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Capítulo 200: Ch.199 Dark Lord Cometh

"QUIET!!!" Headmistress McGonagall ordered as she reigned in her sadness at the corpse of her long time friend and mentor I was positioning like he had simply gone to sleep in his chair.

At least he got what he wanted: a pretty corpse.

Even his beard was still immaculate.

Fawkes did show up a moment later, singing his mournful tune as he flew a round the Great Hall, aiding to sober up the panicking students before Sol came to join and console the poor bird.

He would have flamed in front of that attack if Dumbledore hadn't requested him not to, resulting in a minor argument between man and bird for a while until Fawkes understood that the man wanted to die at this point. He was more than ready.

The poor Phoenix just needed some time.

"Teachers, begin war preparations and handle the students." The woman swiftly ordered.

The time to mourn would be after they dealt with Tom, just like how Dumbledore wanted with his death.

"Professor Bones, you will be coming with me to my office." She then said, earning me a raised eyebrow as this was a deviation in the general plan.

I simply nodded.

"Tickled Dragon!" The Headmistress shouted, causing the vast majority of students to disappear due to their portkeys, surprising many and worrying a good deal in Slytherin as some had looked rather smug due to Albus' 'assassination'.

But now they worried that they had been taken hostage from my surface sweeps of their minds.

Following after her, I gestured to Fawkes to take Albus' corpse away as we left, hearing the bird do so as the other professors began explaining the situation to the remaining older students.

Honestly though? For a decent number in Slytherin this was going to essentially be a way to preemptively stop them from causing any harm to others as Tory had gotten he mini-me to actually drug a few known Tom 'Loyalist' with some brews I wasn't going to question so they can have them by the balls.

"Headmistress, I am slightly confused as to why you've pulled me aside." I said as we walked out the Great Hall with a clipped pace.

"Albus requested a few things from me when I took over as Headmistress for the coming conflict, knowing that we would need every advantage that we could gain to protect this school and the remaining children." She spoke with a hard edge as she was currently suppressing her grief. "One of these was in relation to the War time wards and the powers they grant the Headmaster/mistress."

"Huh. Sounds like the man to make some additional plans." I responded after a moments thought.

It was completely in his nature to make plans outside of what he told me.

"Yes… it does." McGonagall smirked slightly as we reached her office. "Now this particular plan was made so that we could strengthen Hogwarts most powerful defender.

After all, there are more reasons as to why no one has ever conquered Hogwarts in a thousand years beyond its wards. According to our Grey Lady and the Dragon representing the war defenses, Hogwarts empowers its Head, usually because we are the strongest, most skilled or knowledgeable witches/wizards in the school, allowing us to match possibly stronger foes with the power granted by the lay lines. It is why we swear oaths and even bind our blood to Hogwarts, allowing us our benefits and control within the school."

"*Impressed Whistling* Neet stuff." I honestly complimented as it was a fascinating use of the power thrumming through Hogwarts.

"Quite. But right now, her most powerful defender is not myself, but you Professor Bones." She simply stated, which did form an easily solved puzzle.

"Now that sounds like it would be overkill Headmistress." I chuckled at the thought of me being empowered by Hogwarts' three Ley lines. "Might not even need our other preparations.

"If you are willing of course." The Headmistress softly spoke as we both knew what I would need to do with this power and the burdens which would come with them. "You will be sworn in as Hogwarts' Guardian.

Something not done since a Dark Lady Blight tried to take Hogwarts through her magical plagues in the 1400's, requiring us to call a French Witch for aid as that era's Guardian due to her near miraculous healing abilities countering her."

"That would explain the event being conveniently left out of many history books. Had to call a Frenchwoman." I found that little tidbit rather amusing as McGonagall rolled her eyes. "Let me guess, she was Muggleborn too?"

"Conveniently, it doesn't say, but no family name was mentioned either, so given the times it is a fair assumption." She nodded easily as she apparently either didn't know what I was hinting at or the woman I was thinking of just wasn't as big a deal in the magical world. "Regardless, are you willing to take up the mantle of Hogwarts' Guardian until this crisis is over?"

