AN: Did you see the Super Mario Bros. Movie? It was pretty fun, especially if you're a Mario fan! Anyways, back to the story!
With their plan set in place, Gabriel, Azrael, Logan, and Porsha all set out to Diagon Alley. As the group came to the entrance of the Wizarding World, Gabriel couldn't help but notice some guests hanging out around the entrance, giving them all major side-eye as they passed by.
"Woah, what's with those guys?" Logan asked.
"Ah, that would be the MAW," Azrael explained.
"That's 'Muggles Against Wizards' if you didn't know," Porsha explained. "They're, like, a bunch of people that don't like Harry Potter. I don't really get it, honestly. It's just a kid's book series, so what's there to get mad about?"
"Well, the author of the books is the subject of controversy these days," Logan recalled.
"Not like that's new," Gabriel shrugged. "Seriously, there are so many other authors that are also pretty controversial, and they don't get nearly as much flack as Harry Potter does. I mean, has anyone read about what H.P. Lovecraft was like as a person? Let's just say that his opinions on certain groups- scratch that, his options most groups are super not okay in this day and age."
"Don't most people counter that by saying that since the author of Harry Potter is still alive that you shouldn't support that series or something like that? Because she still gets royalties?" Logan asked.
Azrael shrugged. "It's a tricky subject, is it not? Harry Potter is a cornerstone of children's literature, and a lot of people fell in love with reading because of the books. It's a nostalgic property, and it can be hard to like something when the person that created it turns out to not be as good as you thought they were."
"However, I think that people should still be able to enjoy Harry Potter, especially as new creators come in and leave their mark on the Wizarding World," Gabriel said. "Fans have created some amazing fan projects, and new writers that work on the franchise will no doubt expand the world past the author's ideas as well."
"Well said," Azrael nodded. "But let's leave that controversial topic behind us for now. We have a dark wizard to catch." Leading the group over to a brick wall, the wolf tapped a few bricks with his sword in a sequence, causing the call to magically move and reveal the passageway into Diagon Alley.
"That never gets old," Porsha said, her tail wagging happily as she looked around in wonder. "Oh boy, I don't even know where to start! There's the joke shop, the pet store, the broom shop, the-"
"Focus, Porsha!" Azrael exclaimed, putting a hand on her shoulder. "We're looking for You-Know-Who, remember? Now then, if I was a dark wizard, where would I hide…?" The sound of a firework was heard, turning his head skyward as the image of the Dark Mark was sent into the sky. "Oh, I guess that makes it easy for us."
"Looks like it's coming from Gringotts," Logan pointed out. "Let's go!" The quartet ran down the street, bursting through the doors of the bank to find the place overrun by Death Eaters. "Okay, bad guys, prepare to face our power!" Logan exclaimed, posing with his sword.
"The scion of Death is here!" one of the Death Eaters shouted. "Seize him and his allies. Don't let them get to the Dark Lord!"
"Yeah, good luck with that," Azrael grinned. The wolf rushed forward, using his khopesh to block spells while cutting down the Death Eaters. With each enemy he felled, their cloaks were whisked away into dak smoke.
"You know, I think this is one of the few times we're fighting enemies that aren't robots or monsters made of darkness," Logan noted.
"Don't worry about them. They'll eventually "respawn" like a video game, give it a day or two," Azrael replied.
Gabriel nodded, ducking behind a desk before bringing his arms together. "Dragon Cannon!" he shouted, firing out a spiraling dragon-shaped energy beam that knocked over some of the Death Eaters.
"Wow, these guys are kinda bad at their jobs," Porsha mused.
"Well, I did take out Voldemort's generals last week, so they don't exactly have good leadership right now," Azrael mused, cutting down the last of the Death Eaters.
"That's good. I wouldn't not want to deal with Bellatrix. She's crazy!" Logan shuttered.
The group headed further into the bank from there, with Azrael taking a moment to use his coin and summon an ally to aid them. "Good to see you, Sirius," Azrael said as a man with black hair and a beard appeared before them.
"I assume we're dealing with Death Eaters, Azrael?" Sirius asked.
"Indeed," the wolf nodded. "We're heading down into Gringotts right now to fight Voldemort. We could use the help of a master duelist to aid us."
"Then I will do all I can to aid you," Sirius replied, pulling his wand out.
"He's so cool…" Porsha said in awe, her eyes shimmering slightly.
"Yeah, Sirius is a favorite of mine as well," Gabriel nodded.
Once the group got far enough in, Azrael had them hop onto one of the cars deep in the bank to get to the vaults. The car moved fast, weaving around like a roller coaster, which Logan couldn't help but cheer at as they moved at high speeds. Once they reached where the main vaults were, the group got out and snuck around, listening for where Voldemort was. They soon found the dark lord in one of the central chambers alongside his snake Nagini, the two of them overlooking a dragon that was chained down in the room.
