Druids
GoF 1
Harry reached Devon's house by teleportation from Devon and put his stuff in his house.
"Listen Harry you can go to bed here tonight. Tomorrow we will go over the Dursley's and we will talk to them." Devon said
Harry nodded
"We will have the same arrangement as last summer however it will be different this year as we know it's Peter who is after you and I'm going to make you ready for anything that means unlike the last three years of training I'm not going easy on you. I will face you with everything I have and I expect the same from you. We will have breakfast. Lunch and dinner breaks and you will return to the Dursley's to sleep. They won't bother you do you understand?" Devon asked
Harry nodded
"I know the last few years I've acted as a friend but I'm not in a bodyguard and I'm trying to protect you but the end of last year shows I can't be there for everything." Devon said
Harry nodded
"Do you have any questions?" He asked
"Just one will Ron Ginny and Hermione join us?" Harry asked
"For right now it will just be you Ginny will unfortunately have to get over it or watch us from your bond. As for Ron and Hermione once we see them again yes but they will have more to be taught so you will have to help me." Devon said
Harry nodded
"Now let's talk about the type of magic you wanted to break into. You said you wanted to try elven or pagan magick."
Harry looked down guilty thinking it would be unreasonable
"Yeah I understand it would be unreasonable but it's just."
"You want to try that's good I'll teach you." Devon said
"Huh?" Harry looked up
"I said I'll teach you. But first we need to know you can duel." So get some sleep now and tomorrow we will start with dueling."
Harry nodded and went to bed as Devon shut the door he wrote out a list for Harry each morning to do
Before training:
Get breakfast. (Fridge is stocked)
Do a morning run around the house.
Limber up
Meditation session one
Morning combat session: sunrise-noon
Lunch break 30mins
Limber up
Meditation session two
Afternoon combat session 2-5
Pagan magick training 5:30 to 7
Homework and unwind. 7:30 to sundown.
Devon looked over the lesson plan and nodded and went ahead to prep the training room for Harry.
The next morning Harry woke up. He looked up to see it still dark out. He got up knowing he wouldn't be getting back to sleep as he got dressed and entered the kitchen to see Devon getting food
Devon looked up "oh your early…I was about to get you up in 10 minutes." He said
"We're you going to smack we with your staff? Harry asked
Devon shrugged "only if you didn't get up the first time."
Harry looked at the table "I'll pass." He said
"We'll best get up early each day then."
"How do you plan to wake up at the Dursley's?" He asked
Devon just grinned "get some breakfast Harry."
Harry suppressed a shiver as Devon walked away
"Your schedule is on the table read up on it as you eat."
Harry did so as he made himself a bowl of cereal. He looked over yo see he had time and got straight to the schedule devon planned out for him.
He did an entire lap around the house till Devon told him to stop and limber up and to meet him in the celler.
Harry did so and when he entered he saw it changed from being cold stoney cellar it was before into a beautiful well decorated combat room.
All along the walls were different swords spread on the walls other weapons l that could be used including modern pistols.
"Welcome Harry are you ready to get started?" Devon asked
Harry nodded looking around in awe.
"Y-yeah…yeah I think I am…"
"Don't think potter think and your dead react!" Devon snapped as he cracked his staff against the ground and floor began to split towards Harry
Harry threw himself to the side almost instantly as the crack stopped
Devon strode forward "good now fight back! If you can't attack back what point is there of dodging?!" Devon snapped as more spell fire flew at him
Harry rolled under the spell fire and blasted Devon sending him flying
However the Druid waved his staff and a set of vines grabbed him to prevent him from hitting the wall as four of them clung from his back looking a lot like a man who added robotic limbs to his back.
"Good however the fight isn't over yet!" Devon said as one of the Vines swung at Harry from the side
Harry jumped over the vine and tried to blast it apart with spell fire but had to dodge due to a counter attack from Devon.
"Come on you can do better than this you put up a better fight as a first year than what you're doing now!" Devon snapped as he knocked Harry on his stomach tossing his wand away and slowly walking towards him
Harry looked at the wall and noticed the weapons for a second time
He grit his teeth as he reached out
Suddenly Swords and spears were being ripped off the shelves and flying towards Devon he knocked them away with his vines
"Excellent! Finally, using your surroundings to your advantage." Devon said as he walked forward
"Finally I can start going-."
