Disclaimer- I do n't own Harry Potter.


Albus managed to sit up right before the hexes started flying. Realizing that he dropped his scepter when Lubar and Jarrett hexed him, he groped about for it on the footing. Not finding it, he crawled behind a nearby shrub and watched.

Jarrett did n't vex around long. He sent one pathetic Stunner at Harry, who easily deflected it, and disappeared on the spot. Harry immediately disarmed Lubar before he could do the same.

Once Lubar was defenseless, Albus left the condom of the bush and shakily stood up. He reached the fire and was able-bodied to see who the other two wizards next to Harry were. What he saw made him dizzy with shock all over again.

The shorter of the two was Matt 's dad. He was staring stony faced at Lubar. Albus had never seen anyone glare at anyone else with such hatred and loathing as Matt 's dad glared at Lubar. And that included when his Uncle Ron talked about the Malfoys, or his mum when somebody mentioned Vernon and genus Petunia Dursley.

It was the other adept that nearly caused Albus to pass out in shock. He was none former than Professor Balladanis. What in the name of Falco columbarius was he doing there ? It looked like he was actually with Harry and matt 's dad. But why ? Did n't Matt 's dad hate Balladanis ?

"Eckerton, what a pleasant surprise,"Lubar smirked.

"Lubar, if we were n't in the mien of an Auror and a Presuler I 'd rip you limb from limb, Muggle style,"Mr. Eckerton growled.

Albus was slightly stunned by Mr. Eckerton 's option of watchword, but remembering what lustrelessness had told him at the starting time of the class, all surprisal left him.

"Lucky for me ceramicist and Balladanis are here, then,"Lubar replied and snatched Washburn 's scepter off the ground.

Harry, Mr. Eckerton, and Balladanis all sent unlike spells at Lubar at the Saami time, but it was too former. He was already gone. Mr. Eckerton swore loudly.

"Two ai n't bad,"Balladanis muttered as he gestured to Washburn and Quinton, the latter of whom was still conscious but not completely cognizant of his surroundings.

"That 's the glaring difference between you and I,"Mr. Eckerton muttered as he moved swiftly past Quinton and Washburn to reach Matt.

"Dad !"Albus shouted.

Harry looked up from Kaden 's unconscious mind signifier and raced towards Albus. Albus threw his blazon around his dad and the two of them hugged each other tightly.

"Al, thank Merlin,"Harry said.

"Dad, what 's Balladanis doing here ?"Albus asked immediately,"And Lubar, what 's going to encounter to him ? And Willinson ?"

"I 'll explain it all once we get you back to Hogwarts,"Harry assured him.

Balladanis had a business firm postponement on both Washburn and Quinton and was fiddling with a broken plastic cup. A few mo later, all three of them disappeared.

Harry turned to Mr. Eckerton, who was standing up with Matt in his arms."Can you need lavatory, too ? I 'll get Kaden and Al will derive with me."

Mr. Eckerton nodded and grabbed grip of Saint John 's arm before pulling his own busted plastic cup out of his sac. They disappeared.

Harry pulled Kaden up and took Albus 's arm. Albus was still thoroughly confused, but did not have clock time to ask his dad anymore doubtfulness before feeling the comrade jerk behind his naval that signified he was traveling by Portkey.

Albus landed with a thud in the middle of the Hospital fender. The question of how they managed to Portkey inside the Hogwarts grounds was the least conjure question on his mind.

Looking around, Albus saw that the others had arrived as well. Mr. Eckerton was laying both lustrelessness and whoremaster on the nearest bed while lady Pomfrey was shouting and gathering potions.

"Look at the state of them !"the nurse exclaimed,"Always this lot, too ! You 're a bad influence on them, Harry, I swear !"

Harry looked slightly sheeplike as he set Kaden down on the bed next to Matt 's and then turned to Albus.

"I 've got to speak with prof Kendrick and go to the Ministry-"he began.

