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Chapter 14

Head of DMLE office-

It was shaping up to be a busy day for the head of the DMLE thanks to this morning's edition of the Prophet. Amelia was sitting at her desk making a list of everything she needed to do today when she heard a knock at her door. "Enter!"

In walked one of her top Aurors who had black hair with purple streaks running through it. "You wished to see me boss?" she said. Amelia motioned to the empty chair on the other side of the desk and said, "Yes Auror Tonks. I have a job for you. While you are here, I want you to be my personal assistant. No, this is not a punishment. I want someone I can trust beside me and essentially my second in command when it comes to the upcoming cases. Second, once the day is over I plan to go and speak with Lord Potter and plan on giving him a personal guard. I am going to recommend you for the job. What do you say?"

Tonks was in shock at this. "Am I dreaming?" she thought. "I don't know what to say boss. I'm honored that you trust me enough for this, but may I ask why that is?" Amelia smiled at the question and replied, "I see why Mad Eye mentored you. Honestly, I know where your loyalty lays. Lord and Lady Potter trust you, and I know you would protect the two of them with your life." Tonks nodded her head as she listened to Madame Bones.
"I have one request before I accept Madame Bones." Amelia raised her brow at this. "If we are going to be working together, please call me Tonks. Saying Auror in front of my name will eventually get tiring."
"I think I can manage that Tonks, as long as you call me Bones."
"Deal."

Amelia and Tonks shook on the agreement. "Now then, let us continue onto other business. We have a meeting in an hour with the Minister to discuss the new evidence brought too light thanks to the paper." Amelia was getting ready to go into detail about the rest of her day when someone knocked at the door. They both looked at each other and wondered who that could be for a second before Amelia told them to enter. "Arthur, what brings you here this morning." She asked.

Arthur looked over at Tonks waiting for her to leave, but saw she wouldn't move. "Madame Bones, I was wondering if I could have a word with you in private" he asked.
"Mr. Weasley, anything you have to say can be said in front of my assistant here. She will be working very closely with me over the next few months. Now, why have you come here today?"

Arthur steeled himself for the conversation to come. "It's about my wife, Molly. When she read the paper, it was like a switch flipped in her. She started to spout pure blood nonsense, calling Hermione a mudblood and stating that she shouldn't have reached above her station. Molly tried to claim that Hermione used love potions to steal Harry. She even went as far as claiming that she was going to try the same exact thing."
"Mr. Weasley, what else aren't you telling me?" asked Amelia. Thanks to all her years on the force, she could easily tell when someone wasn't being completely honest.

"My son Ronald did threaten to kill Harry. I commanded Molly to do nothing as head of the family." Arthur's shoulders slumped a little and he put his head in his hands and took a minute before continuing. "I told her that if she did not listen then I would throw her out and divorce her. That that was her only warning." Tonks put her hand on his shoulder to offer a little support. Amelia came around her desk and crouched down in front of him and said, "Arthur, why did you come to me with this?"
"I didn't want to lose my job Amelia. It may not be much, but I have a family to care for. I didn't want you or Lord and Lady Potter to think that I had anything to do with this." He replied.

"Thank you for telling me Arthur. I won't hold this against you. Especially since I have people on the inside keeping us up to date with what Molly and Ronald are up to. Why don't you take the rest of the day off? Go to Gringotts and ask for Bill. He will fill you in on everything that is happening. Either myself or Tonks will let Lord and Lady Potter know what is going on. I suspect they already have a plan for such a problem."

Arthur went stood up and went to leave. Just as he got to the door he turned and said, "Thank you." He opened the door and a memo came flying in. Amelia quickly looked at it and cursed. "Tonks, it would seem our meeting has been moved up. Time to go." Amelia and Tonks gathered everything they needed and headed for the Minister's office.