"I'd be delighted." I answered with a savage grin McGonagall was mirroring as she knew very well what I had planned before, but now I was going to go biblical of Tom's forces and she couldn't wait for some payback.

-Former Malfoy Manor

After the death of Lucius, the Head of House Malfoy became Draco, the boy never having been fully removed from the house and only removed as heir initially, but it went to him regardless due to being the only Malfoy anyway. The teen basically abandoned the dreary manor filled with now many unpleasant memories, leaving it for Tom and his ilk to enjoy while he and his mother basked in the warmer climates of Spain and enjoyed their ancestral lands in France while he wasn't at Hogwarts.

Tom had them taken it over and proceeded to completely bring down all previous defenses and remade the manor into his personal fortress, made incredibly deadly to assault or infiltrate due to his severely increased paranoia. Something the lost of most of his Horcrux certainly didn't help.

One of the upsides was that his followers had enough House Elves to maintain the manor pristinely, making it at least secure and 'worthy' of him. An important aspect now that he had to control himself in order to keep his new allies.

He couldn't act as he did against his branded followers because it would instantly turn many important houses against him, something which would in turn further increase the hardships he would face in his crusade.

"Severus… is it done?" Voldemort asked his last truly faithful follower.

"Yes, my lord." The potion master bowed without a hint of emotion. "The old fool is dead. Killed while eating sweets in front of all who supported him, like the senile man deserved.

The rest should be of no trouble with the Draught of Living Death inside them. Unfortunately, I could not poison or kill the other professors."

"That is no concern Severus. You have done your duties well and shall be rewarded once we take Hogwarts." The Dark Lord sinisterly smiled at the news. "For now, we strike as planned.

Send out word to our forces.

We strike at Hogwarts tonight before anyone can counter our initial move."

"As you command." Snape intoned, taking his leave.

He had done his part.

His final act as a performer on this stage set by Dumbledore.

And it was time for him to leave it.

"We shall meet you on the battlefield." A heavy Russian voice stated as a powerfully built man with greying brown hair and beard stood from his seat.

A member of the Magical powers ruling the Russian underworld, this man was sent with others to witness if Voldemort was truly worth following as the next force to storm Europe. They had sided with Grindelwald in the past and had gained much before he finally fell, and now they want to see if this could be repeated, allowing them to spread outside their national bounds.

Beside him was a leading member of a very unhappy coalition which had lost tremendous amounts of power and influence after the rise of Fortress Protection in their respective countries, having used the dark creatures infesting their lands to remain in power for centuries but now having lost all of it as vengeful families and new powers pounced of them.

A gaunt man with a rather similar atmosphere to Severus himself due to the greasy black hair, dour demeanor and impassive black eyes. Although he underestimating was foolish, he was spiteful and very knowledgeable in terms of natural posions and murders. Even going so far as to have a team of 'trained' Vampires he enjoys sicking on victims for his enjoyment.

Voldemort took a risk taking him in after the tensions he built up with the ruling vampire clans, but they were too useful to pass up.

Looking at the two departing, he frowned as he did not feel in control of those two groups. Not nearly as much as he would like since they had an annoying level of autonomy and the former could be very dangerous if crossed, even with his confidence in the measures he put in place to secure his life.

With the loss of his most dedicated and capable servants, his rage was truly legendary once he discovered Bellatrix's death even after he made so many efforts to ensure he survival from the curse she had been suffering, he had to rely on such people to bolster his forces. He needed time to train the lackluster youngsters amongst his people after all, but he did not have the time to spare right now, hence why he had to do so.

But soon, he would have access to all the fresh talents he needed now that Dumbledore was out of the way.

He simply needed to kill Harry Potter and any who would still try and stand in his way.

-Scotland, Outside of Hogwarts' Wards, June 12th, 8pm

"All forces are ready, Lord Voldemort." A man reported as he stood, looking down upon his alma mater alongside his precious snake.