Harry cut him off by shattering the chain holding the chandelier up above him making it drop
Devon had to use his two vines to hold up the chandelier while Harry blasted him with spell fire eventually he disarmed Devon of his staff which they had established was the end.
Devon stepped down from his vine suit which disappeared as he summoned his staff back to him
"Very well. I underestimated you Harry. I will not do that again. This session is over take the time as your own to relax study homework. Meditate and eat I'll call you back down when it's time for second lesson." Devon said
Harry nodded and left as Devon thought deeply
'I need to plan a strategy like I'd plan an actual ambush there is no way I'm going to be able to just wear him down in a normal duel, No, I need to be smarter.' Devon thought
Harry ate lunch in the kitchen and headed back downstairs to the training room. He reached for the door and stopped he felt off.
Very carefully he opened the door and stepped in the door shutting behind him
In the middle of the room Devon was floating
"Welcome Harry. It's time to push you!" Devon said as he swung his staff out
Harry looked down as light erupted from the ground to see black salt in a circle around him
'A pagan protection circle?! No a trap!' Harry gasped
He jumped as the trap triggered as the salt exploded into flames which would've engulfed him in fire if Harry hadn't moved
Harry flicked his wand out mid air as the fire warped around his wand and leveled it at Devon as 3 fireballs flew towards Devon.
Devon looked up at the fireballs which immediately turned back into salt and scattered across the floor like marbles.
Harry grit his teeth as he landed and felt one of his feet sink further into the ground he looked around and saw the wall start to open and a big log started to roll down a ramp towards Harry
'Crap!' Harry gasped as he jumped over only to find the long rolling past him triggered another trap and a log on string began to swing the other way.
'Fuck!' Harry gasped
He reached his arm up about to accio himself to the ceiling
Only to gasp.
The ceiling was rising higher to the point where he could reach it to dodge.
Harry was smacked by the log trap and smacked into the wall
Harry picked himself up and noticed it was harder to get up
And he realized why.
The floor around Devon was a sand pit trap which is why he was flying.
Harry growled as he had to force himself to move as devon launched a spell at him.
Harry just barely dodged he was getting his ass beat he had to do something.
Harry summoned his broom from his trunk which Devon calls bullshit but Harry counters saying it's something he has on hand.
Devon has to conceded and tried to knock Harry off the broom which fails but Harry can't cast spells
Eventually Harry gets knocked off hitting himself painfully in the back just as Devon was approaching However Harry stuns him ending the match
The entire summer worked like this several days Devon would win and Harry would push harder to come out next time.
Harry was also getting several letter from Sirius about the hunt for Peter. But nothing really changed
Until one day when Harry went home for the night and was about to turn in when he saw Vernon Dursley in the hall with a bat
"Where are you off to boy?" Vernon asked
Harry was to tired to be dignify his uncle with a response
"I'm off to bed." Harry said as he stepped up the stairs
"Oh no you don get back here you freak!" His uncle snapped and started to chase after him
Before his uncle was blown back and landed on the floor as he looked to who was there and found Sirius Black standing in the doorway
"Sirius!" Harry said as he ran to meet him
"How's it going pup." He said
Harry looked up
"Good. I mean…what are you doing here I thought you were out of the country?" He asked
Sirius guestured over his shoulder "Ah got a tidbit that Peter was back in England so I came back and chose to pick you up along the way. Ready to go?" He asked
Harry nodded "my stuff is next door but yeah." Harry said
Sirius nodded "well let's go." He said
The two entered Devon's house who was shocked to see them. But smiled at them
"I guess we're off to Grimmauld?" Devon asked
Sirius nodded
Devon smiled "let's go."
Sirius apprated all of them to 12 Grimmauld place showing Devon and Harry the slip of paper to reveal the house.
They stepped in "welcome home Harry." Sirius said
Harry looked around. "Wow!"
"CRAZY HALFBLOOD AND BLOOD TRAITORS!" A women in a portrait screamed
"SHUT UP!" Sirius snapped
Harry winched as he never heard Sirius raise his voice it he was louder than his uncle on any day.
Sirius grabbed his shoulder. "Don't worry pup, It's just my aunt Walburga black. She screeches at everyone who comes in she finds unworthy." Sirius said
Walburga kept screaming until Devon walked in and she immediately shut her trap and looked horrified at devon
"I don't think she's ever done that." Sirius said
"Well she's horrified because of my power although I am surprised seeing as I am a pagan." Devon shrugged he expected the women to explode again but in fact she shrunk further down into her portrat.
