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(BSC 6 C40) C168. The night it all changed 2.
Voldemort had a smile on his face as he got back to Malfoy manor, He went to his throne and sat down. He told his followers to go back to whatever they were doing and just thought about the way the snake bit into the man's body. His smile only grew wider as he thought about the first attack he had on one of the members of the group Albus Dumbledore held against him. He knew all about it from Severus and also who was part of it. Some members were troublesome while other members were just pathetic, to put it mildly. Now his spies at the ministry had said that this Wizard was nothing special. But for him, it was still one of Dumbledors members and still a victory. The other thing that made him smile was the thought of Harry seeing the same thing. Especially how sick that boy would be as he remembered it time and time again.
As he sat on his throne he thought about each of his Death Eaters. Bellatrix was the only one that tried to help him when he was concentrating on his snake and Harry. That was a welcome sign but it was also very frustrating. While he sat there his mind went back to what she had said. She had told him Potter was strong and not in a way he liked. Sure Potter was strong, that was something he himself already knew. He had felt it when he had battled him at the end of last year. But that little bit of awe in her way of talking about Potter worried him. Just like that little bit of fear he always heard in the voices of Lucius and Severus when they talked about that brat.
It was at this point that his mind went back to Parkinson and how Potter had attacked him at his own manor home. The outcome was still a little fussy but he knew he had won that day. While Potter had almost lost one of his follower's thanks to Severus. That spell alone told him that Severus was at his side.
As he thought on he wondered what his Death Eaters were doing now. Bellatrix would probably be walking around the muggle world attacking muggles for their money. Lucius would be with Fudge taking care of his end at the ministry. He was glad they had that Umbridge in their pockets. That toad was so gullible that it was almost pathetic. Severus was something else. He was loyal, that was not it. But something between him and Bellatrix disturbed him. When it would come to it he would choose Severus because he needed his skill in potions making because none of his other Death Eaters had it. Bellatrix would be missed but if it would come to it then so be it.
#*
While Voldemort was thinking over the way he needed Severus, Severus was making his way to the one place none would ever suspect him to go. It was the thing he always did around Christmas. He walked between the tombstones to the two people he knew. One he loved with all his heart and the other he hated more than life itself. As he sat down at one of them he sneered at the other. "Lily I'm back, there is a lot happening now and I do not know what to do. Voldemort is back and he is making his way back to power. I'm helping him and I hoped you could be here with me. But as you know you cant. I still hate him for what he has done to you but he is the most powerful wizard there is and he will be on top again in no time". It was then he stopped talking to the tombstone and looked to his side further along the graveyard path. He swore he heard something rustling further down the graveyard and it was coming to him. He got to his feet and walked away. He stepped behind another tombstone and looked on. His eyes became big when he saw what was coming his way. The person staggered from tombstone to tombstone but it couldn't be. She could not be here, It just wasn't possible.
#*
Lily had rushed out of her painting as she saw her mum walking out of the room. As lily just took a step out of her frame she ended up in her little frame at St. Mungos next to the bed of her old friend and godmother to her son. Alice Longbottom had not moved for many years. It was only after Lily had got to her she did, but that was all she did and it had just been a couple of years ago. "Alice. Godmothers need to be with the godbrothers". The eyes of Alice had been glazed over but it lost the glaze the moment Lily said it. Lily smiled and knew she had been right. Alice had been locked up in her mind and was now making her way out of it. The thing she had said had been the words both of them needed to get out if they were trapped. She did not know what it would do after all these years but she knew Neville and Harry could really use her. Neville could use her the most because he really needed his mum back in his life after all this time. Harry never had one but Neville had seen her year after year just lying there.
In the mind of Alice, it all went very fast. The whirlwind that was happening in there blew scrambled memory's back in their place. After ten minutes she opened her eyes and was just as alert as she always had been. As she looked around her self she knew exactly where she was. Something had gone terribly wrong in their plans but she could not remember what. As she looked to the left she saw Frank lying next to her. This had been longer than a couple of days that was for sure. She got out of her bed and shuffled next to him. "Frank wake up Code twelve". The eyes from Frank lost their stare and started to flick from left to right. His mind was reorganizing itself just like hers had done a minute ago. Softly she placed her lips to his ear and whispered. "I will see if Lily and James are still under their status-charm. If they are, I will get them back".