Behind him stood those he had gathered to his cause, with over 230 magicals under his command, he could say that this was lacking for a full takeover of the British Isles, but once he took Hogwarts, things would fall in place swiftly. He just needed to regain his momentum so others would finally see that he, Lord Voldemort, was to be feared again.

That he was strong.

And with Dumbledore gone, that he was unstoppable.

He might not have the Vampires, Giants and Werewolves on his side like he had planned, losing much of the vanguard he would have preferred to use, but he would be victorious.

"Good. Wait for my command before beginning our bombardement." The Dark Lord ordered as he brought his wand up to his throat, an unsaid spell taking effect as he began to speak once more. "Hogwart… I have come for you."

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Author Notes:

Mostly a bit of an explanation regarding a few things and generally where Tom got new forces after his local followers have pretty much been decimate, or at least the high level or influential have been.

I think 230ish magicals is pretty decent considering Hogwarts as a whole should only have around 400 people on average over the last two decades.

It's certainly a lot less than what I should have been during canon since he has lost all the more disposable forces like werewolves and vampires, but that's why his only option is to attack Hogwarts in the first place. Tom just doesn't have any other plays beyond running away and trying to build up his power over time.

Unfortunately, due to his many Horcrux being destroyed, he's pretty much hanging by a thread in the intelligence department, having lost pretty every bit of true cunning and guile he used to have, now only really having power, drive and fear to push him on. Hence why forces did somewhat join his cause, but not fully committing to it.


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Alexander_the_grey Alexander_the_grey

Basically just powering through these things to get to the end and pointing out where Tom pulled out the numbers he currently had.

Also, title drop.

Enjoy

Capítulo 201: Ch. 200 Hogwarts stands ready

-Hogwarts Great Hall

"Are you all ready?" Harry asked his friends who had been part of Aedan's training and still remained at Hogwarts.

"You got it mate! We'll show them we mean business if they come anywhere close to the school." Ron responded with a grin.

"I am simply pleased to see the staff is not going to naively believe those fools in my house would not stab us in the back and actually prepared something for them." Daphne Greengrass smirked at the memory of those who stood against her being easily subdued by the staff and guards no one had actually known were there.

Beside Luna who happily greeted them and started sharing treats she saved from Dinner, but not many count Luna simply because one can never know exactly what she really knows.

But it truly had been a surprise to the rest of them.

After the very sudden death of their former Headmaster by Severus Snape, and the sudden unconsciousness, and subsequent disappearance, of most 5th years and down, the older students were ready to just completely panic until their new Headmistress quieted them before urgently taking her leave with the youngest Professor. The other staff members then smoothly explained that this was the Headmaster's wish in order to end the Dark Lord's reign once and for all. That Hogwarts was soon to be a battlefield and that all younger students were evacuated, while older students could stay and aid in the Hogwarts inner defenses alongside Ministry forces.

A decent number of the graduating Slytherins were obviously nervous as they realized that Hogwarts was far from caught off guard and that this was a trap Dumbledore had willingly used his own death to set, meaning that he was that confident in the defeat of Voldemort that he let himself die. They wanted to leave, but when two dozen Aurors suddenly appeared from under Invisibility cloaks and dropped them so they could be taken into 'protective custody', well that cut off any hopes for Tom Riddle to be forewarned.

Most didn't want anything to do with fighting against Death Eaters and Voldemort, but Harry and his friends, alongside a good number of Dueling Club members decided to stay. Harry knew he couldn't leave regardless due to his own role in the coming fight, Aedan having readied him in regards to being the one who would fight Tom Riddle while everyone else would both support and defend him.

The prophecy just said they couldn't live while the other survived, not that Harry had to kill the man alone. They just had to make sure everyone else only acted as support due to no one outside of Aedan having the power to step into the coming fight without becoming a burden for Harry more than a boon.