"Kreacher!" Sirius snapped
Suddenly a house elf appeared
"Ah what can Kreacher help his unworthy master with."
Sirius looked at Harry and Devon
"This is Kreacher he's been in he family for a while is a bit crazy."
Kreacher made several mad mumbles as Devon stepped forward.
"This is the corruption Wizards have done to a brilliant Race." Devon said as he tapped two fingers on Kreacher's head and suddenly brilliant light exploded out of him and once the light died down Kreacher stood up straighter and his wrinkles faded and while he was still small he was much taller than he was before now being as high as Harry's waist
"Only due to your ancient elven blood was I able to restore as much as I could for you. I plunged the Black family corruption from you. Making you technically a free elf."
Kreacher looked in awe at his hands and bowed and spoke in a smooth voice like an angel
"Thank you for your kindness." He said
Suddenly the portrait screamed
"How dare you corrupt the family legacy Kreacher was a noble elf and I brilliant member of the family."
The house elf snapped his finger and the portrait and the voice vanished
"Stupid women." Kreacher said
Devon looked over "what's your name?"
"You mean it's not Kreacher?" Sirius asked
Kreacher shook his head "only because my actual name is hard to pronounce Kreacher is close enough.
"What is your name then?" Devon asked
"Caledhel" he said
"That almost sounds nothing like Kreacher." Sirius said
Caledhel shrugged "it's fine I've gotten use to it." He said
Sirius shook his head "well not anymore clearly my family isn't as noble as they might seem. Caledhel. Gods that's going to take getting use to. I want you to take down all the Elf heads and give them proper burials." Sirius said
Caledhel nodded "unfortunately they won't birth trees as the magic in them has already run dry. But it's a tradition that will be up held." He said as he vanished
"Well then I guess we should bring up your stuff and get ready for bed. Oh shoot I don't think I have any guest rooms ready." He said
Devon shrugged "it's fine I can take the couch if that's the case." Devon said
Sirius shook his head "no it's fine I can get the sheets." Sirius said as he walked off as well as showing Harry his room.
Life in the black manor was completely different than life under Devon's house.
The training didn't stop but now Harry had to face two people trying to attack him. Devon and Sirius who worked Harry to the bone.
This was the best Harry had pushed himself. And it showed as by the end he could clearly defeat one of them but not the other
Finally Harry was able to do it.
Sirius smiled "good show pup." He said
"Yeah you've grown quite a lot." Devon said
"I think I reward is in order." Sirius said
"Quidditch cup?" Devon asked
Sirius nodded
"Fortunately I got myself three tickets." Sirius said
Harry smiled
"So here's the plan. We are going to the burrow to stay for the day and we will be going with them to the World Cup." Sirius said
Harry smiled and he was excited to see the Weasley's again as he went to go to bed.
That night however he had a nightmare about Voldemort or Peter killing a old groundskeeper. And woke up in a panic and found both Sirius and Devon over him.
"I'm going to get some help." Sirius said
Devon nodded "yeah I have no idea what is wrong." He said
Sirius left as Harry got his glasses and Devon explained what happened in there point of view.
"Hello Harry." A voice said Harry looked over to see Remus standing over them
"Remus?" Harry asked
Sirius poped in behind him.
"Yeah he um, he needed a place to stay so I of course gave him this place to use. He wasn't with us the night we came here and the week following because
"Because of the full moon." Harry said
Sirius nodded
"Will you be joining us for the cup?" Harry asked
Remus shook his head "sadly no I'm still recovering from my ordeal otherwise I'd be right there with you." He said
"Yeah my original plan was to have Remus join us prongslet but I didn't relized the full moon fell so soon sorry Devon." Sirius said
"No it's fine I would have found my own way in anyway's." Devon said I offended he was being a third wheel.
He tried to help Sirius get Harry to open up about the dream but he refused.
Harry looked at them "well I'm up can we get breakfast?" Harry asked
"Sure we're not going to the burrow for another five hours but we can at least also figure out stuff for school." Sirius said
Indeed they did and spend the entire five hours finishing Harry's homework.
They flooed to the burrow and they stepped in right as the Weasley's we're having breakfast.
"Harry!" Ginny screamed as she rushed away from the table with a pancake In Her mouth flapping all over the place.