"But Dad !"Albus interrupted,"What was Balladanis doing there ?"

"I promise I 'll recite you all of that and Sir Thomas More,"Harry replied,"But I need to secern everyone you and the others are ok. When I get back, I 'm going to necessitate you to tell me everything that happened."

"But-"

"No buts !"Madam Pomfrey cut in,"Bed, Albus, bed ! You need breathe !"

Albus, who had barely registered the fact that his head was bleeding and he was still quite dizzy, felt that the lowest thing he needed was rest. He needed to know what was going on.

"I 'll excuse once you 've gotten some slumber,"Harry assured him.

Albus muttered under his breathing time and got into bed. Once ma'am Pomfrey had given him a Sleeping draught, Harry left, leaving Albus to unsuccessfully try to contend off the sleep he knew was coming.

******

The ward was quiet when Albus woke up. It was completely wickedness outside, although Albus did n't have the slim clue as to what day it was. John, lusterlessness, and Kaden were either still unconscious mind or voice asleep. Albus was betting on the latter since Madam Pomfrey was no where to be seen.

Mr. Eckerton was still there and he had been joined by his wife. Both of them were nodding off in chairs next to lustrelessness 's bed. It did n't depend like Mr. Eckerton had even left. He was wearing the Same Ministry robe he had been wearing before.

Albus sat up and put his hand to his head. There was a patch on the spinal column of it. Another bandage was wrapped around his right arm, although he could n't think when he had injured it. Besides that, he just felt exhausted.

The door to the ward opened, letting in a little flood of light from the corridor. A bod stepped inside and began walking towards Albus 's bed.

"Hey, Al,"they said.

"Dad,"Albus replied, recognizing his father,"Are you going to tell me about Balladanis now ?"

"Yes,"Harry chuckled,"Perhaps we ought to go to the room of Requirement."

Albus shook his headway, remembering something he had been debating for the preceding year. He had waited long enough. It was time.

"No,"Albus said,"I know someplace better."

Without saying a Bible, Albus got out of bed and precede his dad out the door and up to the fifth part level corridor. Harry did not ask a ace dubiousness as Albus pulled the arm down on the appropriate knight and turned to face the opposite wall.

Albus located the paw prints and touched his mitt to them, turning it into a doorknob. He opened the doorway and stepped inside. Harry followed, letting out a gasp as he did.

"Remember that map from live on year ?"Albus asked as he shut the door.

Harry nodded, apparently at a loss for words.

"There was to a greater extent to it. teaching on how to get into this room. It was theirs, the Marauders'. Their secret common room,"Albus said quietly.

Harry did n't respond. Instead he walked slowly around the room. Albus stood near the door and waited. He was n't sure how long he stood there, watching as his dad investigated the room that had once belonged to his grandfather.

"This,"Harry began,"This is just unbelievable, Al. How long have you known about it ?"

"About a year,"Albus said quietly.

"And you spend time here ?"Harry asked.

"Probably more than we do in the common room,"Albus answered.

"Then it is the perfect place to talk,"Harry said as he sat down on one of the couches.

Albus sat down next to him."So why was Balladanis there ?"

"I 'll tell you that,"Harry said,"But low gear I want you to explain to me what happened."

Albus took a bass breath and told his dad everything. Starting with when they saw Lubar in the castle and ending with throwing the Resurrection Stone into the Outback. He explained how they had first gone to a forest in Australia, how they had Portkeyed to the Outback, the dementors, the almost Patronus he had managed to work, the duel, the fact that the Resurrection Harlan F. Stone did n't crop to bring Voldemort back.

"Why did n't it operate ?"Albus asked,"I mean, I 'm gladiolus it did n't, but why ?"

Harry thought for a few minutes and then looked at Albus."There are a few reasons that might explain it. The Resurrection Stone brings back mass we love, but it does not bring them back completely. It 's almost as if their someone is coming back."

