Thank you all for the reviews. Harry Potter is not mine this is a story from a fan.
(BSC 5 C52) C180 The first signs of war.
Everyone looked at each other as Harry had rushed into the Floo. Not all of them had heard what he had said but for the ones that did, it told them nothing good was going on. Bella and Daphne who had been right on his heels looked at each other They only said one thing and that was masks. It was the only thing they needed to say for the others to understand them.
As the adults looked on they saw how the friends and Fleur pulled on their black masks and robes. Most of the adults had seen it before but when they saw them strapping on weapons they raised their eyebrows. Susan saw them looking and only said, "We are going to the Goblins, So if we are there we fight Goblin style because we are not allowed to do magic while we are in the bank". Some of the adults wanted to keep them from going but Susan stopped them. "Gringotts is Goblin land, Bogrod is the leader and he is family. If we need to, we will help. He would do it for us so we will do it for them".
It was now that James and Frank wanted to stop them but they were pulled back by Minerva and Augusta. "This is their war and they have the right. If you stand in their way they will run over you like they will do with us. So we sit back and help them when they need us and ask us".
"But Mum" Frank started.
"No Frank. Minerva is right. Harry is our leader and he will tell us what to do. The friends will follow him like they always have". Frank just looked at his mum and Augusta knew what he wanted to say. "I know they are just kids but they have us outclassed from the first day they got on the train to Hogwarts. Now it is hard to think about it, but Narcissa had said it best. She asked if they were that smart or if we were too stupid. The way they fought us was just too easy and it showed us how wrong we were. They just did the opposite as we were doing and we have been running after them from day one. They not only did it with us but also with the ministry and Voldemort. Now they are helping the family. If you like it or not the Goblins are Family to the friends".
"Then we have to go with them," Frank said.
Augusta shook her head. "Only Nolwen and Narcissa will follow. Nolwenn to write about it and Narcissa to protect her if needed. But they have to wait a couple of minutes so they know the office is clear and save to enter".
Again Frank wanted to react but stopped as he saw one after the other disappear from the spot. None of them had used the Floo but clearly apparated away. "You can't Apparate into Gringotts that will get you killed" James shouted.
James rushed to the Floo but hit a magic wall just before he could step in. He was slammed back to the floor and looked up at Minerva who had her wand pointed at him. "When are you going to listen to what we are telling you. They are family so they can" she snapped at him.
As she spoke the words Narcissa and Nolwen disappeared through the Floo and looked around. The office was empty and the wall was see-through. Narcissa had heard about it but had never seen it. As she walked to the wall she gazed down at the bank floor. The only thing she could say was "Merlin's beard".
#*
Voldemort looked at the still body of Molly Weasley that was still lying on the floor in front of him. He wasn't really looking at her but thinking about the things he had done. Slowly it became clear to him that Potter hadn't been as lucky as he thought he had been. After that tournament, he had thought he had been tired from getting his body back. Sure he had been tired but not so much. That Potter had fought him to a standstill was a real thing and he knew it. He had felt the power behind the few spells he had thrown his way. His knowledge about magic wasn't that big but his power was. It brought him back to the day he had killed his parent's who turned out to not be so dead after all. At first, he had wanted to save Lily for his loyal Death eater Severus Snape. But thinking back he was glad he hadn't. She was one powerful witch and with her son, they could be a real problem. Now that they were back he was facing that problem for real.
As he looked at the body in front of him he had to smile a little. Sure he hated what Potter had done. How he had played with Lucius and how he always seemed to be one step ahead of him. If it wasn't for the Malfoy fortune he would have killed him right here and now. He hadn't forgotten about his diary. Potter had dealt with it. The only thing he didn't know was how. According to Lucius, he had killed a basilisk over it. If that was right then it had to have been the same Basilisk he had used to kill that muggle girl.
The only thing he didn't know was if he had found out about the other little things he had hidden away. The locket was still in the gave and that he knew. He had been there and all the traps were just like he had placed them himself. He had seen that someone had tried to get to it but the Inferi had taken care of that one. He could still see the marks the fingers had made in the ground when the person was pulled in. He wasn't as sure about the ring but then again he could not go back to look for it. The night of the tournament they had been there at the graveyard to get him. He knew they had not seen him but he also knew, they knew he had been there. SO it wasn't hard to think they were still looking for him. The head of the DMLE was Amelia bones, and she was very close to Potter. So she and the others knew he was back.