Regardless, as soon as the Slytherin, and other possible traitors, were taken care of by the Aurors, more forces suddenly started coming into the castle, fully armed and ready.

Members of the Order of the Phoenix soon followed suite, bringing the equipment each prepared for Harry and his team, no one wanting kids to run around the battlefield in their school uniforms or casual clothes. That was just stupid when you knew a fight was going to happen.

Apparently, much to the bemusement of Harry and his close friends, Molly had not been pleased with her children (Harry basically included regardless of what anyone said) all being involved in this and instantly started trying to convince both Ron and Ginny to not stay in the castle. Almost started a fight really, especially with how this wasn't the first time.

She had only recently relented, hence why they could talk together.

"Harry, do you have your map with you?" Hermione asked with a thoughtful look.

"Yeah. Always have it." He answered as he knew better than to question things and just took it out from his pouch, which Amelia gave him to keep a lot of things she decided he would need like potions, portkeys, actual knives, enchanted gear and even back up wands or poisons, not messing around at all with him or Susan who received the same package.

Opening it with its handy password, the group soon found themselves shocked at the actual number of people rushing through the castle as they readied for the coming siege. There are to be at least 150 just inside the castle and Harry knew that a lot more were going to be coming from outside to trap Tom's forces.

This wasn't counting the 30 or so students and staff who stayed behind too.

"How they get so many in without anyone noticing?" Ron asked ponderously.

"Probably before they sealed the secret passages properly or by hiding them in the unused parts or the castle, maybe on the grounds or quidditch pitch too. The school is so massive that there are just far too many places to conceal people, especially professionals being aided by the staff and Headmistress." Hermione broke down many possibilities.

"Interesting fact, the RoR can connect to Hogsheads." Susan hinted with an innocent smile, causing that to click easily.

"That's smart." Padma Patil, who's twin had actually been amongst those leaving due to how weak she was in anything outside fashion, divination and astronomy admitted. "That also means they've probably got Hogsmeade secured, with a way to get reinforcements or for it to act as way to get out as long as it isn't compromised."

"Trust me, it won't be." Susan simply stated as fact, that being enough for their little group.

Essentially being the now Minister and ex-DMLE Head's daughter did give her a lot more insider knowledge. Harry had heard a lot, but he didn't remember Hogsmeade being mentioned, mostly focusing on his own role and Hogwarts.

"You pups don't have to worry. Amy's got this one so in the bag that they had to expand its space to let her go deeper." Sirius jovially followed up with his trademark grin as he approached the group. "But I'm more worried about you kids. This is going to be your first, and hopefully last, real battle, so it's nothing to be ashamed of if you're nervous."

While it was a general statement, Sirius did focus much more of Harry and Susan.

He wouldn't be able to bare telling his wife if Susan got hurt and he wouldn't be able to live with himself if he failed his godson again.

"We're fine Sirius. We prepared for this." Harry responded with his striking green eyes glowing with confidence.

"I know, I know, just… don't think this is all or nothing ok?" The older man softly told the teen. "Don't take stupid risks or push yourselves too hard.

We'll all get you where you need to be, so trust us just like we trust you. And even if we somehow all fail to keep that nose-less bastard here, we'll find a way.

This isn't all on you after all. Pretty much everyone here has some skin in this game."

"I got it Sirius." Harry murmured as he still wasn't completely used to having an adult there to worry and care for him. "Thanks."

"It's what we're here for." The Dogfather grinned lovingly and he rubbed the classic Potter messy hair energetically, earning noises of protests he ignored. "Now, you kids get some rest, cause depending on how things go this battle may take a while."

"Don't think I'd be able to sleep even if I wanted to." Harry admitted as he could feel so many emotions rumbling through alongside bursts of both dread and excitement over finally being free of his persistant foe.

"I was thinking maybe you could have one of these lovely ladies help you… relax." The older man wiggled his eyebrows suggestively as he managed to get the teenagers blushing.

"I-I'm fine!" Harry hurriedly looked away, avoiding meeting the eyes of any female.

