While Nicholas Malfoy had taken her for the last week, which had looked somewhat harassed when Tom and Harry had picked her up. Molly was a bit of a handful as she had a temper, Tom often commented that Molly had entered the terrible two's a little early.
When Molly lost her temper the first time when she was 14 months she used magic as well and ended up breaking three windows, Harry could also see the very image of Molly Weasley. He wondered if the two were the same person. He knew that Molly Weasley was once a Prewett and that she had two older brothers. But the Prewett family he knew of only had two boys. When ever he thought that he always felt a cold fear grip his heart, wondering what could have happened between himself and Tom that Molly may end up with the Prewett family. Harry himself did not know them well, but Minerva did, as Mrs Prewett was her older sister Nerena.
Harry gave Molly one last kiss and a hug as he then gave a kiss goodbye to Tom. "I'll see you both tonight, love you." He said with a smile as he walked a little bit away from the building and apparated to the designated In-spot. Only those who have their aura registered could apparate to this point.
Harry made his way to his shared office with his partner Alastor Moody, though he had now acquired the nickname of 'Mad Eye' from the new recruits after the incident in Dragmar with the Acromantula and Basilisk. Whenever someone called him that he would turn to them and spin his magical eye madly.
The two had been in the office for around an hour when Head Auror Shacklebolt walked into the room. The Head Auror had a lot of respect for the two young Auror's, they had become very good at their work and they way the two worked together as a team. "Good Morning gentlemen." He greeted them as he sat down in the chair next to Harry's desk.
"Morning Sir." The two said at once.
"You are both needed over in Charmsley Wood. There has been a spate of Rogue Vampire attacks over the last week, you two and another four are going to investigate. Here is the debrief." Shacklebolt said as he handed Moody their mission statement for them to look over. "We have reports from local wizards that they maybe hiding in the caves that are hidden in the woods around Charmsley Wood, you will be staying in nearby Village of Marston Green. The place you will be Apparating to is an old World War Two Muggle Relic, nicknamed the Pillbox, it ha been taken over by the Ministry to use as housing in the area. It may appear small on the outside but like the Ministry Building it is quiet large. You will be leaving in three hours. So call family to tell them that you will be away for a day or two." He said as he then got up and walked out of the room to inform the other two Auror pairs.
"Best tell Tom I won't be home tonight." Harry said as he got up and went to the Floo office so he could call Tom and tell him that he was going on a mission.
"I'm coming, I have to tell Katrina, we were going to go out tonight, can't now." Moody groused as he followed Harry out of their office,
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Harry and Alastor were the last to arrive in the Apparition Room. Michael Mando, Nora Drade, Martin Cater and Loraine Stire were all waiting for them both. The six went over to the desk, Alastor was the most Senior Auror in the group, so he was the one to go and inform the desk on names and mission.
"Agent Moody 258246, Alastor. M. E. Agent Potter-Riddle 258721, Harry J. Agent Mando 258702, Michael. P. Agent Drade 258519, Nora. R. Agent Cater 258823, Martin A. D. Agent Stire 258447, Loraine J. Going to the West Midland Muggle farm Land of Charmsley Wood on Vampire Mission V0998M65, to land in the Pillbox, Muggle Machine Gun housing unit, now belonging to the Ministry of Magic, in Elmdon Airport, Marston Green." Moody stated to the bored clerk, this clerk had only had the job for two weeks and had already become bored with the same things every day.
"Mission V0998M65 and Agents Moody 258246, Potter-Riddle 258721, Mando 258702, Drade 258519, Cater 258823 and Stire 258447 recorded." The young man said with a hefty sigh after he finished talking.
"Thank you." Harry said politely to the poor bored bloke.
"Can you all please step up onto the Dais and Disapparate to you Mission location." He told them, though the clerk rolled his eyes when doing so as he knew that any Auror would know what to do, but it was unfortunately company policy to announce imminent Disapparation
The six Auror's walked to the Dais and Apparated away, they landed in the dais room of the Pillbox. They went over to the clerk and signed in, as it was a Ministry building they were required to sign in their names and magical signature.
"Welcome Auror's, your rooms have been prepared and it is two to a room, please go to section 32 area 7 rooms 12-14. Here are you passwords." She said as she hand over three sealed envelopes to Moody.
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The six had settled in for part of the day as they went over the attack reports. Most had occurred against the Muggle Farmers that were in the area. The attacks centred around the cave system that was hidden from Muggles, as it was something that dated back to the first Wizard, about 1500 years ago it was used as a primitive school for Wizards, that was until Hogwarts was built.
It was after two hours of planning that the six made their way over dirt roads to a wooded area where the Caves were hidden. They got out of the car and started to make their way through the woods. It didn't take them long to come across the entrance to the cave.
The paused at the entrance, there had been attacks during the night and day, so they knew that when they went in there they may come across Daywalkers and Nightwalkers, or just Daywalkers. They went in and they could feel the magic of old wards protecting the place from Muggles and attacks, but they were fading, almost none existent.
They went further into the cave system, they split into two teams of three as they reached a fork in the road. Moody was leading one team down one tunnel, and Harry leading the other team in the other tunnel. They hadn't gotten far when they heard the tell tale sounds of spells being fired and echoing off the rough rock cave walls.
Harry turned his team around and went to help his fellow comrades. Within minutes they were with the others and all six were fighting the dozen or so Vampires they had found within the cave system.
Half-hour later they had only one Vampire left to take down. Harry went in to fight when the Vampire let out a powerful Blasting Curse, it rocked the cave system and the rock walls started to cave in. Auror's and Vampires that were tied up lost their footing or were buried underneath the rubble.
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A day later Auror's and Magical Rescue Workers had cleared the debris and were able to find all of the Auror's, bar Harry and all but three of the twelve Vampires. Cater was found first and was in serious condition, while his partner Stire was found alive but soon died from the injuries she had received. Moody was in the same kind of condition as Cater, as was Drade. Five of the Vampires were also killed.
Search teams were formed to try and find their missing Auror, and teams were also formed from the Auror Corps to try and find the missing Vampires so they could be brought up on charges.
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Head Auror Zeon Shacklebolt walked down the path towards Hope Orphanage, he always dreaded this part of his job. Whenever one of his Auror's went missing or were called he was the one to personally tell the family the bad news. He didn't have to but the Auror felt that it was his duty. He stopped at the door and knocked on it.
Within moments the door opened and Tom Riddle-Potter was standing in the doorway with his daughter Molly resting on his hip. "Hello Zeon, what can I do for you?" he asked as he let the Auror in and led him to a small office to one side of the entrance hall of the Orphanage.
The two sat down and Zeon started to speak softly, "Tom, there was an incident last night, the cave where Harry and some other Auror's were sent, it collapsed in on them. We haven't been able to find Harry, even though the cave has been cleared. There is however a chance that he may still be alive, as it looks like he fell within the underground water system. We have set up search teams and they are looking for him."
Tom eyes widened as what Zeon was telling him sank in. "Oh Merlin, please no, please find him, let him be alright."
Zeon stayed with Tom until Minerva came into the room to see what was taking Tom so long to come back to the Playroom with Molly. She saw Tom crying in his chair holding little Molly tightly within his arms. She asked what had happened and Zeon was the one to tell her that Harry was missing. Zeon left and Minerva took over to help with Tom and little Molly.
Well sorry it took so long to update this fic, but finally I got it done lol. I hope that this chapter is alright and that you will review me, I wonder how many I would have if everyone of the 270+ that have this fic on alert would review. Lol.
Well sorry once again and thank you for reading,