Alice slowly shuffled to the window and looked at the moon. It was late and it was full. This was ideal because on a night like this their powers were the strongest. She closed her eyes and apparated away from the spot. At the graveyard, she reappeared and stumbled to the ground. She did not know how long she had been locked up in her mind but it has been very long indeed. Her muscles weren't operating with her will, but she had to push on. After a minute she stumbled on and for a moment she thought she had seen someone scrambling away from Lily's grave. She did not know if she had been right but she thought she had seen it. Holding on to tombstones she stumbled on and stopped by the grave of Lily. There she dropped to her knees and crawled to the tombstone. She dug a little and took out a rectangle box. In that box, she found a wand she had put there herself. "I don't have much strength Lily but I can do this," she said to the tombstone in front of her.
Severus was still looking on from his spot behind a tombstone as he saw Alice crawling all over lily's grave. As she sat back he could see her waving her wand. The dirt disappeared and the two coffins appeared above ground. They still looked like the day they had been placed there. While Severus pushed his head a little further around the tombstone he saw a rock between them. It was at that moment he knew that the rock was an Anker stone for a rune cluster or something like that. It was similar to a ward stone. He did hear Alice saying a spell but not what it really was. The next one made him stop and look up in fear.
"Avada Kadavre" the spell left the wand, while Alice pointed it straight at Lily's heart. Severus had duck back behind the tombstone in fear and waited. He could hear Alice talking to herself but nothing more. Then he froze because the next voice he heard was one he hadn't heard for a long time. With a snap, he swirled his head around the tombstone and saw Lily sitting up next to Alice. He didn't really think and just did what he always wanted. While he jumped around the tombstone he let go of two stunners. Lily had looked up and was surprised when she saw Severus. Alice had been sitting with her back to him and never saw the stunner coming for her. Severus went for it and grabbed Lily. She could not move and he apparated the both of them away.
#*
A little over an hour ago. just when Harry had left the makeshift office of Albus.
Albus had looked on as Harry had gone away. He shook his head and knew he had done wrong. He had to have been the one to arrange the help for Arthur but he didn't. Arthur had been nothing but an easy help. His death wasn't a big loss. Sure Arthur had been helpful but that was all he was.
"Albus what are you going to do now". Fudge asked as he had seen Harry walk away, still thinking about the thing Zanita had said before they had gone.
"Cornelius, I really don't know yet. I think we have to accelerate our plans. After the holiday I will have Delores fire me as Headmaster. then she can take over and put Minerva out of the castle. She will be the only headmaster or headmistress and then she can keep Harry under control while I look for other things". Albus got up from behind his desk and started to walk to the door. "I will go and get Molly, you wait here and then we will all go to St, Mungos. you both could be there because he is a ministerial worker and it happened at the ministry" Both of them nodded and Albus left the room. As he walked on he thought about all the ways he could do this and how he could get Harry back as his friend and later as his ward.
Albus walked on and ended up in front of the door of Severus private room at Hogwarts. He didn't knock and just went in. He smiled a little at the sounds he heard and smiled wider when he saw Molly sitting on top of Severus moaning all the way. "Sorry to interrupt you two but we have a little problem".
Molly jumped off and covered herself with her dress that lay beside them. "Albus" she screamed.
"Sorry, Molly you can get back to that later. Now you have to go to St. Mungos. Arthur had an accident and he is there getting medical attention. I do not know how bad it is, Neither am I sure if he will survive it all. But I'm sure he will need his wife and his children at his side when it is all done. I have already sent them to see their father but you have to go too".
Molly scrambled to her feet and went to the bathroom to clean herself. Albus turned to Severus and smiled. "My boy. I do remember the times we did things like that. Too bad I got older but I see you still haven't lost your touch".
Severus smiled as he pulled up his pants. "Albus It is always nice and Molly, is always willing. So every time you had Arthur go somewhere we had our fun. Now I will go to pay my respect to Lily. As you know I always do it around this time of year. I have to go now before that brat goes there and sees me". Severus walked out of his own room and made his way to the graveyard.