Ron shook his head and looked at the twins "you'd think that they haven't seen each other for a year or something?"
Fred and George looked at each other with smiles.
Molly stood up and ran after her daughter
"Ginerva Molly Weasley! Get back here oh rush let the boy breath!" She said pulling Ginny off Harry.
Only to immediately get crushed by Molly
"Oh I've missed you." Molly said
The boys and Mr Weasley looked at each other confused
Harry sat at the table next to Ginny
"So what's happening with you guys?" Harry asked the twins
Molly turned to Harry "three words. "Weasley's wizarding Wheezes."
"And what's that?" Sirius asked
"Don't asked." Molly glaired at the boys
But it was too late as they dove in
"It's our joke shop we're making."
"Hopefully if our mom lets us." George said
"You boys will never grow up will you?" Devon asked
"Nope!" Fred started
"And why would we?" George finished
"Being a kid is so much fun!" The twins said together.
"Oh grow up you too you won't have time for pranks you will have a very respectable job at the ministry." She said
"I don't know, I kinda wanna see what they have." Sirius said
"We'll give you a personal tour!" The twins said standing up
"No you will not!" Molly yelled before turning on Black
"You will not encourage them!" She said before turning on the twins
"And you two will be going nowhere until your food is done!"
Once they finished Sirius was lead up stairs as Ginny and Harry spends the day together. And Hermione shows up for lunch.
The next day they go to the Quidditch World Cup by port key which Harry smacks his face on the ground while Sirius, Devon Bill, Charlie and the other adults disapparated.
At the fairgrounds harry is impressed about how big the campsite is. And people going to get water and stuff as Devon stops Fred and George making a bet with Ludo Bagman.
later that night the game was held as they made there way to the seats Harry noticed Lucius Malfoy and the rest of the family there as Draco approached Harry
"I see your at least somewhat cultured Potter people were wondering if you'd ever make a public event hoping to have your name in the paper again?" Malfoy asked
Harry shrugged "not really it's just nothing about the other events interested me." Harry said
Sirius stepped up
"Ah is this one of your school friends Harry?" He asked
Malfoy was quiet as his father showed up
"Ah Mr. black. How goes the hunt for your long lost firend?" He asked
"He's not a firend anymore. But word is he's smuggled himself back into England. You didn't have anything to do with that did you Malfoy?" Sirius asked
Both Malfoy were quiet as Harry and Sirius left
"Don't trust them Harry. Malfoy was known as a death eater in the first war. The reason he's not in azkaban is because he says he was under the Impetus curse." Sirius said
Harry nodded as they went off to enjoy the game.
The ended in Ireland winning but Krum catching the snitch something that Ron was talking crazy about which didn't stop until they were back at the camp when the attack happened.
Devon and Sirius had left them in the tent as they went off to stop a fight. But that had been 30 minutes ago.
Harry was about to get ready for bed only to look up to see Sirius open the tent quickly.
"Get ready we're leaving!" He said
Harry jumped up
"What happened?" He asked
Suddenly a scream and a ball of fire. Flared up behind him
"There's an attack occuring you need to get out of here. Make your way to the portkey if you come under attack break off into the forest. Harry, Ron, Hermione you're in charge." Sirius said
Harry nodded and looked at Ron and Hermione and saw them pulling out their wands.
Harry looked over to see Ginny doing the same.
Harry nodded as Sirius ran off
The four of them broke out of the tent and saw the other Weasley's were there.
Harry nodded "alright let's go. Ron left flank Hermione right. Ginny hold the rear. Fred, George stay between us." Harry said
"We should say that to you-!" Fred said
Suddenly there was a green flash over Fred's sholder which hit the tent the lit it on fire.
Harry crouched down. "We don't have time we on a move now!" Harry said as he ran off
Ron and Hermione fell in line as Fred and George yelled after them however Ginny pushed them ahead.
Harry and the others ran around the campsite trying to make there way to the portkey Harry stopped as he saw a parade of people wearing pointy hats and masks walking with torches casting spells everywhere.
Harry gasped as he relized they were coming this way.
Harry looked back
"Back up, back up." He said
They pulled away and saw another tent burn up
Harry looked as he heard a scream and saw Devon smack a death eater who was on his knees and knock him out.
"Devon down!" Sirius screamed
Devon fell to the ground as a green light sharp as an arrow flew over him.
