Chương 5: Rankings
It was now two months and some days since Harry Peverell disappeared from the world. The search party of one Albus Dumbledore had, until this day, not found the whereabouts of Harry Peverell.
Dumbledore even started his secret society with the name of The Order of the Phoenix again.
The last time they operated was the time of the previous war with You-Know-Who.
It worked with the Ministry of Magic to oppose the Dark Lord and his follower.
They lost many followers in the last war since the leader of the organization Albus Dumbledore had the opinion that everyone at least deserved a second chance even if they did hideous things in the past.
The problem with the second chance politic is that many enemies had more than two chances. Many, even more than ten, but everyone could change in the future was the motto of Dumbledore.
It was strictly forbidden to kill the enemies even in the face of mortal danger. How could someone get a second chance if they are dead were the words of Dumbledore.
The only exception to this rule was Voldemort himself since he was too strong for Dumbledore to grant him a second chance.
Someone who could oppose Dumbledore was nothing good in his books, and they shouldn't even gain a first chance. The faster they are dead, the better it is.
The only reason Harry lived until this day is that Dumbledore was a believer in the prophecy, and he wouldn't go against fate itself.
He was scared in what form fate would punish him for his misdeed.
That didn't mean he couldn't intervene in Harry's life to make him as weak as possible, but now that Harry had seemingly vanished into thin air, he had a problem.
The starvation weakened the little boy, and the blood wards on the building put pressure on the young boy, so his development would be destroyed and delayed.
He could never gain his full potential as long as he lived in his relatives' house, and even after leaving, he would never gain full power after being there for 18 years.
That is the reason the recent disappearance of little Harry worried him. Not being in the house could heal the boy a little, and he has to put the boy in that house for even longer than the 18 years he speculated at first.
Dumbledore dearly hoped that at least Harry lived on the streets and he wouldn't find enough to eat.
Now that he reactivated the Order of the Phoenix, he had all members now searching for the missing boy everywhere where they could. Many wondered why they should search for a missing boy and why the Aurors weren't informed, but in the end, all believed in the great Albus Dumbledore to make the right decisions. The only ones livid with him were Lord Black and Remus Lupin, but in the end, they also took the search to heart and were the most active of the bunch. Some of them wondered why the first child of the Potter was now named Peverell, but in the end, nobody cared since it was not their problem. The only shocking thing for the other members of the organization where the nonchalant behavior of the child's parents. They seemingly didn't care one bit and weren't even worried.
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Today was the day the Rankings would finally be published. The Order of the Phoenix all gathered together for the reveal of the weird rankings that were on the top of the news, even in a broad international scope.
Many wondered how the board of this ranking was created and from who since nobody that inspected them could find anything about it. They couldn't even sense magic in the construct, which worried many.
Today where the Rankings will be posted, you can see the whole place that was created at the same time as the boards full of people. It seems Wizard and Witches all over Britain came to this event.
Many witches and Wizards came with their families to this place, which was rumored to go into the history of magic itself.
Everyone knew that the top of the list would be Albus Dumbledore in the power rankings, but nobody knew who came under him. The Gold Rankings were completely open, but many expected to see the Potters or the Malfoys in the top spots.
"When will it finally start, father?" asked one pudgy little boy with red hair.
"On the display, there stands 5 minutes, so just a bit David." said one tall man with excitement. He had brown eyes with black hair. He wears some glasses and probably looks pretty good to the female population. He was James Potter, the father of David and Harry.
"Do you think they will rank me in the top ten, father? I am the boy who lived, so I would surely be in the top ten, but I am interested in what spot I stand. Number one or two." The boy said again with some happiness in his voice. Many bystanders who believed in the books about the boy's childhood also wondered where he stood, but everyone who really knew him just rolled their eyes.
The most annoyed of them all was the sister of the boy Rose Potter. She was annoyed by the whole ruckus she had to endure when she stood by this lot.
She would rather stand by her best friend Luna Lovegood, but nobody in her family would allow her to walk away since it would look bad in the public eye if she didn't stand near her family.
Rose called them hypocritical since they gave her other brother away, and he wasn't even here, and this also wouldn't look good in the public eye.
Yeah, she shouldn't have said that. They weren't that happy about her statement and grounded her for the next month.
She hated the lot she got as a family but couldn't change that.
Rose was upset with her parents. She was shocked when she found out that her lost brother had run away. Not about that he ran away, no for the fact that her parents didn't care about it.
She never even met her brother once, but she worried more about him than the people who brought him to life.
'Would they care if I ran away?' She asked herself.
"Now, Now, you are still a child and have many years to develop. You shouldn't be too sad even if you aren't in the top ten. You will surely be stronger than me in the future, but it will still be some years until this happens." Dumbledore said in a wise voice. At the same time, he thought, 'As if that would happen. He can be happy if he reaches the top 100 in 50 years. '
"Okay, all shut up now. The rankings will start now." Said Sirius Black with a giddy voice. Many would say he is mentally still a child, and they would be right. Everyone anticipated the rankings, and Sirius hoped he would at least gain a spot in the top twenty.
Many were surprised when Sirius reentered the Order of the Phoenix since he wasn't a Dumbledore supporter. The only reason he entered again was because of Harry, and he hoped he could find him through this Order and could take him home to him. Of course, Dumbledore knew this, but he was sure he could suppress Lord Black again like in the past.