#*
Bellatrix stepped up to a house with the number four on the side of the door. Slowly she turned into her cat form and hissed at the building. Big paws were placed step after step as the head went down to the ground. Ears were pointing back and she turned around the building. As she sniffed the air she knew that there was only one person in the house. Her Panther hearing told her it was Petunia who was in the house. She had hit Harry a couple of times but was never the one that truly abused him. Sure she was mean to him and most of the time too heavy-handed especially when she was holding on to something like a rolling pin or something hard. Her attacks were impulsive and mostly out of frustration and hate.
No the ones she wanted were the two walking trolls. She sniffed again and just like a dog she could follow a trail and so she did. When she got to the front of the house she changed back to herself. It was in the middle of the night when she stepped around the house. With her dark clothing, she could slip right into the shadows. While she was sniffing around she was lead to the playground. There at the swings, she saw a group of boys. Some skinny some chubby. One was as wide as the swings itself. That was the one she wanted. This time however there was no laughter, no funny business. This time she was the sadistic bitch the papers had talked about.
She straightened herself a little and opened two buttons on her dress. Her breast popped and her cleavage showed a lot more than it normally would. With swinging hips, she walked down the field and straight at the boys. "He, Dudley wanna play with a real woman". Dudley started to stutter while the other boys just gaped at her. "Come on boys give us some privacy, while I make him a man".
The other boys scattered away while Dudley started to puff out his chest and pumped his muscles at Bellatrix. Bellatrix smiled at him and when Dudley wanted to grab her for a kiss she pushed out her claw-like hand. Her long nails went over his cheek and drew blood on impact.
"You bitch" he screamed.
Bellatrix licked the blood from her finger and sucked it into her mouth before she pulled her finger out again with a pop. "What you don't like it, rough," She said. Dudley just stared at her as a small smile appeared on his chubby face. She knew that his little perverted mind went to a sadistic way she never wanted. still, her own sadistic way was something he never wanted either. Suddenly she grabbed his hand and apparated the both of them away.
#*
One and a half-hour after Minerva left the painting of Lily.
Minerva walked on and apparated to the operations point at St, Mungos. She had just appeared when she heard screaming. It had taken her an hour to get there and she had missed a lot. She walked on and stumbled back when she looked in the room. Augusta was lying on the floor. Harry was pointing his wand at James. Frank Longbottom was sitting in a chair held by Neville who was doing the same as Harry was with James. The tension in the room was big and hard. She did not know what happened but Seeing Frank here told her Lily had found the right words to free them all. As she looked on she saw Alice sitting next to the body of Augusta. "She is fine Minerva. she just fainted". Minerva gave a sharp nod and turned back to the rest of the room. Albus was sitting against the wall next to him were Fudge and Umbridge. They were held there by wand point by the others.
Slowly Minerva walked up to Harry and talked in her mind. ^cub, what is happening. Why are you holding James at wand point^? As she stepped next to him she placed her hand on his shoulder. Her other hand she put on top of her first hand.
"Minerva, get him to drop the wand. My son has to listen to his father. I Do not think you have raised him well. And where in Merlin's name is Sirius".
Minerva thinned her lips as she gazed at James. His words hurt her a little but she still did not know why he was still alive. ^Harry, What happened really^. Harry didn't look away from James and only said one name in his mind, Albus. ^I think you have to get out of here Harry. You are not thinking clearly and I can hear it. So let me take care of this while you wait for me at Hogwarts. You still have to take that guy to Potter castle to show him what we do with the prisoners. You did promise him to do it". The only thing Minerva had heard so far had been rambling. Now it started to clear a little bit.
^You keep them away from me. Especially that old fosille^ Harry turned on the spot and walked away.
"Dad, wait for me" Ginny called after him as she rushed to him.
"Dad, why did that little bitch called him dad" James screamed after Ginny. Harry turned but was grabbed by Ginny and pushed on. Bella and Daphne rushed after them and in passing they both smacked James on the head and they smacked him hard.