The one at Hogwarts was safe because no one had ever found that room. It was the one thing he knew for sure. The other had been his cup at Gringotts. He wanted it back so he could hide it away somewhere else. His only problem was how to get it back. The easiest thing was to send Bellatrix to the bank to get it. But Potter had become friends with those beings and he wasn't sure he could trust them to not kill her on sight.
As he looked at the grandfather clock Lucius had in his room he could see that his plan for it had started. In the last war, he had made some allies among all kinds of races. In Nigeria, there had been a Goblin clan that had been expelled from the nation. He didn't care why or how. The only thing he cared about was they wanted to get back at the leader. So after a couple of little deals, he had found a way to get them in the bank at Diagon alley. Now was the time they would kill all those Goblins and he would be free to walk in and get his stuff. Lucius was at the outside looking on and he would let him know when the time had come for him when it was safe to enter.
#*
Bogrod had just made it back with Harriet as he looked at the floor from the bank from his office. The party at Potter castle had been great like always. It was a shame James had been so thickheaded but then again he was a Potter after all. As he kissed his wife goodnight he went to his desk to take care of some business that had been left behind. The bank was running day and night so it wasn't hard to keep on working. As he was dealing with the papers he started to hear some screaming coming from the bank floor.
So he went from behind his desk and went to the wall to look down. His eyes became big as he saw a clan of Goblins his grandfather had thrown out of the nation. It was clear they were here to take over the bank and they were doing it the old way. The Goblin way was fighting for it and to keep on fighting until none of the other clan was standing. Bogrod knew it could be his last night but he sure as hell was going to take a lot of them with him. Every bank was run by another clan and if he would lose this one his clan would die out and the other would take over, just like that.
As his guards were starting to swing their axes at the intruders he knew he had to join. Slowly he took his axe from the wall and let out a war cry he had last used over thirty years ago. As he was about to drop the wall so he could join the fight the Floo erupted behind him. Only family members could come through that one Floo so he didn't look behind him. The only thing he was hoping for, was that it wasn't his wife coming back.
So he made himself ready to jump to the floor below when he saw a black set of hair coming past him. He was about to say something his axe was pulled from his hand. His wall wasn't open but the blasting hax took care of it. "Can't you wait until I opened it Potter" Bogrod screamed after him. Harry didn't say a thing but Bogrod was sure he heard him laugh.
His guards had been fighting for about five minutes before Harry jumped in. He had seen some of the others fall but also some of his own. His own guards were putting up a real fight but working at the bank had made them rusty. He saw it in the way the other clan was pushing them back with every blow they swung at them.
Harry didn't wait for anything as he jumped down using his own magic to land softly. Magic with a wand was not allowed in the fight but wandless was and he would make use of it when he had to. The goblin guards were almost as big as him and ten times stronger. But none was as fast as he was. This battle was simple it was blood for blood, life for life and he knew he would take some. Somehow this time it wouldn't be as hard as the kill of Pansy had been on them. In his rush, he passed the guards from the bank and jumped on the first Goblin he saw and brought the axe down. The blade made contact and slid right through the head. The axe had been stopped by the Goblin, but that Goblin had never seen the sward of Griffindor he had in his other hand.
Bogrod had been looking around for another weapon. He had many of them hanging on the wall but he had to pick the right one. Then he saw it two half-length blades. Before the memory could take him back to the fight he used them, he took them down ready for battle. He lifted the blades above his head and let out another war cry. He made his way to the wall, ready to jump next to Harry and fight alongside when some pops were heard around him. He opened his mouth but the only thing he heard was thanks as Bella and Daphne took his blades.
As he snapped around to get another weapon he saw Susan, Neville and Hermione take the ones he wanted. The only one who didn't take a weapon was Fleur. She changed in her avian form while her arms became claws as wings grew from her back. As she started to walk to the wall he grabbed a box and held it out to her. Her beak-like face looked down. One of her black eyes looked in the box and Bogrod could swear he saw the beak turn into a smile. Her claws went into the box and when they came out her claws were like long knives. It was one thing he would never tell the friends but he just loved the books about Wolverine. The claws knifes had been made for him but it just looked right on Fleur.
