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Bab 105: The-Aftermath-Most-Unique (I)

~~Luton, London~~

"That was foolish beyond proportions!! You shouldn't have taken such a huge risk!" Sirius exclaimed as he threw his hands up in the air and started to pace angrily. "You could have been hurt!" Sirius exclaimed, looking extremely angry, frustrated, and worried at the same time… Harry would have found that impressive if he wasn't being chewed out by Sirius, Andi, Ted, Richard, and Olivia. Tonks had to sit this one out as Andi threatened her with embarrassing stories.

Brittany would have loved to support him, but unfortunately, her parents were doing the chewing out and she couldn't exactly reveal his secrets, so she had to sit alongside her parents, and Harry believed that it was better this way, at least for the time being… Unsurprisingly, Jacklyn was the only one who was on his side even though there wasn't much she could say or reveal as that would be counter-productive for the image Harry was trying to portray.

"Well, what was I supposed to do, huh?! I couldn't have stood there and watched her lose her mind!" Harry exclaimed back. "I know it could have gone badly… I could have been hurt, or I could have been killed too, but I needed to do something… It was the right thing to do…" Harry whispered in a low tone, making all the adults, except for Jacklyn, look uncomfortable.

"Oh, well… If you put it like that…" Andi muttered before shifting uncomfortably on the couch. There wasn't much left to say if Harry put it like that.

"Ah… I think emotions are too high. What's done is done. There is no changing that past… I think we should sleep it off and talk tomorrow" Ted suggested as he slowly turned toward Sirius, who was staring at the window with a conflicted look on his face. "Sirius?" The man asked softly, making Sirius turn toward him and after a few seconds of silence, Sirius finally gave Ted a reluctant nod.

"Fine" The man nodded his head hesitantly before turning toward Harry… "Look, Harry… I was simply worried. I don't want to lose you… I can't lose you" Sirius mumbled before he finally started to leave and for the third time, Harry felt a bit of guilt bubble inside of him, but this time, he quickly squashed the feeling… He knew where the man was coming from and he would love to come clean, but not yet. He wasn't ready to reveal himself yet.

"Harry, he really cares about you… You should have seen him when he couldn't find you back at the campsite. Just give him some time to get it out of his system… Your father was like his brother and the death of your parents hit him really hard" Andi said solemnly while patting his shoulder.

"I know" Harry mumbled while nodding his head.

"Richard, Olivia, please follow me, I will show you guys your room" Andi said as she started to lead Richard and Olivia upstairs and the two of them started to follow the former Black woman after giving Harry a last look.

"Don't worry, kiddo… What you did was commendable… They are simply adults" Tonks shrugged with a grin before ruffling his hair.

"That hurt" Ted placed his hands over his chest with a mock hurt look on his face. "We aren't that bad, but Harry, you did good" Ted gave a respectful nod before he also started to make his way toward the stairs, but before he could start climbing the stairs, Tonks started to speak.

"Uh, dad. I need to go. With what happened tonight, Madam Bones wants everyone to pull an all-nighter" Tonks explained sheepishly, making Ted simply nod his head.

"Alright. I will pass that on to your mom…" Ted cocked his head as he decided to pass over the news to his wife and then he turned toward Harry, Brittany, and Jacklyn. "So, are the three of you going to stay up? If you ask me, the three of you should sleep too" The man suggested, making the three of them exchange glances with each other.

"I think I am going to call this a day…" Harry answered after a small pause.

"Yeah. It has been a long day and everyone is really tired" Jacklyn nodded her head in agreement.

"Well, good night, guys… I should get going now" Tonks waved at the four of them as she started to make her way toward the Floo. Meanwhile, Harry and the others started to climb the stairs.

