Harry and Hermione kept watch on the entrance to Zonko's vigilantly in case any more Death Eaters turned up.

To their relief, when the door next opened a few minutes and a few nanoseconds later, it was Fawkes bringing back Ginny and Susan, this time accompanied by Arthur and Amelia, who looked around and surveyed the scene.

A few minutes and a few nanoseconds after that, Lily and Luna returned now also accompanied by Sirius and Remus, who also surveyed the scene.

"Sirius," said Harry seriously, "Your training of myself, Hermione, and Ginny in Offensive Magic this summer really paid off today."

"What exactly happened?" asked Arthur urgently.

"I came into Hogsmeade today with Hermione, Ginny, Luna, Susan, and Lily. We came as a group of six and I've been acting as a leader of the pack. After previous stops at The Three Broomsticks and Honeydukes, I decided that we would do Zonko's next. The six of us approached Zonko's as Fred, George, and Lee were leaving. The nanosecond the Death Eaters saw me enter Zonko's, they undid their Disillusionment Charms and approached us, " explained Harry.

"So," gasped Remus, "They were specifically waiting for you, Harry?"

"That is obvious," said Harry shakily, "It's obvious that they were waiting for me. Notice how they used Disillusionment Charms to blend in on the shelves with Zonko's merchandise. And they left people who came into the shop before us alone."

"Are you sure it was yourself the Death Eaters were targeting, Harry?" asked Amelia.

"Yes," said Harry clearly, "If you're thinking that they would target Ginny because she is the Minister of Magic's daughter, then why didn't they attack Fred and George?"

"True," said Amelia, "I was thinking that. But then there's Susan. Perhaps they would target her because she is the niece of the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement?"

"I doubt it," said Harry matter of factly, "With the exception of me, I don't think Death Eaters would target a minor. if they wanted to target you and/or Arthur, then they would target you and/or Arthur directly rather than going after their relatives."

Amelia nodded.

That makes sense," agreed Ameila, "But why would they target you then?"

"Lord Voldemort desperately wanted to kill me when I was a baby. I don't know why, but I know it's true. Here's the deal: While I do believe the Death Eaters targeted me today, I don't believe it was to kill me," began Harry.

"Then why did they target you?" wondered Sirius uneasily.

"I believe their intent was to bring me to where what is left of Lord Voldemort is hiding nowadays, " piped up Harry in a crystal clear voice, "I believe they planned to deliver me to Lord Voldemort for two reasons. First, I believe that Voldemort intends to use me to return himself to a proper body and to power, though I have no idea how. I'm guessing that Voldemort wishes to use me to regenerate himself and then to kill me afterwards. I strongly suspect Voldemort believes using me to bring himself back, however that would work, would make him much more powerful upon his return. I think he would kill me after his return to kill off what he sees as the greatest threat to his time in power. I sense that's why he wanted to kill me in the first place all those years ago, whatever his thoughts on the matter. If my theory on that is correct, then any Death Eater who gave me to Voldemort would be honored beyond his or her dreams. Remember that Lucius was driven out of the country, Barty Crouch Jr. is being held in a non escapable Ministry Holding Cell, and Wormtail, Snape, and Bellatrix are all dead now. There's an opening to become Voldemort's top Death Eater if he were ever to return."

At this, Arthur, Sirius, Remus, and Amelia all let out fearful squeals.

"But then?" wondered Luna in an unusually serious voice for her, "How would nine of them have all come together like this?"

"How indeed," replied Arthur, Sirius, Remus, and Amelia.

"So what did you do when you saw they were masked Death Eaters?" asked Sirius seriously.

"Stepped back a few steps. Hermione, Ginny, and I slowed down the first three Death Eaters using "Groundify!" and then all six of us slowed down the remaining six as Susan, Luna, and Lily copied what we had done in the second round. We then used "Hoticus!" in the same way, with myself, Hermione, and Ginny doing the first batch and all six of us doing the second batch. We then used that same process to stun them all," Harry informed Arthur, Sirius, Remus, and Amelia.

"This is exactly why I wanted you taught Offensive Magic," Sirius told Harry clearly.

"It's too bad I didn't come a few days earlier," rued Lily.

"Actually," interjected Remus, "As Headmaster of Hogwarts, I am going to have to seriously consider having our students taught Offensive Magic. It may have saved a few of your lives today. "

"I'm sure it did," said Harry slowly, "If I'm right that the Death Eaters wanted to get to me, they would have killed the others to stop them from defending me."

"I'm going to have to think about how I can incorporate Offensive Magic into our curriculum," insisted Remus.

"I'm very proud of Hermione, Ginny, Luna, Susan, and Lily," Harry told Arthur, Sirius, Remus, and Amelia in a very meaningful voice, "They kept their cool, didn't panic, did what they had to do, and perfectly followed the instructions I gave them on bringing your four here."

"I'm just as proud of you, pup," smiled Sirius, "I'm glad you thought of fetching us immediately."

"I figured once I could get you four here the situation could be controlled. "

"You've done the right thing, pup," beamed Sirius, pride etched on every square inch of his face.

"I've brought several pairs of handcuffs in my pockets and these Death Eaters are going to be arrested," said Amelia in a no nonsense voice, "But we need to know who they are. We need to unmask them while they are stunned. Would the rest of you each take off one of their masks while I get out my handcuffs."

Arthur, Sirius, Remus, Harry, Hermione, Ginny, Susan, Luna, and Lily each took off the mask of one of the Death Eaters.

Once she had retrieved nine pairs of handcuffs from her many pockets, Amelia looked around and saw who the Death Eaters were: Dolohov, Travers, Avery, Yaxley, Rowle, Gibbon, Mulciber, and both Carrows.

After handcuffing all the Death Eaters, Amelia raised her wand and created a series of bars that formed a temporarily prison around the Death Eaters. She then went back to her pockets and ejected a vial of Veritasirum.

"We're going to get to the bottom of this right away," proclaimed Amelia in a businesslike voice.

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