Bogrod looked down and saw Bella and Daphne run past his fighters and slice into the ones that started to get close to Harry. They were followed by the other three who just killed the ones they had brought down. While he took down the only weapon that was left he turned to the hole in the wall. Again he was saddened that Harry hadn't waited for him to pull the wall down. Still, he had to join them now or there would be nothing left. As he walked to the hole he stopped and looked at the Bank floor.
There was a thunderstorm going all over the floor and the storm was the friends. The thunder was made by the friends and the lightning that followed it was made by Fleur. Flames from her hands were thrown with accuracy to the Goblins, burning them alive. The sight made him stop and it made him look down for real.
#*
Voldemort was still waiting and knew the clan he had left at the bank would fight for their lives. He didn't care how many survived, as long as it was one of his. If not he would not be able to get into the bank ever again. As he looked at the clock he knew that it would be soon over. Goblin fights were fast but also brutal. It would bring a smile to him as he took all of his Death Eaters to see the result of the fight when it was over. So with a couple of minutes to wait he called in all of his followers. He Never knew where they were but it always made him smile as they stumbled into the room trembling in fear. It was just the way he liked it. Only Bellatrix didn't seem to fear him anymore. In the beginning, he had been suspicious about it. But it was then he realized that she was no longer under the contract. So for her to not be afraid only told him she was more ruthless than he ever thought she was or could be.
Slowly he started to walk around from left to right. Now and then he looked at his Death Eaters seeing the fear they had for him. Every time he looked at them they would look down. Only Bellatrix would look him in the eyes. The more she did it the more he got freaked out by that look. Slowly he realized that it was about time to take her out because he was getting the feeling she would be his end one of these days. After another couple of walks left and right he stopped. "Tonight I helped an old Goblin clan I knew from the first war into the Gringotts bank of Diagon alley. As I'm here speaking to you all, they are raging war all over the bank. After it, we will go in making it ours".
Some of the Death Eaters were listening with glee while Bellatrix just looked on with wide eyes. She knew Harry had rushed off. She had been one of them to hear him say Gringotts. So she knew Harry her sister wife and her little self were out there fighting with their friends and Goblin family side by side. The only thing she could wish for now was that they would make it out alive and well.
#*
Narcissa stepped out of the Floo and looked around the office of Bogrod. She was followed by Nolwenn but she saw nothing of a fight. She had heard from the Goblin Wars and about the blood that would overflow the battlefield. There was nothing there to see. The only thing she saw was the big hole in the wall. In the middle of the bottom of that hole sat Bogrod. He was holding his double blade axe in his hand. He wasn't really moving or doing anything for that matter.
Nolwenn was starting to feel the same thing Narcissa was feeling as she took a hold of her hand. They didn't walk to the hole because they were afraid of what they would see. "Bogrod Where are they," Narcissa asked.
Bogrod still wasn't saying a thing and only pointed down. Slowly both of them took two steps closer to Bogrod but stopped as he spoke. "There is nothing left".
Nolwenn looked at Narcissa and wanted to rush to the hole but Narcissa pulled her back. Narcissa shook her head but Nolwenn wanted to go on. "We have to know". Again Narcissa shook her head. It was clear she just didn't want to see it. Nolwenn slowly pulled her hand from the hand of Narcissa as she made it clear that she was going to have a look. With one final look at Narcissa, she swallowed and stepped next to Bogrod. "WHAT THE HELL" she screamed. Before she could stop Narcissa from rushing at her she was just in time to keep her from pushing her through the hole.
Narcissa took one look and rushed back to the Floo. Nolwenn didn't have to go after her because she knew exactly what she was about to do. Bogrod did look up and the sad look in his eyes shocked her. She just didn't know what to say or to do about it. Never would she have thought she would see such a look on a Goblin face.
#*
The family had been waiting at Potter castle. As some of them were biting their nails two had gone to repair for the worse. Poppy and Arabella had walked into the side room and called for all the house elves of Potter castle to come to them. Beds were prepared and potions were laid out. "Are you sure we are going to need this"? Arabella asked as she went over the list she needed in her mind.