"Like a specter ?"

"Not exactly,"Harry said,"But standardised. It 's potential that since Voldemort split his somebody so many prison term, he ca n't be brought back with the stone. The Harlan F. Stone may need the soul to be intact to work."

Albus nodded."That makes sense."

"It could also be that only loved ace can be brought back with the endocarp. Washburn and the Willinsons did not love Voldemort ; they did not know him. They wanted to land him back for their own agendum,"Harry explained.

"Is there any way to find out which it is ?"Albus asked.

"No, I do n't think so,"Harry said,"Especially now that the Stone is once again gone. Which is something I 'm very grateful that you did."

"well, I figured you left it out in the Forbidden Forest for a reason,"Albus shrugged.

"Yes, yes I did,"Harry replied,"I think it effective if nobody had that Stone."

Albus nodded."Yeah, that makes sense. But what was Balladanis doing there ?"

Harry laughed."You 're not going to let that go, are you ?"

"Nope, you said you 'd assure me,"Albus said.

"I will,"Harry replied,"Albus, do you know what a Presuler is ?"

"Yes,"Albus nodded,"And I know that Balladanis is one."

"You do ?"Harry looked impressed.

"He told me during one of those dueling object lesson he gave me,"Albus explained.

"fountainhead, that makes my explanation easier,"Harry said,"A small over a yr ago, shortly after Quinton kidnapped Kaden, the Ministry decided to hire a Presuler to facilitate find Washburn and Jarrett Willinson."

"Seriously ?"Albus gaped at him.

"Yes,"Harry muttered,"The Minister believed the Aurors needed some help."

Albus thought he heard bit of contempt in his dad 's voice.

"When I realized that Washburn and the Willinsons were most likely working with Ralph Lubar, I had to contact Balladanis and let him know. He came with us, and I have to admit that he was very helpful. We would not sustain found you as fast if he was n't there,"Harry explained.

"But why was he teaching here ?"Albus asked.

"The minister, Professor Kendrick, and I believed it would be good strategy to have him stationed at Hogwarts, where we all believed Washburn and the Willinsons would return to. Balladanis agreed,"Harry said,"Of line, none of us realized that Balladanis would not be able to handle teaching.

"This is all quite secretive, Al. I 'd prefer you did n't secern anyone. I will be telling Matt, John, and Kaden, because I feel they have the right to know, but I do n't want anyone else knowing about it."

"What about blush wine and Amanda ?"Albus asked.

"I suppose I 'll say them as well, otherwise Kaden is sure to tell them,"Harry said.

"What 's going to fall out to Lubar ?"Albus asked,"Is Balladanis going to be after him now ?"

"No,"Harry shook his head,"That 's going to be dodgy situation. Lubar is n't a British citizen. We ca n't do a thing while he 's in Australia. It 's up to the Aussie Ministry to either put him on trial or give him to us to put on trial. And since he 's one of their functionary, we 're not surely they 'll do either."

"But that 's not fair !"Albus stood up angrily,"Look what he did ! await what he 's done !"

"I know,"Harry sighed,"I 'd like nothing to a greater extent than to move over him a life-long stint in Azkaban, but unfortunately the Pentateuch do n't work that way."

"He and Balladanis get along anyway,"Albus said,"Balladanis probably would n't want to go after him."

"I do n't know about that,"Harry said,"Balladanis likes people to pay for what they 've done. However, being a Presuler and having no Ministry tie, he does not make to take a fount if he 's offered it."

"He told me I 'd make a good Presuler,"Albus said quietly as I sat back down,"Malfoy, too."

Harry sighed."What do you think about that ?"

"I do n't acknowledge,"Albus shrugged,"I mean, I like dueling, but I do n't really want to decide what I want to do right now."

"You do n't ingest to,"Harry replied,"And I do n't need to severalise you what to do, but I am going to tell you something.