"Goodnight, guys" Harry waved at them when they finally arrived on the first floor. He parted away from the group and started to make his way toward his room. The others also wished him goodnight before they started to make their way toward their own rooms…

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~~Director's Office, DMLE, Ministry of Magic~~

The Floo flared up and Tonks clumsily stepped through the fireplace… At least, she didn't end up planting her face on the floor. She looked around the room only to find that the others were already there. "Ah… Sorry, I had to deal with a lot of family drama" Tonks apologized sheepishly. Her rank was the lowest among everyone present inside the room so she wanted to be as polite as she could be.

"Don't worry! We only started a few minutes ago" Amelia quickly waved her hand dismissively as she gestured Tonks to take a seat. Tonks mumbled a thanks as she plopped down in the empty seat. "Alastor was telling us about the bodies he found inside the forest" Amelia explained briefly for Tonks' sake.

"As I was saying, it was the work of a cold-hearted bastard. Whoever it was or whoever they were, they didn't hesitate even for a moment… It was like another Thursday for them" Alastor growled gruffly. "Even I am impressed by the way they were killed. Extremely systematic and well-thought-out" Alastor sniffed.

"So, we have a murder hobo or a group of murder hobos walking around" Amelia groaned in frustration as she rubbed her temples. "What can you tell me about the people who were murdered?" Amelia asked tiredly.

"My best guess, they were mercenaries… Wands for hire. I will have to ask some of my contacts to be sure, but I am almost certain that they were mercenaries" Alastor explained thoughtfully. "I think the Death Eaters hired them to kill someone while everyone was busy with the distraction, but they either severely underestimated their target or someone else interfered" Alastor added slowly, making Amelia nod her head as she was also thinking along the same lines.

"Um…" Tonks meekly raised her hand and Amelia simply gestured her to continue as she rolled her eyes in exasperation. "How many bodies did we find?" Tonks asked.

"Ten. I believe they were divided into groups of three, which means two bodies went missing" Alastor finished with a shrug before taking a small sip from his hip flask.

"Wait! You might be reading too much into this… They could have been a group of ten, to begin with?" Gawain Robards suggested, making Moody frantically shake his head.

"That doesn't add up… I know how mercenary groups work. They severely underestimated their target or they would have gone with bigger groups" Alastor snarked. "I already have an idea about who their target was" Alastor added as he gave Amelia a pointed and meaningful look.

"Harry Potter?" Amelia asked, but it was mostly a rhetorical question.

"You seriously can't be thinking that Harry could kill all of them, right? I know that you already believe that he is a killer and all that, but even if we go with that, the Dursleys were Muggles and these people were adult Wizards and Witches… They weren't untrained, in fact, they must be quite experienced when it came to combat" Tonks blurted out hurriedly. To be honest, she didn't want to believe that Harry could kill so many cold-bloodedly.

"I agree with Tonks on this, Alastor… I also don't believe that Harry Potter could have killed them. First of all, Connie had inspected his Wand and it was clean, and you said it yourself, it was a systematic and ruthless slaughter" Amelia sighed as she leaned back in her chair.

Alastor simply scoffed at the two of them, but before he could say anything, Gawain started to speak. "I think he was the target, but someone else intervened" Gawain said as he scratched his chin before he turned toward the Witch known as Connie. "If the Death Eaters had hired them to kill the boy, then Avery should have known that, right? Did you find something?" He asked and Connie simply scowled.

"So, what did you find, Connie?" Amelia also repeated the question as her gaze focused on one of her most trusted Aurors, Connie Hammer. She was also interested to know what Connie found.

"Nothing! The bastard refused to say anything without his lawyer and Yaxley is taking care of him. You know how much of bitch she is" Connie growled as her body slumped down inside the chair.

"Yes. Yes, I do know… I also have to deal with that bitch from time to time" Amelia scowled as she nodded her head in agreement. "So, we won't be getting anything from him" Amelia rubbed the bridge of her nose.

"Amelia, please don't tell me that you are still planning to do everything by the books?" Alastor asked with a look of horror on his face.

"Of course, I am not!" Amelia snapped before her gaze focused on the hooded figure, who was yet to say anything. "That is why Saul will take care of it" Amelia smirked smugly, making the said man perk up.

