Chapter 18
"So Harry what's so important to have Ava drag me here?"
"Daphne I don't even know where to start. Summer break is coming up on us real quick and Eva wants go to France. I need the time to practice a new and complicated spell. Would you like to disappear from the wizard England while you accompany us to France?"
"Daphne am afraid Harry is acting all cloak and dagger and has left out a large part of his story and also the importance of us getting away. So while Harry doing his practicing we can be fashion shopping in all the expensive boutiques."
"So when do I get to know what everybody's not telling me?" Daphne queried.
"Harry says he will explain everything later. He's not budging as I have not been able to wheedle the information out of him yet."
"Sure why not, it will let me get to know secret agent man a little bit better." This caused both the girls to giggle.
"Speaking of shopping would you girls be so kind as to provide me with your clothing measurements including shoe size. I really don't want to embarrass myself if I one day buy you a present that turns out to be the wrong size." I was feeling quite smug that I had slipped that in without being caught out."
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The rest of the year crept along without any more major catastrophes. Daphne would graduate at the end of this year so if I could get rid of Voldemort it would be smooth sailing.
Ava, Daphne and I took the train to Kings Cross. Ava and I road in the teacher's compartment while Daphne road to Kings Cross in a different compartment with her friends. As prearranged the three of us met in the teacher's compartment after the train had emptied out. After checking ourselves and our luggage for tracking and listening charms I transport everyone back to our house in Hogsmeade village. Ava and I dropped our glamour charms and the girls were about to head off to change their clothing. Daphne did take notice of my new attire.
"Harry are those Dragon hide boots and vest you're wearing? Daphne asked.
Dragon hide?" "Basilisk skin," I said with a smirk.
I then opened my trunk and pulled out basilisk clothing for the girls.
I explained that Dumbledore had planted the memory of speaking snake to clone Harry. I still wasn't sure were he got that knowledge. I had picked up words like open and stairs from the TV cloud that I had watched. While my memory was not perfect I was able to experiment and I got the sink to open in snake language as well as the circular door. Of course there was a perfectly good basilisk there to harvest. The goblins only took a percentage to harvest and in their fee came our Basilisk clothing and boots. With the stupid wizard robes no one would know that we were wearing all of this protective clothing. "I will only warn you once! You will, at all times, wear these protective garments under your robes".
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In France I got a set of upper-class hotel room and suggested a day of sightseeing but alas they finally draged me into the first shop which was the first of many. After many hours I was walking around the numb state when I bumped into and fell down the same as the female I had bumped into. Unbelievably it was Fleur Delacore but she couldn't possibly recognize me in my current un-glamoured state.
"Harry is that you, of course it is, I recognize those eyes anywhere." I gave upon any pretense and helped her to her feet.
"And who might these lovely ladies be?" After introductions the ladies started chatting. The next thing I knew we were all invited to Delacore manor...Fleur got our hotel name and said she would send a car at 9 o'clock in the morning.
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After I completed my exercise for the morning, took a shower, got dressed, it was eight o'clock. After retrieving our passports at checkout we awaited our transportation. At 9 o'clock sharp and very expensive black sedan, which was quite spacious pulled up to the hotel. Ladies continued their chatting so I got to stare out of the tinted windows as the city turned into a countryside. Gabby, Fleur, Ava and Daphne arranged more shopping again this very same morning, I was expected to be in attendance.
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I was again going numb over all the shopping when one of the girls suggested a break. Fleur led us to a sidewalk café where our group occupied two of the little circular tables.
Before the chatter reverted to colors, designs or whatever, I asked, "So Fleur has there been much activity from Voldemort's crowd here in France?"
"Oh! Mon dieu! Harry we've got to get out of here right now!" Fleur appeared to have panicked.
A series of pops were heard and six Death Eaters had appeared on the terrace. The girls had already started to turn over the little roundtables for at least some protection. I figured it would be just like Voldemort to send his Death Eaters to spoil our vacation, now I only had to await Dumbledore's arrival to make the day perfect. Of course the Death Eaters had to run their mouths before they threw any curses...