"Being a Presuler is a hard job and often a lonely one. You have no coworkers. You work with various Ministries, but rarely get to make out anyone. You travel a lot, which can make it difficult to get a family. It 's not an easygoing path to go down. Not one I 'd choose for myself."

Albus had n't even thought about that. He did n't call back he 'd want to rarely ever see his booster and family.

"There 's mess of other things you could do that would put your dueling skills to use,"Harry told him,"And you 're only 13 so no need to resolve now."

"I know, I do n't plan to,"Albus replied.

"fountainhead, you should probably get back to the Hospital annexe before brothel keeper Pomfrey notice you 're gone,"Harry smirked,"And thanks again for showing me the room."

Harry stood up and gave his son a hug. They left the room and walked back to the infirmary Wing, both lost in their thoughts.

******

As it turned out, Madam Pomfrey had already noticed that Albus was missing. When he returned to the Hospital Wing with his dad, she was running about the Montgomery Ward shouting at the top of her lungs. matt, toilet, and Kaden were all awake, staring at her.

"There you are !"she shrieked,"Where have you been ?"

"Er,"Albus began.

"I had to verbalise to him in private,"Harry answered for him.

"You should get asked me first !"Madam Pomfrey exclaimed as she ushered Albus back into bed,"He needs rest !"

"I 'm his father,"Harry said incredulously.

"I do n't care if you 're the Minister of Magic !"Madam Pomfrey replied,"I 'm the one with the nursing degree !"

"How long has she been shouting ?"Albus whispered to mat as he got back in bed.

"15 instant or so,"lustrelessness answered.

dame Pomfrey returned to her desk and Harry strode over to where the Eckertons were sitting.

"Could I have a word in secret ?"Harry asked Mr. Eckerton and then turned to gentlewoman Pomfrey."Do I take your permission for that ?"he grinned.

"Very amusing,"Madam Pomfrey muttered.

Albus drifted back to sleep a small while later and when he next woke up it was light out and lady Pomfrey was bringing them all breakfast trays.

"Er, what day is it ?"Albus asked as Madam Pomfrey set his tray down.

"It 's Sunday, lamb, but it 's afternoon,"madam Pomfrey replied,"I figured you 'd opt to throw breakfast."

"Only Sunday ?"Albus asked. It felt like it had been far more than twenty-four hours since he had met up with Lubar before the Quidditch match.

"metre geographical zone modification are difficult to adjust to,"ma'am Pomfrey explained,"Australia 's quite a few minute ahead of us."

Albus nodded and dug into his breakfast. Suddenly he was esurient. When he thought about it, it must accept been at least a day since he 'd eaten anything.

"I wonder how the Quidditch peer went,"Kaden mused as he shoved toast in his mouth.

Albus choked on his eggs. He 'd blank out about the match !"I doubt we won,"he sighed.

"Is your dad going to enjoin us why Balladanis was with him when he came to save us ?"john asked,"I mean, he 's had plenty of time."

"He will,"Albus said,"He already told me. You lot were asleep."

The doorway to the hospital Wing banged open and blush wine and Amanda came running in. Madam Pomfrey made a move to get up from her desk, but then sat back down, shaking her head.

"Tell us what happened !"Rose demanded as she skidded to a freeze in front end of Albus 's bed,"When did you get back ? Where did you go ?"

"Who won the Quidditch mate ?"Albus asked.

"Quidditch ? Quidditch ?"rose groaned,"I 'm not saying a word about Quidditch until the four of you tell me what in the gens of pigeon hawk 's saggy left-"

"misfire Weasley !"Madam Pomfrey shouted,"If you do n't lower your articulation, you 'll have to leave !"

"Sorry,"blush wine turned back to Albus,"But you lot have got to tell us what happened !"

Albus launched into the entire story, which took the better part of a half hour to tell. Neither Rose or Amanda interrupted once during the unscathed thing. Both of them looked absolutely shocked by the time Albus concluded.