Devon snarled and flicked out his staff and three spells with tendrils flew out and tangled up a death eater in vines
Harry stood up about to make a break for the forest
"Hey?!" A voice said behind him
He looked to see a death eater over them
Harry reacted instantly and disarmed him as Hermione and Ron knocked him out with Stupify.
Fred and George looked at the four in awe.
"That was amazing." Fred said
"There's more!" Another voice said
"We've been spotted. Stand and fight! Cover the twins!" Harry said
"Make your way to the woods now!" Harry said
Fred and George looked at each other and shook there heads
"You still got the boom bangers?" Fred asks
"Mom never took 'em." George said
George grabbed a firework and Fred lit one up and tossed it into the crowd of death eaters
It exploded and sent screams in the death eaters as confusion set in
Devon and Sirius looked up instantly to looked
However Harry reacted first firing spells like crazy and knocking out many of them.
Sirius looked at Harry stunned
"Do we want the world to know this?" He asked
Devon shook his head "no we need to keep it on the downlow to keep Voldemort guessing.
Sirius looked at a tiny bottle
"What's that?" Devon asked
"A test product of the twins instant darkness powder." Sirius said as he threw the powder in the air which blinded the death eaters allowing Harry to take them out.
Fred and George were shocked knowing they kept there Defense products extra secret. But they recognized there products instantly.
"But how?" Fred asked
"Sirius…" George said in realization
Harry looked up as he saw a man send a spell in the air and a green skull with a snake appeared on the sky. Everyone gasped.
Harry however couldn't see where he went.
Suddenly there appeared other Auroras summoned after the dark mark appeared and tried to stun the children but Harry threw everyone down and casted a shield which shocked everyone.
"Overwhelm his shield!" An Aurora yelled
"STOP NO ONE FIRE!" Aurthur Weasley's said
"Arthur!" An Aroura asked confused
"Listen to him you bumbling idiots anyone who launches another spell will answer to me as to why you struck my godson!" Sirius black raged
The other Aurora were forced to check out the rest of the camp and check on the death eaters making the Weasley clan able to come together minus Molly
"I'm so glad your safe your mother would be terrified if something happened."
"Arthur something would've happened if they hadn't joined." Sirius said
Arthur looked up confused as the twins did
"Don't play dumb boys I recognized the fireworks from the stock you showed me." Sirius said
George and Fred gulped as there father turned on them
"You brought joke items to the game to sell after your mother and I expressively forbade it?!" Aurthur yelled
"Calm down Arthur, they saved our lives." Sirius said
"Yes but." Arthur said
"Infact they may have a place in the ministry if you don't go go ahead and tell there mother about this." Sirius said as he gave the twins a wink.
Arthur sighed but nodded as they returned to the burrow.
However once there and after everything was calmed down a patronus came in from Dumbledore calling everyone to meet in a secure location
Sirius volunteered his family home which they accepted and everyone was moved there.
As they entered Albus sat at the end of the kitchen table tensed with the remaining living members of the paramilitary group that opposed Voldemort in the last war. Faces like Mad Eye Moody, Remus Lupin, and Molly, and Kingsley Shacklebolt were there. He stood up
"Now Sirius tell me what-Harry?" Dumbledore faltered
Harry stepped forward
"Terrorists attacked the it stopped once the skull appeared in the sky for some reason." He said
Albus was stunned and looked to Sirius who nodded
Albus sat down pale
"But that doesn't make sense. I mean-the dark mark." He said
"What does it matter if they fled the damage they did was great enough." Hermione asked
"Because it's not how the first war went at all, Voldemort had a plan built on fear in the first war. A plan which was clearly effective. For them to pivot away from that now means only one thing." Devon said
"You know who isn't in charge of the attack this time." Moody said
The ex-Aurora turned to Devon
"Although I'm confused as to how you know that name son you're much too young." Moody said
"The Druids were a neutral force in the first war. But that doesn't mean we weren't kept up to date. Nor were our members not uninformed during this wizarding Cold War." Devon hissed
"Wizarding Cold War?" Shackerbolt asked
Devon shook his head "sorry I'm mixing my muggle and Wizarding terms we pagans do that sometimes. Basically a lull in the fighting but not a complete end to the fighting." Devon explained
"So while we Wizards we're experiencing a time of peace you were preparing for war." Lupin said
Devon nodded
Albus nodded "and I dear say we need it. We nearly lost the first war. And we will need all the help we can with the second." Albus said
Devon however had to shake his head
"The Druid order will not follow you Albus." He said
Mad eye stood up
"How dare you!" He hissed
"Mad eye!" Lupin called
"Shut it we owe everything we have to Dumbledore including you! And your willing to abandon his cause!" Mad eye said
Devon looked at Albus
"You haven't told them have you?" He said in realization
"It's too early." Albus said pitifully
"TO EARLY?! ARE YOU SENILE OLD MAN YOUR STAKING THE ENTIRE WAR ON ONE MAN AND YOU DONT EVEN GIVE HIM THE RIGHT TO KNOW!?" Devon roared
"I will not make an army until war is the only course of action!" Dumbledore yelled
"ITS INACTION LIKE THAT THAT LEAD TO THE TERROR OF GRINDALWALD!" Devon yelled
Moody stood up as did the others
"You were not there." He said
"And neither were you. I however have the advantage of having excellent. Sources documenting the events." Devon raged.