Poppy didn't look up she just looked down. As she spoke Minerva and Augusta came walking in. "I'm not sure and I hope not. But seeing Harry rushing off like that, that wasn't good. If something is happening at the bank I'm prepared for the worse. So I can't know what is happening but when Harry is acting like this then I know his family is in danger and he is going to everything he can".
"She is right". Both Poppy and Arabella jumped up when they heard the voice of Minerva from the doorway. "Harry got an alarm call from Gringotts. Bogrod didn't know about it so it sure will be a fight between the two of them when he hears about it. But Harry had placed a Goblin on the lookout and he just got the words they were under attack".
Poppy went to Minerva and saw the pain she had in her eyes. "He is hurting and he is hurting bad, isn't he," she asked. Minerva just nodded as Augusta placed her arm around the shoulder of her dear old friend. That answer alone told Poppy that not only Harry was hurting but the others as well. They not only rushed after him but they would be fighting just as hard as he was. So while the family was waiting for any kind of news. Poppy and Arabella went on with the preparation they needed to make. They took care of Minerva while Augusta went to get the Veela healers to stand by.
#*
Harry had stepped out of the Floo as he saw Bogrod standing by the see-through wall looking down. He had a battle-axe in his hand and was ready to join the fight. Harry could not wait so he just produced the sword of Gryffindor in his left hand. With his right, he threw a blasting hex on the wall making it big enough to jump through. As he got closer he grabbed the axe from Bogrod and jumped down. Now he did hear Bogrod calling something after him but he just smiled as he went on.
His feet hit the floor and he went to one of the guards that were always playing cards when Bogrod came to visit them. He saw how he was driven back and he could not have that so he swung the axe in a wide swing over his head coming down at the Goblin that was attacking the guard.
The swing was big enough for the Goblin to see the axe coming and he put up his own to keep it from hitting him. The axe of this human slammed into his axe and he could just keep it from slashing through. As he looked at the eyes of the human he could see them glow bright green. The next thing he saw was something else shining and he knew he was too late. The only thing he saw was the smile of the human as the blade went through his head.
Now Harry had been good in the training he had from the goblins, but these Goblins were something else. They were really fighting him and they were starting to get the upper hand. As one of the blades nicked his shoulder he was just in time to step away from the next one. His offence was turning into defence and he started to look for a way out to attack again from another angle. It was then two people rushed past him and took out the ones that were fighting him.
^I Thought you could need some help^ Daphne taught in her mind. Bella didn't think she just slit another one of the Goblins that were attacking them. Slowly they got the upper hand back and didn't realize that some of their own Goblin clan ( their own family) had started to just look at them. As Harry and Neville took the middle the girls were on their back slashing everything Harry and Neville passed by.
With the axes, Neville and Harry slammed the Goblins back and towards one of the girls that just pushed their blades into their necks. They might be delivering the killing blow. but Harry and Neville took the biggest part. They were the ones defeating them for real. Like a well-oiled machine they went through the Goblins but one thing was missing.
The moment of getting the upper hand was slowly going down and they had to get back on the defence again. Blades was colliding with other blades but also with Flesh. Not always with the flesh of the Goblins. As they slowly started to get backed up Harry looked over at Neville. "We have to split if we are going to get out of this".
Neville nodded but said not yet. He knew Fleur had come with them but he did not know what was keeping her. They had been fighting for over a minute now but it felt like Hours on their body's. After a moment he knew Harry was right. They needed to split now or they might not win it. They needed Fleur but without her, they just had to do it. "Alright, we will go at three. One, two, T".
The biggest fireball they had ever seen struck the Goblin in front of them. It took the other Goblins to go back a couple of steps giving the friends the opportunity to look behind them. They saw Fleur in her bird form looking with one black eye at her metal fingernails. They were sure they saw the beak turn to a little smile as she threw another fireball at the Goblins. The friends only took a second to realize they were back on top and started to chop away.
In ten minutes the battle had been won and almost every Goblin was dead. The ones that weren't were pleading for it. As the friends looked over the battlefield that once was the bank the adrenaline started to drop. Blood started to flow and one after the other dropped to the floor. It wasn't really bad but they needed care or it would become bad for each and every one of them. Even Fleur had broken her arms by throwing the fireball at everyone.
#*
Nolwenn was looking down and to Bogrod at the same time. "They are alive and your healers have patched them up. Why the hell are you looking like they killed your puppy".