"I will?" Saul asked unsurely as he never agreed to anything.

"Yes, you will. If that snake-faced bastard is coming back then you and your department are fucked too" Amelia retorted smugly.

Saul scowled unhappily under his hood… That bastard Rockwood!! If he ever got his hands on Rockwood then he would skin that bastard alive. "Fine! I will take care of it!" Saul agreed as he stood up from his chair…

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Bab 106: The-Aftermath-Most-Unique (II)

"By the way, Tonks, Gawain, what do you think of Harry Potter?" Amelia asked after Saul left her office through the Floo. She could kill for a drink right now, but she knew that the night wasn't over and she needed to be completely sober if she wanted to walk through the night… She slowly took off her monocle and rubbed her eyes.

Tonks shifted uncomfortably in her seat as she didn't want to snitch on Harry. He was like her cousin and she didn't want to snitch on her cousin… While Tonks was busy having an internal dilemma, Gawain had already started to speak. "He is a normal 14 year old… Well, not normal since he beat Avery and he did it without sustaining any injuries" Gawain mumbled thoughtfully.

"Um… I think I know why he is that good" Tonks mumbled meekly while feeling really uncomfortable. She felt like she was betraying the trust of her family, but she still decided to push through… "I think Jacklyn Harper has been training him. She easily whooped my ass in a friendly duel" Tonks added with a blush marring on her face.

"Is she really that good?" Connie asked, looking somewhat skeptical. She knew Tonks was good, really good… After all, she was being trained by the legendary Alastor Mad-eye Moody. Yes, it was a friendly duel, but she still found it somewhat hard to believe that someone as old as Tonks was able to easily beat the girl.

"Yeah, she is really good… I don't think she would have won if she was facing multiple opponents, but even Alastor might lose against her in a duel… She is extremely terrifying with a Wand in her hand" Tonks explained, earning incredulous and disbelieving looks from everyone present in the room. "Yeah, I know how it sounds, but that is how I felt. She is just that good" Tonks added confidently when she noticed the weird looks she was getting from everyone.

"...She is a duelist, a pretty good one too, so it isn't out of the realm of possibilities that she could beat Tonks, but I still find it hard to believe that she could beat Alastor" Amelia mused aloud, making Tonks shrug unsurely. She said what she believed, it was up to them if they believed her or not…

"Tonks might be right though… Fighting and dueling are pretty different things and I am no duelist" Alastor admitted unhappily with a huff. It was somewhat painful for him to admit that, but he knew what he could do and what he couldn't… "Avery wasn't the best the Death Eaters had during the War, so I think the boy could have beaten him with proper training" Alastor explained with a thoughtful look on his face.

Alastor was right… Avery was an experienced combatant, but he wasn't anywhere as good as the Lestranges, Dolohov, or Crouch Jr and Harry Potter faced him in single combat… Yes, it wasn't a formal duel, but the boy did face Avery in single combat, so it wasn't impossible for him to win the fight.

"Alright! I think we should leave it at that for the time being" Amelia declared as she tapped the table with her hand. "Let's see what Saul finds out and we will have another meeting after that" Amelia added and everyone started to stand up.

"Well then, we will be heading back to Dartmoor" Connie declared as she gave Amelia a last look before making her way toward the Floo with the others following her. The others also had things to take care of back in Dartmoor. Gawain and Tonks will be dealing with the aftermath of the attack while Alastor and Connie will be investigating the bodies they found inside the forest.

As soon as the four of them were gone, Amelia released a massive sigh and smacked her head on the table… It was a clusterfuck of massive proportions, which painted her Department in a really bad light even though it wasn't her Department's fault in the first place… At least, her saving grace was that nobody was killed… Well, nobody of importance was killed. Even the Muggles harassed by the Death Eaters were alive, even though they were a bit traumatized…

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Saul Croaker walked down the hall like he owned the place… The halls were mostly empty, but nobody noticed his walk by as he was hiding under an Invisibility Cloak and his footsteps were also silenced along with his robes. Unlike any other day, St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries was quite busy, thanks to the stunt the Death Eaters pulled… Nobody was directly hurt by the Death Eaters except for the Muggles, but a lot of Wizards and Witches have received some minor injuries while trying to get away from the campsite.

