章節 121: A-Wicked-Future-Foretold
~~Astronomy Tower, Hogwarts~~ (October, 31st, 1994)
Albus Dumbledore pulled out a lemon drop from his pocket and popped it inside his mouth as he stared at the horizon with a jovial smile on his face. All of his plans were finally coming along and Albus couldn't help but feel satisfied over that fact… Yes, Sirius was quite angry at him for this development, but Albus was sure that Sirius would eventually get over his anger. He believed that Sirius was simply lashing out at the only visible target and Albus was completely fine with that.
Albus had also talked with the President of MACUSA and explained the situation to the man… The President wasn't happy with their lack of security or their conduct, but there wasn't much the man could do now, so he had agreed to host him and Sirius tomorrow. Sirius insisted that he wanted to tag along and Albus didn't mind since there was a chance that he might need Sirius' help to convince Harry to return to Hogwarts for the Tournament even though he knew that he could be very convincing himself.
Then all of a sudden, Albus was broken out of his reverie when he heard some footsteps… He started to wonder who it was at this time of the night… He smiled warily when he recognized the person. "Good evening, Sybill, how are you?" Albus asked the obviously tipsy woman with his patented grandfatherly smile on his face.
"Albus!" The woman blinked in confusion. "Where am I, Albus? I remember heading toward the seventh, but now I am here…" The woman slurred out as she stumbled into the Astronomy Tower.
Albus barely stopped himself from palming his face… Sometimes, he wondered why he ever bothered to hire this woman and this was one of those times, but then, he remembered that the woman in front of him had delivered the most important Prophecy of this century. "This is the Astronomy Tower, my dear Sybill" Albus answered the woman, making the woman blink owlishly behind her extremely thick glasses.
"...Then I might have made a wrong turn or was this where I was supposed to be?" Sybill asked herself, looking somewhat puzzled, but before either Sybill or Albus could say anything else, Sybill perked up, losing all of her drunkenness. Her posture was completely straight and inhuman and Albus felt dread well up in his stomach as this wasn't the first time he was witnessing this scenario. He had seen Sybill act like this back in 1980 when she gave her first true Prophecy.
"...The Child of Magic is born from Light…
Tempered by Dark, he was blinded by Might…
He shall strive for a better Life…
Only for him to Thrive…
For those of Dark and Light…
Shall bow down in front of his Might…
None shall question his Right…
For he commands Archmage's Might…" Sybill's voice boomed as she delivered the Prophecy and now that she was finally done, she broke out of her trance and blinked in confusion. "I think, I should start heading back… I am not feeling so good" Sybill mumbled before she turned around and started to leave the Astronomy Tower, leaving behind Albus on his own to ponder the Prophecy she just delivered.
'No… No… This can't be happening right now' Albus grimaced in horror as the meaning behind Sybill's words finally registered in his mind. 'No. I need to revisit the memory' Albus decided internally, looking somewhat pale as he started to rush toward his office, all of his previous joy was gone, only to be replaced by worry and fear…
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~~Director's Office, DMLE~~ (October 31st, 1994)
"So, our suspicions were right?" Amelia asked, but nobody present inside the room bothered to answer as everyone knew that it was a rhetorical question. Amelia leaned back in her comfortable chair as she pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration. "So, what do we do now? We don't even know what the fuck he is planning!" Amelia growled, looking annoyed.
"We could always try to bug his office?" Connie suggested weakly. She had never visited the Headmaster's office herself, but she knew that Dumbledore's office was filled with various types of trinkets and portraits. They could easily place something subtle inside his office to spy on him. Magic was quite handy just like that.
"It could have worked if it wasn't for his blasted songbird. From what I remember, that damn bird never leaves his office" Alastor growled as he slammed his fist on the table.
"What about you Saul, do you know a way to get about a Phoenix?" Amelia asked, only for the man to shrug his shoulders dismissively.
"I know how to Ward any place against Phoenixes, but I don't know how to hide from them" Saul said while shaking his head.
"Well… That route is fucked I suppose" Amelia grimaced. "By the way, Tonks, did you find anything suspicious about Lang Mo?" Amelia asked as she turned toward Tonks, who was sipping cola.