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Minister's office-

Cornelius Fudge was pacing around his office. Thanks to the paper this morning, his office had to redirect all the howlers and letters he was receiving. "What a mess" he thought. New evidence on Sirius Black, Harry Potter's abuse and neglect, and then there is the matter of Lucius kidnapping that woman. "Damn." He walked over to the side board and poured himself a glass of fire whiskey. It may be first thing in the morning, but he knew that he was going to need it. No sooner did he finish his drink, there was a knock at his door. "Enter… Ah Madame Bones, right on time I see. Let's get started shall we." He walked over to his desk to take a seat. As he turned the corner of his desk he saw someone else with her. "Amelia, I thought this was to be a private matter?"
"Forgive me Minister, this is my assistant Tonks. I pulled her off of active duty. She will be my right hand during the course of these investigations. Everything we discuss here today is prevalent to her job."

"Very well then. Have you spoke with Lord Potter about these matters?" he nervously asked.
"I have." Amelia replied, taking a short pause before adding. "He is not pleased at the moment. Tell me Cornelius, how does it feel to piss off not only the voters, but also the Lord and Head of an ancient and noble family?" Cornelius paled at this. If he ever wanted to salvage his career, he would have to work quickly.
"What would you have me do Amelia? Go against one of my oldest friends? All for what lies some boy has told?"

"That boy speaks only of the truth. That boy is the savior of our world. He deserves more respect than that and you know it. Do you want to know what to do Cornelius?" Amelia made sure he heard every word she was saying, "Make Sirius a free man. Arrest Malfoy for kidnapping, rape, an attempted murder. That woman was not a muggle. She was a squib from an ancient line."

Seizing on a moment to try to interrupt her he asked, "What do you mean was? Don't tell me the woman died?"
"Lucky for you she didn't. Neither did her unborn child. She is a witch now. We do not know what happened, but she is a pure blooded witch. You asked what you could do, I just gave you a list."

As Amelia and Tonks stood to leave, Amelia threw down a folder and several rolls of parchment. "This is all the evidence that was gathered. I will be expecting arrest warrants soon." Cornelius watched them leave and slumped into his chair. He was starting to believe that he should have stayed in bed today.

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Tonks family home-

Sitting around an enlarged kitchen table, everyone was watching and waiting for Harry and Hermione's reaction to the articles in the paper. No one knew what was going to happen. Harry closed his eyes and took several deep breaths. Sirius was the first one to speak up, "Pup?" He would be lying if he said he wasn't worried about Harry's reaction. He saw Hermione put her hand on his arm to try and calm him. That wasn't good.

As Harry sat there, he tried to center himself and clear his mind. It was then that he heard the voice of Lily in the back of his mind, "Don't be angry with them my child. You know that it needed to be done." Harry knew she was right. He felt Hermione's hand on his arm, silently giving him the support he needed. "Sirius, we all know that I am not happy with how this happened. However, I know that it needed to happen sooner rather than later." Sirius let out the breath he had been holding, and released the tension that was in shoulders and felt the relief course through his veins.
"Did someone use polyjuice potion for the article and photo?" asked Hermione. Surprisingly it was Remus who blushed at this when he replied, "I used the potion to be Harry and Tonks transformed to look like Mione." Hermione wanted to continue asking questions, but suddenly an elf popped in startling everyone. Hermione asked, "hello there, who are you and who do you work for?" The elf handed over quite a few rolls of parchment to her and Harry, and gave a letter to Andy. "Missy. I belong to Professor Kitty" replied the elf as she looked at Andy and waited for a response. Harry and Hermione looked over to see what was happening.

"Something has happened to Severus. Poppy says someone cast several borderline dark mind altering curses on him and she needs help." Andy looked up from the letter and added, "Missy, bring them here as soon as possible. I'll have a bed waiting for Severus." As soon as Missy curtsied and popped away, Andy jumped up from the table and went into the other room to start preparing for their arrival. Harry felt a little nudge in the back of his mind and thought, "Maya, Dumbledork is responsible for this."
"What should we do Harry?"
"Leave it to me. I think it has to do with something my mother said to me."