"Sorry James but Harry has taken Ginny as his slave," Albus told him from the wall where he was sitting. James looked with big eyes at Albus and opened his mouth. Before he could say a thing, Albus was blasted against the wall where he was already sitting. They never saw who had thrown the spell but it had been dead on target.
Susan looked at Minerva but was still pointing her wand at Umbitch. "Lady Hufflpuf, you go with your brother and take Lord Slytherin along. I will handle this with the adults".
Susan nodded and stood slowly as she stepped over to Neville. She grabbed his hand but Neville didn't go along. "Go Neville," Augusta said. She had woken up and was now sitting next to Alice. Alice was looking doubtfully at Neville because this could not be her little Neville. Her hand reached out to him and Neville hesitated to take it. Augusta held his hand back and shook her head slowly. "Not jet Neville not jet, We first have to see what is real".
The tears sprang into the eyes of Neville as he looked back at his grandmother and Alice. Susan was still holding his hand as she was joined by Hermione. "Come, Neville, let's go," she said. "We knew your parents could come back but not Lily and James. We do not know what happened but James messed it up and we have to take care of Lord Potter now".
"Bitch. I'm Lord Potter" James screamed. The next thing he knew was waking up in a room next to Frank and Alice. James looked around and saw Minerva standing next to a woman he remembered from somewhere. As he looked at the other side he saw Albus. "Albus you were right, Harry has lost his way we need to take back control".
There was a big sigh and all turned to Minerva. "I do not know how you got back here James but you just stumbled into the biggest fight of your life".
"I'm Lord Potter" Mc Gonnagal, James snapped.
Minerva shook her head and turned to the woman next to her. "Amelia, I know you were holding yourself back a couple of hours ago, but do what you have to do".
"Amelia, Amelia Bones" James said in surprise.
Amelia gave a sharp nod and stepped in front of them all. The moment she did Albus stepped next to James and placed his hand on his shoulder. "Amelia James is under, mine protection and so is house Potter".
"No Albus, House Potter belongs to Harry and you can't take it. If you want to fight for it, you will have to go against Bogrod and the nation. You will have to fight a head-on battle against the grey side of the Witenagemot. The only reason we have sent Harry away is none of you would be standing here if we didn't".
"That boy has gone dark and you let him. You have all made him that way and only Albus can get him back" James screamed at her. Amelia wanted to scream back at him but stopped as the door was slammed open.
"James" Sirius screamed from the doorway. "You are back, you are really back". Sirius rushed past Minerva and Amelia and hugged James to himself. After a minute he also looked around and saw Albus standing behind James and he immediately pulled his wand. "What are you doing here," Sirius said as he pointed his wand at Albus.
James pulled his hand down and shook his head. "Albus has helped me and he has told me how it is right here right now. How Harry has been turned to the dark".
Sirius let go of James and looked him deep in the eyes. "Is that what you think. Is that really the way you think Harry has become. Dark like Voldemort. Dark like Morgana".
"Voldemort is dead Sirius and you all made him believe he isn't," James said slowly.
Sirius shook his head and looked at Amelia. Amelia stepped next to him but pointed her question at Albus. "Tell us, Albus, why are you here and how did you find James alive after all these years". Alice wanted to speak up but Augusta stopped her with a shake of her head.
#*
Dudley woke up in a dark room hanging from the ceiling with his hands above his head. he could just touch the ground but could not push hard enough to get loose. "I would not try it if I were you". Bellatrix said as she stepped behind him whispering in his ear. "You will only be here for a couple of hours, and if you are nice I will let you go. For now, be a sweet boy and hang around for a little bit. I will be right back.
#*
Lily opened her eyes and looked around. She could not see a thing because she had been blindfolded. She knew she was taken by Severus. He did look older than she remembered but she could swear it had been him. The only thing she did not know was what and where she was. She heard a door opening and she called out to him. There was no answer but she knew it was him.