"No. He is a good professor, but I don't think he is a Death Eater. He is simply too generic" Tonks answered thoughtfully.
"But you are still going to keep an eye on him… Most of the time, most generic people could turn out to be the culprit" Amelia explained gravely.
"What about Snape and Karkaroff? We know Snape was a Death Eater no matter what Dumbledore says and we all know about Karkaroff" Gawain asked all of a sudden.
"I will bet my money on Karkaroff. I don't know what he is up to as I wasn't able to follow him all the time, but he looked kind of jumpy. He would act most suspiciously when nobody is around him… Like ready to fight or flight" Tonks explained stiffly. "And as for Snape… He is a complete arsehole… I still wonder why he is still a Professor. He should be rotting in Azkaban for the way he acts for the rest of his life" Tonks growled as she sipped her cola furiously.
"Unfortunately, being an arsehole is not a punishable crime, or most of the Dark and Light Faction members would be rotting in Azkaban" Amelia waved her hand dismissively. "Keep an eye on both of them for the time being and for the sake of Merlin, don't get caught" Amelia pleaded only for Tonks to nod her head.
"I am trying, boss, but it is hard… Trying to act like a 14 year old is a pain in the arse and your niece is a social butterfly, that is making my job even harder for me" Tonks complained. She hated the fact that she was whining, but sometimes a whine was earned, and when she had to masquerade as a hormonal 14 year old, a whine was deserved, she decided.
"Don't start with that" Amelia rubbed her temples. "Susan has been throwing quite a tantrum… Just a few more days. We need to have someone on the inside to know what is going on, especially with Albus preventing us from making a move" Amelia sighed tiredly. It has been three days since Tonks was attending Hogwarts while masquerading as Susan Bones and Amelia wanted Tonks to be there in Hogwarts for the next few days to know what was happening in there. Albus acted like Hogwarts was his own personal domain and with all the political clout he possessed, he probably owned Hogwarts.
"Fine!!" Tonks agreed grumpily before grabbing the small bag from the table, which was filled with unhealthy fast food and various types of carbonated drinks. In return for her hard work, she was getting fast food and carbonated drinks from them. "I think I should be heading back. That Abbott girl knows nothing about personal space and boundaries" Tonks griped unhappily as she made her way toward the normal-looking cupboard beside the bookshelf in Amelia's office.
Tonks arrived in front of the cupboard and tapped the cupboard with her Wand. The intricate designs on the cupboard lit up and Tonks yanked the cupboard open. By that time, she was already morphed into Susan Bones. "Take care, guys" After wishing everyone well, she stepped into the cupboard and the doors closed behind her with a snap. The cupboard might look normal, but it was a Vanishing Cabinet, donated for the cause by Saul Croaker. The other pair was inside Tonks' room and while they expected smuggling a Vanishing Cabinet inside Hogwarts would be hard, it was easy as fuck.
After that, the gathering was soon dismissed as there wasn't much to do at this point. They simply lacked the information to do anything and that is exactly what they were trying to solve…
~~Headmaster's Office, Ilvermorny~~ (November 1st, 1994)
Harry arrived outside the Headmaster's office and knocked on the door. He already knew why he had been called to the Headmaster's office… After all, he was right there when his not-so-real name was spewed out of the Goblet of Fire. He heard Carlson's voice from the inside, telling him to enter. Harry pushed the door open, only to find that the room was filled with a lot of people. Harry already knew that Albus was planning to contact his Godfather, so he wasn't surprised by the man's presence, but he was surprised by the presence of a few people…
First of all, the President of MACUSA was here and not only that, Cornelius Fudge, the most illuminating Britain's Minister of Magic was also here. Thankfully, his pet frog wasn't here, but there were a few people inside the room Harry didn't recognize and from their robes, Harry deduced that they were probably Aurors. A couple of Aurors for each Leader… Jacklyn was also here, which wasn't surprising. Oh, and Bagman and Crouch Sr. were also present, but Harry didn't consider either of them to be important.
"So, what's up?" Harry asked curiously as he looked around the people gathered inside the Headmaster's office…
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