After Andy went to make sure she was set up for anything and everything, Tonks looked over to Harry and said, "Listen kid, I have to meet with Madame Bones shortly. Is there anything you want me to pass on" Harry shook his head and replied, Not at the moment. She already knows my feelings on everything. One question, why kid." Tonks walked over to Remus and gave him a kiss on the cheek that lingered for a just a moment before turning back to Harry and with a straight face replied, "Seems to suite you. Besides, you may be a lord, and married, but your still only 14. Just because you look older, doesn't mean you are." Harry decided to act his age and responded by sticking his tongue out, causing Hermione to promptly smack him upside the head. "Ouch!" Harry rubbed at the back of his head and shot Hermione a mock glare. Tonks gave a final laugh as she walked out the room. Remus and Sirius both stood to leave as well. "Moony and I will both be in the study if you need us." Sirius stopped in the door way and turned to add, "Draco, if you get bored, you are more than welcome to join us in or research."

"I would like to check on Uncle Severus first, but thank you." he replied. Draco started to tidy himself before he left when he heard Harry say, "Draco, I just wanted to say thanks." Draco was a little taken back by this. Harry went on to say, "Thank you for helping my family, and thank you for not saying anything about my past." Draco just stood there for a moment with his mouth hanging open until his mother gave a little cough. "You welcome Harry" was all he said before rushing out of the room. Harry sighed. He had no idea what to do about Draco. He was drawn from his thoughts when he heard Poppy telling Andy about what happened. Harry stood up and said, "Narcissa, would you join me in the other room? I know you would like to check on Snape as well." He waited for her to start to get up and added, "Maya, why don't you catch up with you mum. I can call for you if your needed love."
"Alright sweetheart." He leaned down to give her a quick kiss and added, "Call for Dobby if you two need anything." This cause Hermione to frown, but she didn't say anything. Harry walked over to Emma and gave her a quick peck on the cheek and said, "that goes for you as well Emma. If you need anything, just call for Dobby. He is more than glad to help." Emma put her hand on Harry's and replied, "Thank you Harry, for everything." Harry gave her a dazzling smile and squeezed her hand before turning and leaving with Narcissa.

Hermione and Emma sat at the table finishing their tea. "Mum, how are you feeling? How is the baby? What do you think of being a witch? What is going on between Narcissa and yourself? Do you approve of Harry?" Emma gave her a warm smile and place a hand on her arm to try and stem the flow of questions. This seemed to do the trick and gave Emma a chance to reply, "Oh my little humming bird, you have to give me a chance to speak. The baby is doing well; I hopefully will find out if it is a boy or a girl soon. I'm feeling much better, but know I still have a long way to go. Narcissa and Andy were once very good friends of mine. As for Harry, I approve of that young man dear. He would move heaven and earth to keep you safe and happy. I know your father…" the words seemed to catch in her throat. Hermione grabbed her hand to offer her support. After a few minutes Emma was able to continue, "your father would approve as well, eventually. He would have given him a hard time, especially since no one was good enough for his princess. But, he always wanted a son, and in the end he would have seen Harry as one." Emma place her hand on her abdomen, silently praying for a boy and offering a prayer for Daniel

Hermione knew exactly what her mother was doing and said, "I miss him to mama." Emma looked at her daughter and saw he tears in her eyes. That was the only explanation for Hermione to call her mama and essentially revert back to a child. She only did this when she was under a great deal of stress and in a great deal of pain. Emma quickly changed the subject by saying, "What did they mean when they said I was no longer a squib?" Hermione was relieved at the subject change and grasped onto it with both hands, as if it was a life jacket. "Mum, did someone mention that we went down to our vaults?"
"Yes." Before Emma could continue, Hermione went on to say, "I promise to explain everything. It turns out that Dad was a direct descendant of the Granger-Dagworth family and you are descendant from the Ravenclaw family and Le Fey family. I know what you are about to ask, and the answer is yes. Rowena Ravenclaw is one of the four founders of Hogwarts; and the other is Morgana Le Fey herself. Mum, what all of this means is that we carry one of the oldest magical lines in our blood. We are basically magical royalty, Pure bloods."
"Who are the others you aren't speaking of dear?"
"Harry is the only other person to match us." Hermione then asked Harry, "Love, do you mind if I tell my mum about your titles and ancestors?"
"Not at all sweetheart."
"Thanks dear."