"Yes, this will do excellent for my revenge against Potter and his friends," Voldemort mused, waving his wand at the dragon.
"What is he doing?" Logan whispered.
"I'm not sure… It looks like he's trying to control the dragon…" Azrael said.
"Well we can't let him do that. It'd be a lot of trouble for the Wizarding World of Voldemort had a dragon on his side," Gabriel said.
"Then let's sneak up and attack him!" Porsha suggested.
"Nagini will just sense us then. We need to attack from afar," Azrael said.
Logan suddenly shivered. "Woah. Did the air in here just get colder?"
"Oh no…" Azrael said. He looked up to see black figures in tattered cloaks floating over them. The creatures swooped down at the heroes, but Sirius made them back off with a white spell.
"Dementors!" Sirius cried, the group scattering as their cover was blown.
"So, the heroes are here to try and defeat me!" Voldemort mused, turning to face the he heroes. "No matter. My Dementors will handle you, as well Nagini. You cannot stop my plans, scion of Death."
"You've cheated Death so many times, that he was glad to finally have your soul the first time, Voldemort," Azrael growled. "You don't have the protection of the horcruxes this time!"
"Oh, but soon this dragon will be the first of many more new horcruxes to come," Voldemort explained. He raised his wand to start casting on the dragon again.
Azrael growled, but was suddenly pinned by a Dementor, the wolf struggling as the monster started sucking at his soul. "No… No… Get off me!" he shouted.
"Expecto Patronum!" Sirius called, his wand sending out a spectral hound that repelled the Dementor.
"Man, it sucks that Dementors can't really be killed," Logan said, raising his sword to fend off Nagini.
"And with how many of them there are in here, we can't rely on Sirius to protect us," Gabriel said.
"Aren't they allergic to positive emotions or something?" Porsha asked.
"Yes, the Patronus charm uses positive energy to combat the negative energy of Dementors," Sirius nodded.
"Hm… Wait, I've got it!" Gabriel said. "Porsha, give me a beat! Let's send these guys packing with our own bit of magic!"
Porsha shrugged and pulled out her phone, setting it on max volume. Gabriel connected the music to his Harmony power, the Dementors turning to face the raven as he began to sing. "Yeah! In the place to be! Gabriel on the M-I-C! Witch Doctor!" As the song started, Gabriel's Harmony magic started to take on a white glow, which surrounded him and Porsha, protecting them from the Dementors.
Everybody can he do it? (Can he do it?)
Come on people, let's get to it! (Let's get to it!)
Come on, shake, come on, roll!
Everybody hit the floor!
Come on, shake, come on, roll!
One-Two-Three, and here we go!
"Oh, I love this song!" Porsha said, getting into the grove and dancing along with the music.
"Seriously? Music is going to solve our problems?" Azrael questioned.
I told the witch doctor I was in love with you
I told the witch doctor you didn't love me true
And then the witch doctor, he told me what to do
He said that...
As Gabriel and Porsha grooved to the music, the magic bubble surrounding them suddenly popped, creating a shockwave that pushed the Dementors back.
Ooo to the eee, to ooo to ah-ah
To the ting to the tang to
Walla-walla, bing bang!
Ooo to the eee, to ooo to ah-ah
Ting-tang walla-walla, bing bang...
"Oh yeah, get it, Gabriel!" Logan cheered, doing a flip to jump over Nagini.
Ooo to the eee, to ooo to ah-ah
To the ting to the tang to
Walla-walla, bing bang!
Ooo to the eee, to ooo to ah-ah
Ting-tang walla-walla, bing bang...
"You DJ! Pump this party!"Logan shouted, pumping his fist in the air as his friend sang out.
Everybody can he do it? (Can he do it?)
Come on people, let's get to it! (Let's get to it!)
Come on, shake, come on, roll!
Everybody hit the floor!
Come on, shake, come on, roll!
One-Two-Three, and here we go!
"Come on Gabriel, give us more!" Logan shouted.
"What foolishness is this!?" Voldemort exclaimed, distracting him from the dragon as Azrael held his sword out.
"Your fight is with me, dark lord!" the wolf exclaimed.
I told the witch doctor you didn't love me true
I told the witch doctor you didn't love me nice
And then the witch doctor, he gave me this advice
He said to… (Ooo, eee, ooo, ah…)
As the heroes did battle, Sirius snuck around to where the dragon was and started using his wand to melt off the shackles. "There you go. You'll be all right, girl," the wizard said.
Ooo to the eee, to ooo to ah-ah
To the ting to the tang to
Walla-walla, bing bang!
Ooo to the eee, to ooo to ah-ah
Ting-tang walla-walla, bing bang...