After the timer reached ten seconds, it stopped. The people wondered what had happened, but they stopped when the clouds in the sky turned black and blocked the sun. It was 3 pm at the moment, but the whole place became utterly dark. The only seeable spot remaining was the timer that now started to count from ten down.
'Weather control?' Dumbledore thought, shocked. Not even he could control the weather in such a fashion.
'5'
'4'
'3'
'2'
'1'
'Welcome to the British Ranking of the most powerful and rich.' After that announcement, many more displays appeared around the gathering of people.
"Since it's the first time the list will be published, it will be revealed by me personally." Came from the pink screens.
Everyone gathered in the crowd shuddered with the appearance of this voice. Everyone could feel the power radiating from it, and it scared everyone.
'What is that?' Was the collective thought of the gathered people.
"Now let's start with the Top Ten of the list of the most powerful in Britain. Please understand that the list will only be national and not international. Only living lifeforms will be stated."
"Okay, let's start. Place Ten. Filius Flitwick, Half Human Half Goblin, strongest in Charms."
"Place Nine. Severus Snape, Human, strongest in Potions."
"Place Eight. Kingsley Shacklebolt, Human."
"Place Seven. Sirius Black, Human."
"Place Six. Bellatrix Lestrange, Human."
"Place Five. Tom Marvolo Riddle, Trapped Soul, strongest in Dark Arts, Remark: weakened through the creation of Horcruxes and the loss of body." At this announcement, Dumbledore opened his eyes wide.
"Place Four. Minerva McGonagall, Human, second strongest in Transfiguration."
"Third Place. Alastor Moody, Human, knowledge of many branches in magic."
"Second Place. Ragnarok, Goblin, strongest in the art of Swords."
"And finally. First place, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Human, strongest in Transfiguration."
The wizards present were all shocked since there were not only Humans on the list. When the top hundred of the strongest people were shown, it was pretty hard for the other wizards since many nonhumans were on the list.
Of course, there are still more Humans than other beings in the top ten, but the people who thought logically about it knew the reason for that was the suppression of the other races in Britain and that the strongest of each race left for other countries long ago.
"I know many want to know of their placement, but I will only show the top hundred in every category. If anyone wants to know the placement of a specific person residing in Britain, you can throw five galleons into the screen in the middle of this plaza and state the name, and you will gain his placement. For one hundred Galleons, you will also be shown the achievements of the person you asked for."
'Some money for little Harry, not that he would need it, but why not give him some extra money from the community that betrayed him.'
"Dad!! Let's do this!!" David said loudly to his father.
"Okay, but let's wait until
next week when there aren't this many people here," James said, exhausted and annoyed. He was Place 56 and was shocked that his old friends were stronger than him and even his wife was stronger.
Lily, with place 23, was also unhappy, but she couldn't change it. Remus was happy with place 12 and also congratulated Sirius, who danced around happily for his seventh place.
For the first time in years, many Wizards and Witches gained a determined face and swore to themselves that they would start to train again to reach a higher ranking. They knew with a higher order in the list, their chances for a promotion or an entirely new job would be higher.
"So now that the strongest people were shown, we now come to the richest families in Britain. The total amount of money will not be listed since that would preach their privacy. Gold will be counted with the actual gold holdings and everything they own. This time I will announce the top five. Only families with living members will be counted."
"Okay, let's start. Place Five is the Greengrass family."
"Place Four is the Black family."
"Third Place is the Potter family."
"Second Place is the Malfoy family."
The whole crowd was shocked at this point. The Malfoys weren't the wealthiest current family in Britain? Even Dumbledore wondered who would be more affluent than the one shown. He knew that there shouldn't be another family with more money.
"And finally. First place is the Peverell family. Special remark: The last family member has the biggest potential to get stronger of everyone in the world."
That shocked everyone. The Peverell family? Many only knew the family from the children's book about the deathly hallows. Do they really exist?
The announcement even shocked Dumbledore. Not the money part of it, no, the potential to gain strength. He has to find the boy as fast as possible!! In the meantime, he also has to go to Gringotts to get some money from the Peverell Family. He was the magical guardian of the boy, and of course, he needed some money for the upkeeping of the boy.
At the same time, James and Lily Potter had the same thoughts as Dumbledore. They need to go to the bank to gain the Lord's title of the house, Peverell.
Of course, they didn't know that death had already banished them from the family.
James grew a bit angry since he tried to gain the Lord title in the past but didn't get accepted. Now that his no-good son got the title, he was furious. He will immediately annul this as fast as he can!!
Many of the wealthier and more influential people in the crowd will now try to gain information about this Peverell family and its member. Maybe they could get a part of the money if they play it nicely.
"Now that the announcements are finished, I wish you all a good day."
With the last words, fireworks started to fly into the air and illuminated the dark world for some time. They had many different shapes and forms and looked pretty good.
After the last fireworks stopped, the clouds dissipated, and the sun's light again shined into Diagon Alley.
The screens are still displayed, and both lists show the top hundred. You could already see different people in the mid of the plaza throwing galleons into another screen that showed their individual ranking.
Ultimately, it was an excellent show for everybody present and will most likely be at the top of the news for the following months.
Most likely, even the worldwide news. Many other countries now looked warily at Britain with the last announcement with the Peverell family and the potential of the member to reach the top.
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