"But, but why was Balladanis there ?"rosebush asked.

"My dad 's going to assure you,"Albus said,"He 's already told me. He 'll probably tell the rest of you today."

"Merlin, Albus,"rose wine sighed,"How much trouble can you get into ?"

"It 's not my fault,"Albus shrugged,"Now can you tell us about the match ?"

rose exchanged glimpse with Amanda, who sighed."It was quite the match, let me tell you,"Amanda said.

"Nobody won, Al,"rosiness said.

"What ?"John interrupted,"How can nobody win ?"

"About xlv minutes into the peer, Fred and Heather ran onto the pitch-"

"The match lasted that long ?"Matt asked.

"Yes,"rose wine said,"I do n't recognize why. Anyway, Fred and broom ran right up to Ludo Bagman and started talking to him. Nobody could hear what they were saying. Then Bagman blew his whistle and they went into a time-out.

"travelling salesman left the tar and had a really long talk of the town with all the headmasters and captains. Then Kendrick announced that the match was called off and told everyone to return to their mutual rooms.

"Everyone was really angry of course of study. Amanda and I were already worried because you lot had n't shown up yet. We thought something bad had happened and that was why they called it off."

"Why did they call it off ?"lavatory asked.

"I 'm getting to that,"Rose said,"We got back up to Gryffindor and everyone was gathered around Fred and broom. Linda was n't there, and neither were any of her teammates who were Gryffindors.

"We pushed our way to the front man of the crowd and hear what Fred and Heather were talking about. They were claiming that Australia had been cheating the totally time-"

"well, they were,"flatness muttered.

"I know,"rose wine agreed,"And apparently so did Fred and Heather. I 'm sure they figured it out just recently or else they would 've told someone Oklahoman. They found out Linda 's a lamia and now the entire school knows."

"How did they forecast it out ?"Albus asked, completely shocked. Linda hid her mystic quite well. Fred and Heather were sixth years, they would n't consume heard Balladanis 's lamia lecture."

"They 've been trying to see it out all year,"rosebush explained,"And since they 're sassy, they figured it out."

"But what about the match ?"Albus asked.

"I think they 're going to cancel the tournament, Albus,"rosebush said quietly.

"natural the tournament ?"Albus gasped,"cancel the tournament ? ! They ca n't do that ! We 've spent the wholly twelvemonth on that tournament ! Do you bonk how much clip I 've spent on the Quidditch pitch this year ? more than clip than I 've spent in course, probably ! And now they 're going to cancel the bloody tournament ?"

"I do n't know, Al,"rosiness said shortly,"And if they do it 's not my fault."

"Sorry,"Albus mumbled,"It 's just a slight aggravating."

"I know,"Rose replied.

"Where 's Linda ?"matte asked.

"Gone,"Rose sighed,"Without a word. I have n't seen her or any of the Australians since the match. Killigan 's gone, too."

"Wow,"matt replied,"Ca n't say I blame her, though."

"I guess,"rosiness said,"Anyway, they 'll probably have an announcement about the tournament at dinner."


A/N : Thanks to my genus Beta, Dancer of Starlight as well as all of the awful people who have read and reviewed this ! There is only one more chapter left !


Disclaimer- I do n't own Harry Potter.


Harry returned to tell everyone else about Balladanis later on in the afternoon. ma'am Pomfrey matted out refused to let any of them leave the infirmary Wing, so she agreed to lock the doorway and go to her study while Harry explained. Matt 's dad was there as well.

Harry told them everything he had told Albus, although he left out the parts about why it was not all that advisable to become a Presuler. Everyone was completely shocked to learn that Balladanis had been hired to help capture Washburn and the Willinsons.

Unfortunately, Harry also brought news of Lubar. News that was not all that welcome.

"As of right now, he 's completely free and in the clear,"Harry sighed,"The Australian Ministry refuses to deliver him, and they wo n't prosecute him in Commonwealth of Australia either. To them, it 's like zero 's happened."