Narcissa had come back just in time to hear Nolwen yelling at Bogrod. She didn't know why but she had to smile as she saw her girlfriend laying into the leader of the Nation. When she was done Narcissa waited on what Bogrod was going to say.
Bogrod looked at Nolwenn and then at the floor. "They didn't leave me any," he said.
"WHAT" Nolwenn screamed.
"They didn't leave me any," He said again making Narcissa and the friends double over.
"Please stop Nolwenn" Susan screamed from the floor. "It hurts when I laugh".
Nolwenn looked at Susan with an open mouth and saw that her right side was as red as her hair. She shook her head and sat down next to Bogrod looking down. After Narcissa sat behind her Poppy and the Veela healers rushed in. They didn't wait for anything and only went to the place the Battle had been held only minutes ago. Most of the friends had a lot of blood all over their body's. Not all of it was theirs but some of it still was. While Goblin healers had done the emergency healing they just knew too little of the human body to do it all. It was one of the things The Goblin's like about the friends. Because they wanted to teach them all about it.
While Poppy and the healers were working on some of the friends' Harry was sitting at the side. He called for Bogrod to come down. Bogrod did and looked at four Goblin females that were still alive. They weren't that hurt but more afraid by the looks of it. Bogrod took a stand next to him and waited for what Harry wanted to say. If it were up to him he just killed them all but he knew Harry wasn't like that. After some words, they find out that these Goblins were from other clans. They had been abducted and made into breathing stock just to get the fighting force they had seen today. "Do you think we can get them back to their own clan's?" Harry asked Bogrod.
Bogrod rubbed his chin but wasn't really sure if he could. "Yes, we can. The leaders of the clans will make sure of it" Harriet said from behind them. Bogrod turned around and the only thing he could say was yes, dear. After a little bit of talking between Harriet and the female Goblins they learned it had been Voldemort who wanted the attack on the bank. They also learned that there were a lot of other goblins still left behind in a cave. The one thing they didn't need to worry about was the leader of the clan. That had been the first one Harry took out all by himself.
Harriet went on talking while a group of guards went to get the other Goblins. Harry got that little smile on his face and called for Phillipe. "What can Phillipe do for yous, master Harry".
As the house-elf popped away Harry crawled back to his friends. He was the last to be cared for and Poppy knew it. She had looked him over and knew he could wait. If he could not she would have told him so, but she also knew he was this kind of leader. She saw how he got the loyalty of his friends by the way he was the first in line with some things and the last in other things. As he sat down in front of Poppy Bella asked him what he was up to. After he told her, Bella called for Snot the have a look ad how it would go down.
#*
Minerva walked back to the family and sat down with the help of Augusta. The link she had with Harry had taken a lot out of her. But that little smile she had told them enough and that the friends were alright. Slowly she talked about the battle but not at what he had done at the end of it. That was something they would see later that night. "They are alright and they will be home in a couple of hours". Both Lily and Alice gave a sigh of relief. They had been sitting on edge from the moment they had gone. Minerva knew the feeling well and just looked at them all. Arabella and Isabella had the same reaction when she said it. Dan and Amelia were just proud. Emma, she didn't know because Emma was somewhere else at this time.
#*
Emma was sitting with the Veela's. She just had a little session of self-defence lesson for some of them. It was something only known to the friends and her. This group of Veela's wanted to join the fight and also use their powers to help them. Before they could, however, The friends wanted them trained as best as they could. That would mean they would be trained by the Goblins and the friends. But before that could happen they needed to handle their own in a certain way. Emma and her self-defence class was just what they needed to become that way. She didn't know anything about what the friends and her daughter were doing at this point but this was her contribution and she would do the best she could.
When she got up for another round of lessons one of the Healer Veelas walked in. "Emma you need to go to the castle. The friends have been fighting in a Goblin clan war and are about to return home".
"What. They have done WHAT" Emma screamed. Before the Veela could say another thing Emma had already rushed out of the room and down the path to Potter castle. When she got in she didn't see any of the friends.
As Emma rushed in Minerva took her into a hug before she could say anything. "They are fine Emma. Harry told me in his mind".