#*
Bellatrix had gone back to the house and turned in her feline form again to see what she could find out. She sniffed the air and opened her mouth. She could smell him and she could taste the liquor on his breath. He had enough to not put up a fight so she slowly went in. It still made her feel sick when she smelled him but some things just had to be done. Slowly she made her way inside and looked around. Petunia was upstairs and he was sitting behind the tv. She could see that he wasn't really watching but most of all he was filling his mouth. She did like the smell of those chicken wings. Slowly she crabbed up to him and changed back into herself. She placed her wand on him but he didn't react at all. She went around him as she followed another chicken wing to his mouth. "Damn, This one wasn't sleepwalking, he was sleep stuffing his face. She grabbed him and popped away.
#*
Everybody had been waiting for Albus to tell Amelia what she wanted to know. He however waited to answer her and thought back at how he had found Out James was still alive and back with them.
Flashback.
Albus had just walked into St, Mungos with Fudge and Umbridge by his side. Just when he was about to walk to the front desk he heard his name being called behind him. "Albus I need your help. Lily is gone and he has Harry". Albus stopped dead in his step and looked behind him. He had just heard a voice he hadn't heard in so many years. As he turned around Fudge screamed first, "James, but you are dead".
It was at this point in his thoughts that James spoke up and took over from Albus. The one thing he didn't see was the anger rising inside of the people around him or on their faces.
"Let me take it from here," James said. "Well, I woke up when I heard a pop. Now my foggy brain told me it was an apparition but not where or how, or why for that matter. As I sat up in my own coffin" and James frowned a little. "It worked" I mumbled to myself as I looked around. Slowly my strength started to come back to me. The next thing I did was to look at the coffin next to me. Only it was empty Lily wasn't there. She had not woken me up. Bud, I knew she been killed too because she had to have been the one in that coffin. If so then who had woken me and her up". When I looked around again I saw a shape lying on the floor a couple of feet away. As I crawled out to the coffin I could see it was a woman but it wasn't Lily because she didn't have red hair. So I got to her and flipped her around. "Alice," I said as I fumbled for her wand. When I got her I just stunned her to be sure and apparated us away to the only place I knew where to get any help and that was when I saw Albus standing here".
"So you saw Albus first," Amelia said to James as she looked at Albus. "Can you also tell me what Albus said to you when he saw you"?
James rubbed the back of his neck like Harry always did when he was the focus of attention. "Well, nothing special but Albus immediately told me how things were now and how people were doing".
"And what are the things nowadays," Amelia said while Sirius started to protest in the way she was talking to James.
"Well, like Harry has lost his way. That Harry is becoming dark and that you have made him grey and not light. The way he is associating with Goblins that are making him more aggressive. Also about the way he has put shame on the ministry on multiple occasions".
Sirius who had been defending him stopped and gaped at his long time friends. "James, Tell me you did not say that to Harry".
"I certainly did. I did and I told him that I would see him at home to put him straight. I'm the Lord of house Potter so he has to listen to me".
Sirius shook his head, "Please tell me that was all and you didn't do something really stupid. Like something we can't save you from".
"Wait for it Sirius," Minerva said as she held her wand still pointing at Albus.
Sirius placed his hand flat on his face and rubbed it from the top to the bottom. "What else did you do".
"I told him to go home, that Minerva had no say over him anymore and that we have to listen to Albus. Plus that if he had we would still have Remus with us". Sirius was stunned mid-jump by Minerva and grabbed by David. David didn't say a thing but only looked at Minerva. Her look told him that he had to take him out of here and that they could handle it from here.
end Flashback
#*
Vernon woke up and looked around himself. His hands were above his head tied to some kind of hook. His feet were nearly touching the floor and when he looked to the side he saw his son hanging there next to him. He opened his mouth but there was no sound coming from it. "Don't scream so hard big man. It will only hurt your vocal cords". Bellatrix said as she stepped up on him biting in one of his delicious chicken wings. "Damn, these are good". Vernon slammed forwards but was stopped by his hands that were hung above his heads. "Now, now, don't be angry, there will be enough time for that later" and Bellatrix took another bite from the chicken wing. "For now however you both have to wait. because I still have to deal with your wife first". Vernon spluttered and screamed but Bellatrix didn't hear a thing and apparated away.
#*
Flashback.