"Well, well, what do we have here? We seemed to have found some baby frogs that haven't learned their lesson." It appeared that everyone in the area was to be target practice in the most deadly way. Malfoy Senior, who I recognize by his voice, indicated at the different Death Eaters and pointed out their objectives. It appeared this was a random attack and was not directed at me. I was not going to be polite and give them the first shot regardless of their reasons for being here.
Repello chairs, Sectumsempra and a Reducto started the battle. I then got up a Protego to intercept several curses that were now heading in my direction. I was replying with a number of Bombarda Maxima to liven up their day. Meanwhile Fleur had apparently transformed several tables into a stone wall where the girls now hid. She was busy keeping protective shields in place. While the girls were throwing spells, curses and jinxes it still wasn't enough other than to annoy the Death Eaters. Their spell work took some of the pressure off of me from multiple fronts as the Death Eater had now spread out. I wonder what Voldemort would think of some of his troops when they returned. Especially the ones that got hit with Ava's cooking spell's like peel, dice and fold followed by Fleur's Flambéing fireballs. The chawed up Death Eaters quickly departed.
My mind was still spinning with things that needed to be done but first I needed to check on the girls. "You girls okay, any injuries?" That's as far as I got as Ava wrapped herself around me tightly. Daphne joined in her arms around both Ava and my shoulders.
Several pops were heard and we found ourselves diving behind Fluer's wall. To our relief they were French Aurors.
Statements were taken but in the end I had to ask..."Why? With all of France to choose from why did the death eaters choose this café?" I knew it was probably a dumb question but I had no answer…
"Harry, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has made his name a taboo! He has again put the taboo on using his name as he had done during the first war. Use of the name brings Death Eaters or even Voldemort himself.
Everyone stepped back as all I could say was… "YES!"
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The rest of the summer had my focus on the feeling of the small, soft hands in mine and the girls walking next to me. It was a puzzling sensation, we all seemed to fit together, I wished that the vacation could last forever.
It seemed like the next minute the girls and I stood outside of Hogwarts and smiled as several students were playing around in the snow. It brought memories of my days as a student, but then it did seem like ages since I had been a student.
"Harry when are you going to start?" Ava asked.
"What are you talking about Ava?" Daphne asked. She had moved in with Harry and Ava into their quarters. She had pretty much given the finger to the Slytherin contingency which were giving disdain looks as we stood on the Hogwarts entrance stairs.
"Mr. Secret is up to something and he won't tell us what he is up to but at least he might tell us when." Ava responded.
Daphne turn towards me giving me a glare that promised extreme unpleasantness if I didn't just disclose, immediately.
Well what can I do? If I explained I would have to argue with two wives, if I didn't explain I would have to argue with two wives. I lead the way back to our quarters for privacy and an explanation. In the end they agreed that I would do what I had to do as they would stand off to the side and help protect me. I was sure that they did not like this anymore than I did.
After we all were donned up in our basilisk armor I then transported myself and my wives to the outskirts of Hogsmeade village. We arrived in what was open farmland and I made sure the girls were behind waist high walls. The stonewalls had come into existence from the farmers removing the rocks from their cultivated fields and over time produce walls surrounding their lands. That's when I started...
"Is that the jackass Voldemort or perhaps his real name of Tom Malvoro Riddle who contaminates the magical world?" I shouted this into the open air.
Lo and behold six Death Eaters appeared ready to ensure that that taboo continued to cause fear... Unfortunately for them I unleashed a torrent of spells, curses and hexes. Did I ever tell you that THE prophecy did say that I was as powerful as Voldemort when he gave me my scar. With my power increasing as I aged, and my power boost that Evelyn said that I had, hopefully all this put me stronger than Voldemort.
All I could do was shake my head. While the girls had thrown many spells that they had learned at Hogwarts I was still surprised at all of the disabling spells that were fired based on cooking and cosmetics. I just shrugged my shoulders thinking, whatever works.
We all return to Hogwarts and pretended to have fun with friends and other close acquaintances. In actuality, it really wasn't that hard.
By this time it was the next Hogsmeade weekend and most students were expecting a fun time. And, that's what they had as the weekend was very enjoyable and Death Eater free.