Emma looked at her and wanted to smile but one thought stopped her. "And when did Harry ever say he was feeling bad". Minerva looked at her before she let go of a little curse. This time Emma had to smile as she gave out a little sigh. She patted the hand of Minerva. "If Harry says he is okay he means they are alive and that is okay for me". Minerva nodded and started to worry about how her grandson and the others would be coming back.
It was an hour later that the friends walked into Potter castle. They didn't use the Floo but the front door. Their injuries were held but the pain had not gone. With arms around each other, they were hobbling into the room. Susan was still looking like she had gone through a blender as one side of her was covered in blood. "Not my blood aunty, at least not all of it" she winced as Amelia scooped her in a hug. It was the same way all the friends were hugged by their loved ones.
Only Harry had rushed to the side. Lily had looked for him and when she wanted to rush at him she was stopped by Minerva. "Open your arms and wait until he walks into them. If you do it like that it will only drive him further away". Lily looked up at her mum and slowly she lifted her arms. Everything told her to just rush at him. ^Give her de hug Harry, She really is your mum^. Harry looked at her while his eyes screamed no. After a moment he saw that she had stopped and that she was really waiting on him. As he walked towards his mum Minerva walked with him. When lily put her arms around him she did too. The feeling she got was all thanks because he just wasn't ready to do it alone.
When they let go of each other they saw Bellatrix standing in the doorway. She was twitching a little but her smile was real. She walked up to Harry and wrapped her arms around him. After a moment she held her arms open and all the friends rushed into them. They could feel her twitching now and then while she could hear them winching. "You go and take a rest, you all have earned it," she told them. Bella looked up and Bellatrix held out a little glass tube with some white mist in it. I will show them all and you all can look at it later.
"She is right. We have closed your wounds but you are far from healed" sounded the voice of Poppy from the other side. "Now I didn't tell anything to the family but you all know I will if you don't listen". The friends nodded and hobbled to the makeshift infirmary down the hall.
"Are you really going to keep this a secret from the family"?
Poppy shook her head. "The way they have been leaning on each other and hissing softly I didn't have to. They all know they are hurt but just went with it. It is their war and they all know what it meant. But the friends are not fighting, for the here and now, No, they are also fighting for the future. The way they helped the Goblins told them they wanted to remain working together. It told the Goblins that it wasn't just to get their help in the war. If they were willing to lay down their lives for a simple clan war, then they would go to war with them".
"Simple she says" Bellatrix snorted.
"A clan war is simple according to the goblins," Poppy told her a little snappy with a pointing finger.
"It might be simple for the Goblins but if Bogrod had failed the Goblins would be in the hands of Voldemort. Bogrod is the leader and if he would have lost the other Goblins would have taken over from him in every way".
"I have not looked at it from that point yet," Poppy said and walked into the room. Bellatrix was behind her and looked over her shoulder. Neville and Hermione were sharing a bed. just like Bella, Daphne and Harry were. When they looked at Susan they saw that Astoria had joined her. "Have you seen her go by us?" Bellatrix asked.
Poppy shook her head. "No, but Harry is training them. So it is no wonder she could do it. I do, however, am a little afraid of Bill Weasley. Fleur was hurt badly according to Bogrod, Harry and Neville have protected her but when she changed back she had been vulnerable for a couple of minutes. The attacks she was under had been brutal but they have protected her the best they could. The problem, however, is if he will see it that way". Both of the ladies looked at them and saw they were all fast asleep. "They are asleep and if it comes to it Harry will deal with it together with Fleur. He will not stand in her way but if she needs it he will jump in".
"Bellatrix nodded as she told Poppy to place some monitoring charms on them. After it, she took her along and went to the room where the family was sitting. When they had walked in she took the floor. "What I have here is a memory of the way the friends have cornered Voldemort. Now it is the outcome I wanted to show you first but my sister just told me that one of the Goblins wanted to share their memory of the fight".
"Bogrod stood and was still grumbling about children taking everything for them selfs and not being able to share. Narcissa, Nolwenn and Harriette were laughing as Tonks stood up.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I was already making buckets of popcorn for everyone. So stop accusing me of not sharing you, little, grumbling".
"Tonks, Behave a little" Minerva said whit a little smile as she took the bucked Tonks offered her.
This was it for this time. Again thank you all for the reviews it is always nice to get them. See you all in two weeks.
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