As Harmony did its thing to repel the Dementors, no one noticed as some of the magic started to linger around Porsha.
Ooo to the eee, to ooo to ah-ah
To the ting to the tang to
Walla-walla, bing bang!
Ooo to the eee, to ooo to ah-ah
Ting-tang walla-walla, bing bang...
"Come on, Porsha, give us a verse!" Gabriel exclaimed, letting the she-wolf take center stage with her powerful voice.
Now you've been keeping love from me
And that's not very smart (Very smart!)
So I went out and found myself
Some who taught me how to win a heart! (Yeah!)
"Now back to you, Gabriel!" Porsha giggled, the two sharing a high five as they switched off.
My friend the witch doctor, he taught me what to say
My friend the witch doctor, he taught me what to do
I know that you'll be mine when I say this to you
Woah! Oh, Baby...
"Jackal Slash!" Logan shouted, his sword powering up with green flames as he sliced Nagini in two, making her diappear like the Death Eaters from before.
"No!" Voldemort shouted, before turning his anger onto Azrael. "Avada Cadavra!"
The wolf took the spell head-on, only flinching before giving the wizard a feral grin. "You can't kill what's already dead, don't you know?"
Everybody can he do it? (Can he do it?)
Come on people, let's get to it! (Let's get to it!)
Come on, shake, come on, roll!
Everybody hit the floor!
Come on, shake, come on, roll!
One-Two-Three, and here we go!
Voldemort hissed at that, only to be stopped as the dragon, no free, breathed fire at the dark lord. He dodged out of the way, only to be met at wandpoint by Sirius. "Petrificus Totalus!" the wizard exclaimed, hitting the dark lord in the chest, freezing him in place.
Ooo to the eee, to ooo to ah-ah
To the ting to the tang to
Walla-walla, bing bang!
Ooo to the eee, to ooo to ah-ah
Ting-tang walla-walla, bing bang...
As the song came to an end, Gabriel transformed the magic into an illusionary hyena, the faux-Patronus racing around and gobbling the Dementors up.
Ooo, eee, ooo, ah-ah
Ting, tang, walla-walla, bing bang!
Ooo-eee, ooo, ah-ah
Ting-tang walla-walla, bing bang!
Porsha laughed, clapping her hands together joyfully. "That. Was. So much fun! And you guys do that all the time!?"
"At least once a week," Logan shrugged.
"Now all we have to do is finish Voldemort off to break part of the curse put on Death," Azrael said. The wolf held up his khopesh, chanting a few words in Latin as the visage of a silver wolf appeared behind him. Voldemort's body then faded away into ash, a green orb appearing that Azrael swiftly cut in two, the sound of a broken chain echoing through the cavern. "There, now that's one third of the curse gone. Thank you for the help, Sirius."
"Feel free to call on me whenever you need," Sirius said before Azrael de-summoned him.
"So, who should we go after next?" Logan asked.
"I say Dracula. He shouldn't be hard to find either, since we can just go to his castle," Azrael stated. "However, I think we should make a few calls first. I'm betting that the count isn't going to be alone. And since I can only summon one helper at a time, we need the backup for infiltrating the castle."
"Sounds good to me!" Porsha said.
As the group left Gringotts, Gabriel turned to Azrael. "So, what was that about you already being dead? I mean, I know that you work under Death himself, but I didn't expect for you to be able to take the killing curse like it was nothing."
Azrael sighed. "There's something about me you don't know yet, Gabriel. I'll explain it to you on the way to the castle. Now come on, we can take the Hogwarts Express to get close to where the castle is, and we'll meet our allies there as well."
Author's Note
And old Moldy-Voldy is down for the count! This was pretty fun to write, and getting to explore the Wizarding World just a little bit was cool. At the beginning of the chapter I wanted to address the controversy surrounding the author of the Harry Potter books and give my own thoughts: to put it simply, I think you should still be able to enjoy the series, especially since there will be other people to create things in the world in the future as well. For example, the game "Hogwarts Legacy" had little to no involvement from the author, and a lot of people got unnecessary hate just for wanting to play it. I say let's all just have fun, acknowledge the shortcomings, and move forward with more open minds.
The song this time was "Witch Doctor", specifically the version from the live-action Alvin and the Chipmunks movie, with the lyrics changed to fit Gabriel more. I wanted a "magic" song for this chapter, and I thought an upbeat song would work to repel the Dementors.
If you're wondering why Gabriel summoned a hyena for a Patronus, it's a fact in the Harry Potter books that someone's Patronus may take the form related to the person they love (Examples are Snape having a doe and Tonks having a wolf). If Logan could summon a Patronus, he'd probably have a whale shark or a snowy owl.
Next Time: Azrael gives his backstory as the group goes to fight Count Dracula in his castle!