"Hehe. I'm gonna want some grandpups one day, so try and pick someone soon!" Sirius barked as Harry went for his wand, intent on hexing the man as he ran away in good humor, having succeeded in getting them all less tense.

"I swear I'm going to hex him into a pink puppy!" The teen growled at losing his chance at payback for being embarrassed.

"*Giggle* I'm sure auntie's going to be more than happy to help you do so." Susan supported as the man could be a menace with his pranks and he needed some humbling.

Luckily, Sirius' plan worked is it allowed the teens to relax somewhat, giving their tensed minds a reprieve before the battle while the adults readied everything else.

Soon enough, word came down that enemy forces were appearing at the second likeliest location at the same time as behind the castles. The likeliest had been a head-on assault, which was incredibly probable due to Tom's arrogance and now belief in his victory being certain with Dumbledore dead and everyone else incapacitated or a burden, with the second choice being his looking down for the nearest hill to the East of the castle and Great Lake to make himself feel superior.

Opinions of Tom were not high after basically analyzing his behavior and tactics in the last war, mainly because they were fear and terror tactics, not real battles. He always came in after his men took down most opposition. If he made the first move, it was pretty much always to bring down defenses so his forces could move in on unsuspecting targets. He always traps and ambushes weaker opponents on top of having superior numbers.

These were basically his only methods of attack as he avoids any kind of direct confrontation out of fear of losing outright or having the illusion of his 'invincibility' broken. Because that illusion of absolute power was the only thing truly keeping his side together.

Sure they might infiltrate some places, which isn't that hard when your followers are high ranking members of the government, but that has always been how 'Voldemort' operated. He's always been a coward who hid being his 'power', going so far as to create so many Horcrux just to feel 'safe.

That's actually why they've been so secretive and haven't activated the War Defenses. They needed to lure the man in before springing the trap or he would flee, hence why Dumbledore's death fully set the bait that is Hogwarts.

"Hogwarts… I have come for you." A voice hissed all around, causing everyone to momentarily freeze before their expressions hardened and they silently headed towards their assigned positions to re-conceal themselves.

Only a few squads had been 'officially assigned to Hogwarts and reported to the man, so they couldn't reveal themselves to the enemy yet.

"For those still awake, I offer you a chance.

Surrender and I shall be merciful.

Every drop of magical blood spilled is a waste.

I do not wish to harm the future as well.

As for those who would join my righteous cause, give me Harry Potter and you shall be greatly rewarded."

While many were both outraged and some amused, some still felt fear at the hissing voice surrounding them all regardless.

"A very kind offer." A much more upbeat voice responded, uplifting the atmosphere before it turned serious. "Here's my counter offer: kill yourself so we don't have to bother.

You are a coward you would not even face his equals in power, choosing to stab them in the back like the cowardly rat you are. Worth less than the mud you claim runs through the vains of so many better than you.

As for the rest of you, I give you all this one chance.

Leave.

If you are being threatened, bribed, are just psychopaths, criminals or blood purists, I don't care.

Leave now and you will be spared.

Stay and you shall be shown no mercy as accessories to a man declared an international terrorist and threat to the Statute of Secrecy by the ICW.

This is your first and final warning because Hogwarts stands ready to beat you down as it has dozens of other Dark Lords/Ladies in the past."

The only answer this response received was of an enraged howl before the Dark Lord's spell was broken.

-Outside of Hogwarts Wards

"*Hiss* Send the ward Breakers and begin bombarding!" An outraged Voldemort ordered, causing one man to run to the nearby troops and the other to use his flight trick to reach the secondary forces at the back.

They would bring down the wards and then he would show them why they should fear him.

They will learn to not earn his wrath!


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Alexander_the_grey Alexander_the_grey

Let’s get this done!!!

Felt like being really crass with Aedan cussing him out and insulting him, but then I thought that his words could potentially be used in history books, so made them proper.

Also, just wanted to get some Harry and friends plus what the general plan was for Hogwarts itself.

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