"Sorry mum, I just wanted to check with Harry to make sure he didn't mind me telling you."
"But you didn't say anything. How could you ask him?"
"Because we share a soul bond, we can speak directly into each other's minds. Before I tell you about Harry, I want to finish telling you about my titles. As of now, the world only knows that I am Lady Dagworth and will be Lady Potter. They do not know that I am also Lady Ravenclaw or that I am Lady Le Fey. That makes you Madame Granger-Dagworth by marriage, and Madame Ravenclaw and Madame Le Fey by birth." Hermione took another sip of tea before continuing, "Now Harry is the Head of the most ancient and noble house of Potter, making him Lord Potter. This is the only one the magical world knows of at the moment. He is also Lord Gryffindor, Lord Slytherin, and Lord Pendragon. He is also a direct descendant of Merlin Emery. Yes, that Merlin." Emma didn't know what to say. Before she could even attempt to come up with something, they heard Harry shout, "Hermione, could you come in here for a moment?" Hermione felt annoyance shoot through their bond. "This can't be good" she said as she was getting up from the table. "Why's that dear?" Emma asked as Hermione was helping her stand. "Harry only uses my full name when something serious is happening."

They were half way down the hall when Harry called, "Any day now Hermione!" This ticked her off to no end, causing her to snip back, "Keep your trousers on!" as they got to the edge of the door way. Thankfully it was taking them a few minutes, just as they got to the corner a purple beam came shooting out. If they were a second sooner, they both would have been hit by a stray spell. Hermione pushed her mother up against the wall and said, "Mum, stay here. Dobby!" The energetic little elf popped in right next to them and said, "Yes Lady Grangy Potter?"
"Go get Sirius and Remus and tell them what is happening. Then, come back here and protect my mother." Dobby bowed and popped away. Emma wanted to argue with Hermione, but was stopped as Narcissa came stumbling out of the room. Hermione grabbed her and pulled her out of the way, causing her to fall to the floor. Emma was by her side in the blink of an eye and Hermione crouched down in front of her to ask, "What is happening?" Before she could answer, Sirius and Remus showed up. Narcissa replied, "Severus woke up and took one look at Harry and started to fire spells at him. Harry put of a barrier protecting everyone, but prevented anyone from helping him."
"I could use some help in here!" Remus and Sirius both tried to go in but had no luck. "You won't get past the barrier, only I can." Hermione looked at Narcissa and said, "Protect her. Please, keep her safe. She is all I have left." Narcissa knew exactly what she was trying to do, and knew that if she didn't give her word, then Hermione would be worried about her mother and wouldn't be able to keep her mind on the fight. "Go, you have my word." With that, Hermione stood up, closed her eyes and took a deep breath to center herself. When she opened her eyes, everyone saw the teenage witch was gone and was replaced with a warrior. This made Remus and Sirius look at each other and shiver. They knew never to cross Hermione.

As soon as Hermione stepped up to the barrier, she was hit with a stray stunner. Emma tried to get to her daughter, but was held back by Narcissa who said, "She is fine. Look." True to her word, Hermione was still advancing into the room. Her bracelet and necklace absorbed the magic. She managed to get over to Harry who was taking cover behind a sofa. A smile lit his face as he saw her. "Nice of you to join us." She saw that he had a large gash on the side of his face. "I couldn't let you have all the fun now could I dear?"