Albus noticed that Mr. Eckerton looked positively furious with this. Harry looked quite tempestuous as well, but it did not come close to how Mr. Eckerton looked.

"We 're not going to give up,"Harry said,"We 'll hold negotiating with them."

Mr. Eckerton had also apparently been told about the Hallows. When Harry had spoken with him the previous Night, it had been about the Hallows. Albus remembered back to his first class, when lusterlessness had told them about his dad 's Young grownup dream of locating the Hallows. Harry must 've trusted him now.

Albus reached over to his bedside table, where ma'am Pomfrey had placed the Invisibility Cloak the late night. He wordlessly handed it to Mr. Eckerton, who carefully took it with a flavor of awe on his face.

"Merlin 's beard,"he muttered,"It 's the Cloak."

"That it is,"Harry said quietly.

"Unbelievable,"Mr. Eckerton whispered as he fingered it.

He spent a few minutes trying the Cloak on before handing it back to Albus."I can not believe I 've finally solved the case of the Hallows,"he said to Harry,"This is amazing. I would screw to plowshare the narration with my brother. Perhaps I could acquaint you to him at the domain Cup this summer."

Harry nodded."That would be fine. Perhaps I will eventually tell him as well."

******

Albus wanted nothing more than to be allowed out of the hospital Wing in prison term to go to dinner that night. He was sure professor Kendrick would gain some sort of declaration about the tourney and he did not want to miss it.

After a full ten minutes of begging on his part ( helped out by Matt, Saint John, and Kaden ), Madam Pomfrey told him he was in no fit state to leave the ward. Albus thought this was ludicrous because he felt fine. So what if his arm was still bandaged and in a sling ? That should n't bar him from eating dinner with the ease of the school.

Instead, Albus was forced to eat a quiet meal in the hospital Wing and wait anxiously for Rose and Amanda to narrate him what Kendrick said.

The daughter showed up right after dinner ended. Albus immediately asked them what Kendrick had said.

"Tournament 's canceled,"rosiness sighed as she sat down on the end of Albus 's bed,"The kids from New York are staying to finish out the yr, but the tourney 's canceled. I expect it 'll be in the prophet tomorrow."

"Merlin !"Albus shouted,"Why 'd they have to cancel it ? Could n't they just disqualify Australia ?"

"No,"Rose shook her headway,"To do that Hogwarts would receive to play New York in another final."

"Why do n't they do that ?"John asked.

"Too close to exams,"rose shrugged,"It 'll mess up everyone 's studying."

"That 's poor fish,"Albus fumed.

"If it makes you feel better, I 'm pretty sure Hogwarts would 've won if Commonwealth of Australia had n't have been here,"Rose pointed out,"And Kendrick gave one hundred house points to everyone who was on the Quidditch and dueling teams."

"Yeah, well, all the star sign had hoi polloi on the teams, so that does n't really help,"Albus muttered.

"Well,"Rose grinned,"I know one thing that 'll cheer you up."

"What ?"Albus asked, even though there was zero that could cheer him up.

"There were Quidditch scouts at that match,"Rose told him,"And even though the mate was disastrous, they did find someone they wanted to draft."

"Who ?"Albus asked, slightly intrigued.

"Georgia !"Rose exclaimed,"She 's been drafted to play for Kenmare Kestrals as soon as she graduates !"

"That 's brilliant !"Albus replied. Rose had been right, that did cheer him up. There was no one he thought who belonged on a pro Quidditch team to a greater extent than Georgia.

"Yup, she 's their unexampled modesty Keeper,"Rose said,"She says Uncle Percy 's not imprint. He wanted her to work at the Ministry. She does n't care what he thinks, though."

"Uncle Percy 's got plenty of other kids to ferment at the Ministry,"Albus shrugged. He could never see Georgia working in government.

