Harry Potter Promise NR.3
Date: 7/8/2017,
Categories:
Fiction
Fan fiction,
Author: zimbi
... explained in a hushed whisper that what they were looking at was called the Dark Mark, and it was the mark of Voldemort and his followers. Whenever it had been seen in the first war, it indicated that someone had been murdered at that location. Several pops indicated the arrival of more people, and once more, their summer studies proved to be advantageous, as they all ducked the stunners heading their way, before Amelia recognized the group in front of her, and called for the Aurors to halt. She asked Harry what had happened, and so he explained as concisely as possible, though he omitted the threat, the implications behind it, and the fact that he had recognized the voice that had issued it. Amelia sent Aurors to investigate the source of the Dark Mark, and they returned with a terrified house elf in tow. "She was carrying this, ma'am," one of the Aurors handed over a wand. Susan gasped. "That's my wand!" she cried, flinching when all eyes turned towards her. She felt better when Neville wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "When Harry told us to take our wands out, I realized that I didn't have mine. It must have fallen out of my pocket at some point." Amelia grimaced as priori incantatem was performed, showing for all of them that her niece's wand had indeed been the one to cast the spell for the Mark. She vowed at that moment to get Susan a wand holster like Harry's. The elf, named Winky, was quickly claimed by Barty Crouch, Sr., the previous head of the DMLE. He had ...
... been demoted shortly after his son's exposure as a Death Eater, and took up the mantle of Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, while Amelia moved from her previous position, to Crouch's. It had certainly created some tension between the two, but she did her job to the best of her ability; dealing with idiots was all just part of the job. Amelia took Susan and Neville home, after Arthur had arrived with the rest of his sons to claim Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. It had been a long night. _ _ _ Chapter 14 Disclaimer: not mine Minerva, Sirius, and Remus were relieved that Harry was unhurt, and agreed to stick to the plan, meeting up in Diagon Alley in two days. Harry wanted to tell them what the man – whom he had learned was wearing the cloak and mask that the Death Eaters (Voldemort's followers) had worn in the war – had said, but decided it would best be delivered in private. Arthur told them all that the Ministry was blaming it on youthful troublemakers, but Harry wasn't quite as convinced. There was no doubt in his mind that Malfoy Senior had threatened him, but somehow he didn't think the Minister would believe him. If what he had learned over the last couple of years was any indication, Lucius had spent many years lining Fudge's pockets with gold and making 'charitable donations' out of the 'kindness of his heart'. The next two days saw even more Weasley mayhem. Bill was back from Egypt for the foreseeable future, and would be staying in England for ...