"Need the filthy mudblood to help you Potter?" sneered Snape. "No matter, I will let you watch as I torture and kill her." Harry gave Hermione a smile and stood to face Snape. "Now Snivilious, you could do better than that" he said with a smirk on his face that made him look exactly like his father. This pushed Snape over the edge as he saw Harry deflect a cutting curse. "You want better Potter? I'll show you. Crucio!" A red beam shot towards Harry but never made it. Hermione jumped in front of him, taking the full force of the spell. She fell to the floor screaming. After about 30 seconds he stopped the spell. Harry drew himself up to his full height. Snape saw this and sneered, "So, you've decided to die like a man have you?" Harry looked over to Hermione to draw the strength he needed. He felt her shield settle over him. "Call the staff." When Harry turned back he saw that Hermione conjured a wall to protect him. He took a second to find his center and called for the staff of Merlin. "That won't save you Potter! Crucio!" He heard Hermione scream again. He stepped from behind the wall and sent a powerful banishing spell at Snape. Snape was too busy torturing Hermione to notice that Harry cast a spell at him. The spell hit him square in the back and caused to fly into the wall. Harry quickly cast a sticking charm to keep him in place, and ropes to bind his arms and legs. Harry summoned Snape's wand and turned to Hermione. He knelt in front of her and tried to put his hand on her. "Don't Harry. It will make the pain worse." She thought as her body was still twitching from the after effects of the curse. "Harry, take down the barrier. Let Madame Pomfrey and Andy take care of me."
"Release me this instant Potter! You will pay for this! I will make you watch as I rape and torture that filthy mudblood before I kill the both of you!" Harry silenced Snape and let the Barrier down. He made sure Andy and Poppy were checking on Hermione before advancing on Snape. At this point, Severus stopped attempting to spout his hate. His eyes suddenly bulged at the sight of the staff. Harry tried to keep his rage in check when he asked, "Is this how you treated my mother? You do not deserve to be in her will!" Harry's power was rolling off him in waves. Minerva managed to get behind him and said, "Lord Potter, as much as he deserves this, he isn't well." Harry turned his head to the side to give her a cold glare and replied, "I offer no mercy to those who threaten and hurt my family."
"Normally I would agree with you my Laird, but he is under several dark curses as we speak. We both know who is responsible for all of this. We just need to find the counter curses." Minerva could see this was getting through to him. She added, "Wait for justice. Wait for the curses to be lifted. His mind is already fighting them." Harry walked up to Snape, causing Minerva to have a small panic attack. Sirius and Remus were standing just behind her watching all of this take place. Andy and Poppy managed to get Hermione into a bed, and Narcissa was helping Emma into the room. Emma saw Harry standing in front of a greasy haired man, but didn't' see Hermione. She looked around and saw Hermione twitching on a bed. Emma tried to run to her, but fell as she tried to step without her cane. Narcissa tried to catch her, but missed. Emma found herself face down. She tried to crawl but was stopped by Narcissa who took her in her arms and said, "Let them work Em. She will be alright." This seemed to draw Harry's attention. He silenced Snape once more, and made sure the bindings weren't going anywhere. Harry walked towards Hermione, stopping at Minerva and said, "Do not let him down. If he is not where I left him when I return, I will kill him. I know the counters for those curses."
"Aye my Laird. I'll see to it." Harry gave a nod before continuing to move forward. He stopped at a stunned Sirius next, "Do nothing to him. You can keep your wand trained on him, but I will dispense justice." Sirius gave a quick nod; he didn't trust himself to speak at the moment. Harry looked at Remus next and said, "Go get Draco. He will help with Snape." Remus gave a quick nod and walked out to get him. Harry saw that Narcissa was caring for Emma as he walked over to check on Hermione. He saw that the twitching had lessened. "You know dear; you didn't have to jump in front of that curse. You could have easily finished the battle yourself." Hermione gave him a weak smile and tried to say, "Shut it Potter." Andy walked over to him and said, "She will be fine. We will give her a few potions and she will be a good as new in a few hours. Let me take a look at that cut." Andy tilted his face up a little before saying, "I can heal it, but it may scar." She quickly cleaned it out and stitched him up. "Now, I believe I heard you say that you know the counter, is that right?"