As a professor I was allowed, along my wives, to leave Hogwarts and go wherever we wanted to go. So trying to be the biggest pain to the bad guys my wives and I were off to another secluded farm location.
This time Daphne let loose with some really colorful language which included the name Voldemort. This time twelve death eaters appeared which I happily incapacitated along with some enthusiastic spells from my wives.
Securing those that lived, I sent them to the Ministry along with the dead. I was not under the misconception that none of the Death Eaters had not escaped. The captured ones I'm sure also let Voldemort know that there was only a couple of people taking out his Death Eaters and not a Ministry prearranged trap. While we changed our location constantly however we soon found that Voldemort was sending in more Death Eaters than we could handle.
"Harry, this is not working! Voldemort is not showing up with or without his Death Eaters." Daphne grumbled.
"Daphne be careful! We may be safe here at Hogwarts using his name but we don't want to get in a habit using his name, we could get ourselves killed." Ava hissed.
"Easy there girls. I'm thinking about putting together some portkeys. I'm thinking that we can lure the Death Eaters in, hit them hard, and then portkey to a safe area."
"Are you sure we can't just take a portkey to our island and forget about Mr. Hissy?"
"I brought the only portkey you shall be needing." Evelyn had materialized in the room.
"Harry, my portkey will allow you to gain safety. You and your Dark Lord will be meeting in the near future."
Needless to say, three people simultaneously started asking questions, only to find out they were the only three people in the room, Evelyn had again disappeared.
"Entity or not why can't she tell us something about what's going on for once." Ava yelled.
"I guess this statue on table as the portkey since it is sitting on a parchment with the activation code." Daphne pointed out.
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It's funny when you know the world is going to end soon, you sort of relax the next day while you're still here. By end of the next week you shrug your shoulders and just press on with your life. Then it is a great shock when the time arrives.
"It's the student's Hogsmeade weekend, I've got a zillion plans." Ava was literally bouncing up and down.
"Shopping in the boutique is definitely on the list." Daphne continued, "Is there anything you want to do in the village Harry?"
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The Village is full of Death Eaters to the point that we've been forced into an alleyway and I was trying to defend the mouth of that alleyway. I was sending out curses rapid-fire and was doing a good job of decimating Voldemort's minions, when...
Stupid Death Eater attacked from the side and knocked my wand off target as he tried to drive his left hand in to my chest. As I blasted him cross the street I suddenly found myself missing my wand. My missing one resided in the hand of Voldemort who is now standing approximately fifteen feet in front of me. His shield was blocking all of my wives hexes, curses and cooking spell's.
Regardless of what you call it, fear, terror, it was again making itself known to me in a big way. Being as it was now or never I pointed my hand and wand-lessly yelled the goblin provided spell/ritual..."Aeternae vitae circumdatae tacendo traxerit essentiam".
My next thought was "Oh Shit!", Voldemort had his shield up. However, the multicolored spell slid through his shield. Upon striking him it formed a translucent dome completely surrounding him. Now all I had to do was hold that dome using my wand-less magic.
"KnifeSlasher had briefly explained the goblin spell. The goblins had ensured that Voldemort no longer had any horcruxes (hopefully so). That left him sustaining life by drawing life sustaining magic through the Dark Mark of his followers. The goblin spell was to put an end to that and Voldemort.
The spell had him contained but at first it did not seem to be working. As the strain on my magic becoming quite noticeable I saw Voldemort appearance changing to a chalk like look.
Fighting was still in progress from what I could see, but of course I was focused on my dome and Voldemort. My wives and a couple of Aurors were keeping the Death Eaters in the vicinity from interfering. AND THEN, Voldemort just crumbled into dust.
I was mobbed by my wife's we just stood there clutching each other, it was over! Death Eaters in the alley either threw down their wands and surrendered or popped away. I summoned the wands from the ashes of Voldemort. We were pretty much at a loss what we were going to do next but just about then the fun started.
The Minister of Magic with his contingency of Aurors was charging straight for us from the left. From the right and gaggle of news people and photographers were racing straight for us.
"Ava get out the statute!" We all grabbed the statue as Daphne yelled the activation word and the world dissolved into multicolor's.