"Harry, Ginny why don't you head up stairs and go to bed." Sirius said
Devon snapped a look at him but he shook his head
Devon sighed
Molly seconded the decision by sending the Weasley children up to bed as well.
Devon looked at Sirius and Dumbledore.
"I don't know why you're trying to coddle him." He said
"Coddle who?" Molly asked but Dumbledore spoke up
"He's too young and deserves at least a bit of childhood." Albus said
Devon scoffed "sorry but that fell in the dirt when you sent an innocent to Azkaban. And put Harry in an abusive home."
"I tried to protect him!" Albus snapped
Devon stood up
"No! you tried to make him your puppet!" He bit back
Sirius coughed "As much as I understand the point of view of you Devon after all I am Harry's legal guardian. Albus is right about protecting Harry." He said
Devon sighed "as I said I will not bug into family disputes." He said as he sat down
Albus had no such manners however as he turned to Sirius
"Which makes me wonder why Mr. Potter isn't still with his Aunts and uncles right now."
Sirius slammed his hand on the table and stood up
"I told you Albus about the ultimatum about Harry last year! Did you think I was kidding? Did you think I'd just stand by and watch as a child I held as my own son get abused!"
Molly stepped up
"N-now hold on. We keep throwing that word around but your not actually talking about an abusive environment are you?" She asked
"Would you consider your own family throwing rocks at your best friend's house that you use to shelter your love ones for the night while your aunt and uncle egg on there son and his friends. As glass rains upon them a loving and caring environment?" Devon asked
Molly gasped as Devon looked at her
"Did Ginny not tell you?" He asked
Molly shook her head tears threatening to spill
Devon looked down "she must be far more traumatized from the experience than I first believed, I'll have to look into this tomorrow."
"No I don't think you do." Moody said "we will handle it." He said
Devon laughed "ha! Just like how you so perfectly handled the first war! No like I said to Albus the Druids are going to fight but they will not fight for you."
"Are you saying the Druids believe Voldemort is right?" Moody said
Devon stood up and nearly all the light in the room flickered out
"My mother died because of an attack of death eaters trying to give news to the order about Voldemort's plans. And while we were not apart of the first war that didn't mean we didn't feel the war cone to us. There use to be hundreds of Druid monasteries in the Scottish highlands. Now there is only one. Do not make us your enemy. Your world will not survive if it does."
"If your not following Albus then who are you following?" Sirius asked
Devon smiled
"Harry Potter."
In there rooms Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione were talking.
"Guys we've prepared for this. We're ready." Harry said
Ginny and Ron Nodded steely determined
Hermione however nodded less eagerly.
"I-I don't know." She said
The others looked at her
"Don't get me wrong, I'm gonna stand with you. I just. I don't know. We've been training for war. But training for it and actually fighting it is a different thing. You know this Harry. Both Ron and myself were entirely useless during the events at the World Cup." Hermione said
Ginny grabbed her arm. "Don't sell yourself short. You were just shocked for a bit." She said
Hermione nodded
Harry looked at them.
"We can't underestimate them. And we should be prepared. Hermione I want you to draft up a group of those who we can count on to fight with us if necessary should it come to it. And if needed we can train them in the ways Devon taught us how to fight." Harry said
Hermione nodded
Suddenly the door opened. "What are you guys talking about?" Sirius asked
The kids were quiet but there faces were telling.