"Yes I do. Before I do this, I will place him in a full body bind. One wrong move from him and I will end him. Make no mistake, no one threatens my family. No one." Andy and Poppy both looked at each other and realized that they weren't dealing with Harry anymore. They were dealing with a very powerful Lord Potter at the moment. Harry calmly walked over to Snape and looked him in the eyes. He saw that behind the initial hatred, was pain. "Severus Snape, I know how to heal your mind. If you attempt to move so much as a muscle without my permission, I will end you. do you hear me?" he asked. Snape gave him a nod with a small sneer plastered on his pale face. Harry pointed his staff at him and put him in a full body bind before taking him off the wall. He then levitated him over to the bed and strapped him down. He made sure the straps weren't going anywhere. He heard someone give a small curse. When he looked up he saw that Snape had closed his eyes tightly. He silently cast a pain relieving charm he recently learned, causing Snape to open his eyes. "Are you listening? I can take the pain away."
"yes" whispered Severus. Harry made sure Snape was looking him in the eyes when he told him, "Make sure you keep looking at my eyes. Only my eyes." Harry paused for a moment before continuing, "This is not the man I remember Uncle Sev." It was like a switched was flipped in Severus mind. Severus gasped as Harry said, "Uncle Sev, you must fight! Come back to us! Be the man my parents knew. Fight Uncle Sev, Fight!" Harry was gripping Severus' hand at this point. Severus was screaming from the pain that was ripping through his head at the moment. Harry tried to push his magic into Severus, but it wasn't enough. Before he could even ask, Hermione place one of her hands on his shoulder and the other on his hand. "Together?" she asked. "Together."

Together they pushed their magic towards Severus, causing him to scream even louder as he tried to fight against the bindings. A white and gold light started to appear around them. They gave one final push, and the light flashed before slowly dissipating. When they looked up, they saw that Severus was unconscious and had a small amount of blood trickling out of his ears. Andy and Poppy came over to check on Severus. Hermione started to fall as her legs gave out since she still wasn't fully recovered from earlier. Harry easily caught her and picked her up bridal style. He waited to hear that Severus would eventually be alright. He carried Hermione over to the other bed and gently placed her down. As soon as she touched the mattress she asked, "Did it work love? Did we do it?" Harry gave her a kiss on the forehead and moved some of the hair away from her face and said, "We did my love. Rest now sweetheart." Hermione gave him a small smile. Harry lifted his head to check on everyone when he saw two flames appear in the center of the room. He heard everyone gasp as he saw that two phoenix's appeared before them.

"Fawkes? Is that you?" Fawkes gave a trill of excitement as he flew to Harry and the white and blue phoenix flew to Hermione. Fawkes looked Harry in the eye and said, "It is I Harry Potter. You remember me?" Harry had a smile on his face when he replied "How could I ever forget you. You saved my life in that chamber. But what are you doing here and who is this?" He pointed to the other phoenix who was now perched in Hermione's lap. "This is my mate Eilidah. It means Rays of sunshine." Harry tried to pronounce her name, but failed spectacularly. Fawkes took pity on him and said, "You may call her Aileen if you can't say her name. We are here to bond with the true leaders of light. Eilidah with your mate, and myself with you."
"But I thought you were bonded with Dumbledore?"
"Maybe at one time I was. But when he turned dark I tried to leave. He wanted the world to think that he was still for the light, so he used a dark curse to keep me tied to him. When the two of you bonded, it lifted the curse and freed me to find my mate and my true master, you." Harry looked over to Hermione to see if she heard all of this. Hermione asked Eilidah, "How do we bond with you?" Eilidah gave a small trill of excitement and replied "Simply ask the question."
"Eilidah, mate of Fawkes, is it your wish to bond and become the familiar to Hermione Jean Potter?" asked Hermione.
"It is. Do you accept?"
"I do. So Mote It Be." There was a small golden rope that appeared running from the heart of Eilidah to Hermione's. Hermione looked over to Harry and nodded. He then looked to Fawkes and asked, "Fawkes, mate of Eilidah, is it your wish to bond and become the familiar to Harry James Potter?"
"It is. Do you accept?"
"I do. So Mote It Be." The exact same thing happened the Harry and Fawkes. Once everything settled around them, Harry asked, "Fawkes, is there any way to heal Severus?" Fawkes flew over to him and cried into his ear. Fawkes looked at Harry and said, "He needs to rest now." Harry saw Narcissa helping Emma over to them and conjured a chair. He saw everyone starting at him. Remus was the first to speak, "Harry, would you care to tell the rest of us what is going on and why do you have Merlin's staff?" Harry took a deep breath and grabbed Hermione's hand and said, "Perhaps we should call Tonks and Madame Bones. They will need to know this tale and we would like to have to only tell it once."