Saul found that truly pathetic… Some people just decided to don some dark capes along with skull masks before throwing around a few Spells, and their country was plunged into panic… The Minister was already panicking and Saul feared that the man would probably have a stroke if someone told him that Voldemort was back… Maybe, they could use that to get rid of the bumbling fool before it was too late and get someone like Amelia to hold the helm of their country…

It wasn't a bad idea at all, Saul decided… Maybe, he should pitch the idea when it becomes obviously relevant…

Saul finally arrived on the fourth floor. Avery was kept on this floor under Auror guards, but he wasn't planning to reveal himself to the Aurors in the first place. He needed to carry out his task very subtly and Saul knew how to be subtle. He arrived in front of the room where Avery was being kept, but instead of entering the room, he walked past the room while keeping an eye on the two Auror guards standing by the door. He entered the next room and started to tap the wall with his Wand.

He kept walking by the wall and continued to tap it at regular intervals, and then all of a sudden, he stopped and a massive grin formed on his face… This part of the wall was the thinnest and perfect for what he was planning… He grabbed the pouch which was hanging on his hip and started to draw Runes on the wall with the power inside the pouch. It wasn't just any powder, it was ground dragon bones… He nodded his head in satisfaction when he was done and closed the pouch. After that, he placed the tip of his Wand on the wall and mumbled something under his breath. The wall shimmered for a moment and the Runes disappeared. Moments later, he stepped right through the wall like it wasn't even there.

Saul found himself inside Avery's room and started to look around. Thankfully, no Auror guards were posted inside the room, which made his job a lot easier. Avery was sleeping peacefully, but he won't be for long… Saul grinned viciously and walked up to Avery's bed. Once again Saul grabbed a bit of ground dragon powder and sprinkled it on the floor before he started to mumble something… The powder glowed for a second and the air around Saul's surroundings shimmered for a second before the powder sprinkled on the floor disappeared. Saul took off his invisibility cloak and pointed his Wand at the sleeping form of Avery and cast Petrifying Charm, but decided to leave his head free.

Now that everything else was taken care of, Saul cast the Reviving Charm. Avery's eyes snapped open and he looked around, only for eyes to focus on the hooded figure looming over him.

"Who?!!" Avery screamed in fright, but before he could scream anymore, Saul petrified his head too.

"You don't need to know" Saul stated flatly. After that, Saul pulled out a syringe from his robes and flicked it with his finger a couple of times… He squeezed the syringe until a tiny droplet trickled out of the tip of the needle. He placed the tip of the needle in the IV bottle and squeezed it until the syringe was completely empty. Saul noticed the fear in Avery's eyes and smirked in joy. "It's not lethal if you don't overdose. It was Ecstasy, a Muggle drug. Very useful and very potent" Saul explained cheerfully.

"In a matter of a couple of minutes, you will be hallucinating and your mind will become vulnerable to intrusions" Saul tapped Avery's head. "Now, don't fight it… It will only make it harder for you and I promise, you will lose" Saul promised with a vicious grin on his face not that Avery was able to see it, as his face was still obscured by his hood, but his eyes did grow wide when he heard the words. At first, he wanted to sneer when he heard the word Muggle purely on instinct, but he was petrified, but he was left horrified by the time Saul finished his explanation.

Avery knew what was going to happen to him. Whoever this person was, he was planning to use Legilimency on him. He was quite familiar with the Spell as he had seen the Dark Lord had used it quite a few times, and that was exactly why he knew that he needed to fight. So he fought, not that it helped… He started to hallucinate all the same and Saul easily slipped into his mind…

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