Sirius sighed "Harry you know that you don't need to fight if you don't want to." He said as he crouched down
"But I do. I mean. They killed mum and dad, and has gone after me two years in a row." Harry said
Sirius sighed and looked up "fuck Devon was right." He said
Harry tilted his head "huh?" He asked
"I'll let Devon tell you later. However just let it be known that Dumbledore is angry at Devon and like it or not you will have a large part of the war in hand. However. We stand with you Harry. And we will be here to help if you need it." Sirius said with a smile
Harry smiled back.
Now you four off to bed. Tomorrow we're reinstated Harry's training protocols and your joining us as I know your not abandoning Harry. Ginny I know you had a connection when we were training Harry this summer so you can talk to Hermione, and Harry you can do the same to Ron." Sirius said
Harry nodded
"Wait, what did you say about Dumbledore?" She asked
"Albus is being more manipulative than he seems. As I drew the lines in the sands about it." Devon said
All four looked up confused by Devon
"Don't worry about it, just get ready for tomorrow, have a good night." Devon said as he left down the hall.
After the meeting Dumbledore sat in his office still.
Lines were drawn and not how he liked them.
The death eaters were on the move again which ment either two things. Either Voldemort was gaining in power. Or one of the other Death eaters had taken charge of the organization.
Dumbledore didn't know what was worse.
On one hand Voldemort was bad because he was basically unstoppable and nearly won the first war and if he's gaining power it might be a repeat of the first war.
On the other hand if someone else is taking charge Dumbledore has no idea who is leading it. What could possibly be their goals? Or there strategy.
At least with Voldemort he kinda got a sense of how he thought. So he could kinda work on countering some of Voldemort's more deadly attacks.
Then there were his Allies. The order of the Phoenix was still in shambles after the last war. Many of the fighters having died. He was running with a skeleton crew. He had hoped to recruit the Druids to the cause having swayed Devon that he had the best chance to win and lead the war but instead The Druids already had a leader. And it was the boy.
A boy which Albus realized was getting farther and farther from his influence by the day.
Albus looked up to see Mad eye on the door
"I'm heading back to my house now before I make my way to Hogwarts for the favor you called me for." Mad eye said
"Thank you old friend I must say I think Harry will need it." Albus said
Mad eye scoffed "if that Druid friend of his has anything to say I think the boy is just fine." He said as he walked off.
Albus sighed perhaps he should just give the reins to Harry. No one more year. He will do his best to keep this year Worry free and a good year for him. After all the tournament will be a good way for him to learn from his peers as well as spend time with his family.
Albus nodded he was on the right path.
Albus flooed back to Hogwarts to get a few last minute preparation ready for the goblet of fire as well as additional boundaries to make it impossible for Harry to be chosen as a member of the school.
The next day Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny headed out to Diagon Alley to get their stuff for this year. Harry noticed he needed dressed robes Sirius saw this and patted him down getting him a good set.
They also heard the ministry was coming under fire for failing to get the riots under control as well as other things Harry didn't care about.
Eventually they returned to Grimmauld place and got deep into training until it was time to head to the Hogwarts express.
Sirius tapped Harry on the shoulder.
"I'll see you later pup." He said with a wink. Something that unnerved Harry as the four of them got a train car. Harry looked at the platform as the train rode away.
Ginny noticed Harry wa unnerved "what's on your mind?" She asked
Harry shook his head "nothing it's just something Sirius told me that's strange. He says he'll see me later." Harry said out loud
"Probably saying something about a letter or break." Hermione shrugged it off.
Harry nodded "probably but he winked so I'm worried."
"You know Sirius had your best interest in heart, Ginny said
Harry nodded
"I know I just am worried for some reason it's probably nothing." Harry said
"No it's not." A voice said behind him
Harry turned to see Devon in the doorway
"Never pass off your gut as nothing that's how people get killed." As he stepped in
"Mind if I join you?"
The others nodded
"So I've heard Sirius give you a brief look into the war." Devon said
Harry nodded "we've already prepared our own war prep." He said
Hermione produced a list of names that they can call on to help if needed
Devon nodded "good start I've noticed several inter house names that's good unify them school under one banner."
Harry nodded "we were hoping you would lead it." He said
Devon gave Harry a smile and Harry thought he would accept for a second
Until the words left his mouth.
"No."
(Eoc)