Augusta walked into the room of Arthur Weasly. She saw Harry standing at the side while he was looking on. Ginny was in the arms of her father while her brothers were standing around the bed. Slowly she walked to Harry and stood next to him. "Where is Molly," she asked.
"Molly is being very close to Severus right now" Harry grumbled. Augusta frowned and looked questioningly at Harry. Harry made a circle with one hand and pushed a finger from his other hand through it a couple of times.
"Oh, my" Augusta gasped. "Are you going to tell Arthur about it"?
"I don't really know. Can I do it? Can I just tell him after what happened tonight and what we have learned?" Harry asked her with a sad look.
"I'm afraid you have to Harry," Augusta told him as she placed her hand on his shoulder. "You are Lord Potter and house Weasley is a miner house to yours. She is putting a bad light on you. Now deforces aren't done in the magical world publicly but they are still there. You can order her out of the house for disrespecting you or leave it up to Arthur. In that way. He can cast her out or give his family name to you". She could see the confusion in his eyes. "You can do it tomorrow or later this week. First, you have to let him get well and then you can tell him. Arthur is a good man and he will help you with it, while we will stand by you". Harry nodded and kept on looking on.
It was almost an hour later when James walked in next to Albus and Molly. Molly rushed to Arthur while Harry grabbed his wand. His eyes had become big and Augusta could feel the magic rolling from him. She turned her head and saw the last thing she ever thought she would see. Next to James was Alice and it all went black.
"James you are awake" another voice shouted from the doorway. Everyone turned to the voice and took in a deep breath. There in the doorway stood Frank Longbottom. He was holding himself up against the doorpost. He was still weak and a nurse was holding him up on his other side." I see they did it. they were right, you can come back to life, but where is Lily". It was then that Frank saw Alice on the floor next to his mum. "Alice, what happened to you and why are we at St, Mungos, and what happened to mum".
Alice smiled at him softly. "Lily woke me up. Lily was somehow there to tell me the words to get me out. I do not know how she did it but she did. After I got myself together I told you the words and went to Lily and James. I woke up James first and then Lily. You took longer James because you had been killed earlier. Then I woke up Lily. She would wake up sooner because she was killed later. But just when I was about to get her up I was blasted in the back. The only thing I remember after it was James waking me up and getting me here.
end flashback.
It was at that point Minerva turned to Amelia. "Why was Neville holding Frank at wand point".
Amelia gave her first real smile. That one is easy. James told Frank that Harry was turning dark before he told Harry the rest. He also said he wanted them all to listen to Albus and not to anyone else. It was then that Harry pushed him to the ground and pointed his wand at him. Neville didn't hesitate and did the same to frank while the others pointed their wands at Albus, Fudge and the Bitch over there" and Amelia pointed to Umbridge. The rest you already know.
Minerva turned to James and looked him dead in the eye. "I do not know if you are the real James Potter or not. I also do not know if you are the real Frank Longbottom or not. But let me make one thing clear. My grandson has done things Albus could not do and even Merlin has not done. Now you can listen to Albus over there and fight a battle with your sons. Something I know you both will lose. Or the both of you can come to Potter castle and help" It was then she turned to the door and started to walk away.
Just before Minerva walked out of it she was stopped again by Lord Potter. "Minerva, I'm Lord Potter and I will come to Potter castle. Harry can either bend to his Lord or I will cast him out".
Minerva pulled her wand and pointed it at James. Before she could do anything she was stopped by Augusta who stood next to her. "No need to go Gryfindor on his ass. This is now my job. I'm still representing all the houses because none of you have asked for its return".
"That was another thing boys". Albus told James and Frank. "I do not know how but he has been making a new alliance with the Greengrass's and other miner dark families. With them, he has made one big group that has even taken a Goblin into his house. they are threatening to take over the ministry. they do that every day".
Augusta shook her head. "Albus you are really getting senile in your old age. But I will not tell if you are right or wrong".
"See, Lord Potter and Lord Longbottom" Umbridge piped up from the side. "They aren't even denying it".
Again Augusta had to shake her head. "James, Frank if it is really you, you can both tri but let it be clear. If you do you will not go up against Lord Potter. and Lord Longbottom. No, the both of you will go up against Lord Longbottom and Lord Slytherin.
For you James you will go up against, Lord Potter, Lord Peverell, Lord Gryfindor and King Hogwarts. friend of Goblins. Friend of Veelas and the best group of friends you have ever seen. Your fathers were nothing compared to them". She turned back to Minerva. "Let's go and see how your cubs and my grandsons are doing".
By the door, they heard another small voice. "Mum, can I come. I don't care for this and I want to hug my son". Augusta smiled and held out a hand to Alice. the moment they stepped out of the door they heard a sigh of relief. Now it would only be Amelia in the room, too bad. The moment they had stepped out. Emma. Dan, Andromeda and Tonks stepped in. They were followed by Jean and the minister of Bulgaria. While they never saw the looks James and Frank gave them when Jean and the Bulgarian minister stepped through the door.
In the hallway, on their way to the front entrance, Minerva stopped for a moment and turned to Augusta. "Have you seen Lucius anywhere"? Augusta shook her head but could think of an answer. Lucius would never show himself if he didn't have to, and this was one of those things. Minerva thought the same and turned to Alice. "Sorry, If we don't sound happy about your return, but we have to be sure. If that is so I would like to know where my daughter is right now. But we wouldn't do it any good by just going off the rail and freak out".
Alice gave a small nod but still had that calculating look in her eyes. "I'm sorry but there is a lot I don't understand yet. One of those things is. That it looks like the children you are talking about are running it. And the second is Neville, why is he looking like it has been more than a couple of years".
Augusta took pity on her and stopped them from moving on. "I will not tell you everything but after we made sure you are who you say you are, you will see it for yourself. But it has been fourteen years from the day you, frank, Lily and James left us". Alice just gaped at her and almost fainted at the spot. "Minerva, tell Harry we are on our way with Alice and make sure Poppy is there as well as some of the Veela Healers".
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Bellatrix had Apparated back to the house of Vernon and Petunia and was again walking around the place. Her spell had pointed Petunia sitting on the top floor. She made her way inside and frowned at the leftover food that was not cleaned up. Then again Petunia would not have noticed that Vernon was no longer there. She did see another bucket of chicken and wondered why the muggles made them in those carton buckets. She shook her head of that thought and just made a mental note to take it along so she had something to eat when she was handling the others. Now however she had to deal with Petunia. and her ability to pull somebody into her mind gave her the smile of the Panther who just got the Vulture. Slowly she stepped through the hallway and up the stairs. She turned the corner and stopped by the door of the room Petunia was in. With a blasting hex, she opened the door and immediately sent a petrificus-totalus at Petunia.
She sat down next to her and smiled. "You didn't think I would just leave it at a prank day, now did you. NO, I didn't think so. You, Wittle Bella, wants to play. Wittle Bella wants to play with Wittle mind of Wittle flower". The old Bellatrix returned as her sadistic mind took over. Moments like this she would show why she was this person everybody should fear. Only this time it were the bad people who would get it. Bellatrix rubbed her finger over the cheek of Petunia who just looked at her with big eyes of fear because she could do nothing else. Bellatrix got closer and gave her a sadistic smile. "Let's get Wittle Bella into your mind and let Wittle Bella play around for a bit".
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Augusta walked behind Minerva to the grounds of the Peverell estate. Nobody was in Potter castle so they asked a house elve where they could find the others. So they walked to the Veela and werewolves part of the grounds and stopped when they saw a big man in a TUTU. Everybody were laughing their asses off and Harry just smiled. One of the older Veelas was standing in the circle with the man while others were standing around the people. When Minerva took a closer look she saw that almost all the Muggles had come along with them and that the man in the tutu was the wrestler. She stepped next to Harry and placed her hands on his shoulders. ^Do I want to know what is happening here^. she asked in her mind.
Harry looked up with a smile, ^Oh yes, He said he could not be infected by her allure. So he challenged her to let him do something she was sure he would never do". Minerva chuckled and just smiled as she watched the man make a fool of himself.
This was it again for this time. See you all in two weeks.
Gr Winmau.