"Kenmare ?"John said incredulously.

"Yeah, seriously ?"lustrelessness grimaced.

"They 're nearly as bad as the shank,"can groaned.

"She 's just happy to be on a squad,"pink wine shrugged,"She 's always supported Puddlemere, but she thinks if she 's on any team, she 'll be able to ferment her way up to a dependable one."

"Merlin, I hope so,"whoremonger shrugged.

"Is she the only one who got drafted ?"Albus asked.

"Only one I know for sure of,"rosiness said,"I heard a rumor that Anna Reilly got taken on by the Balycastle Bats, but I do n't know for sure."

Albus nodded, feeling slightly better about the tournament. It was n't pointless now that he knew his cousin had been taken on by a professional Quidditch team because of it. However, that did n't lease all the disappointment away.

******

madam Pomfrey reluctantly let the boys leave the next day after breakfast. She did n't really have a selection since exam began that day. Albus felt perfectly hunky-dory and was quite happy to leave the place.

Rose handed him a copy of the prophet as soon as he and the other boys reached the vernacular room. Albus took it, happy that he had a few minutes before his first examination to read the clause that was inevitably there.

Aboriginal Australian school CHEATS- TOURNAMENT CANCELED

After a startling uncovering made by two Hogwarts
student, the Quidditch and Dueling tourney
involving Hogwarts, the Adirondack academy of
magic, and the Australian schoolhouse of Sorcery
has been canceled.

The tournament 's final Quidditch match was
interrupted this past Sabbatum by two Hogwarts
sixth years, Fred Weasley and Heather Weasley,
both 17, who claimed that the Aussie team
had been cheating throughout the total
tournament.

A few calendar month ago, allegation were brought upon
the Australian team after their Seeker, Linda
team spirit, 14, flew at an exceptionally firm speed.
An investigation found nothing. The tourney
continued.

Fred and Heather Weasley accused Linda esprit de corps
of being a vampire. vampire are outlawed
from playing on professional person Quidditch squad due
to the unfair vantage they have.

The match was immediately stopped while all three
master questioned the Weasleys and Morales.

master Addiar Killigan of the Australian
School of Sorcery admitted to allowing Morales
to be the quester of his team in order to win the
tourney. The Australian team was immediately
disqualified from the tournament.

Killigan, Morales, and the remainder of the Australians
participating in the tournament left Hogwarts later
on Saturday, declining to speak with any of our
reporters.

tournament functionary as well as the other two
headmasters have decided to cancel the tournament,
and not declaring a winner.

'It is regrettable that the tournament turned out
this way ,'Fabius Kendrick told newsman, 'Perhaps
we can try it again in a few years .'

"Killigan is an idiot,"Albus said.

"Look at the succeeding article,"Rose replied.

QUINTON WILLINSON BACK IN AZKABAN, JOINED BY WASHBURN

While the final examination Quidditch match was ending in disaster
at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and wizardry, Harry
ceramist 's midsection child, Albus, 13, was dealing with his
own battle.

Albus Potter, as well as cousin Kaden Dursley, 12, and
friends Matthew Eckerton and John Brickston, both 14,
were kidnapped by Quinton and Jarrett Willinson, and
Jameson Washburn. The three con were helped by
Ralph Lubar, chief of the section of the Regulation
and Control of Magical wight in Australia.

The four Hogwarts scholarly person were taken to Australia
where Harry ceramicist and Walter Eckerton found them.
It is unclear what the yardbird were after, as well as
why Lubar was involved.

Quinton Willinson and Jameson Washburn were caught and
sent to Azkaban. Lubar and Jarrett Willinson escaped.
Aurors are currently looking for Willinson and the
Ministry is negotiating with the Australian Ministry
about what to do with Lubar.

All four son have recovered from the ordeal and are
currently taking their end of the year examination
at Hogwarts. Harry ceramist has declined comment.

"fountainhead, that 's not a very instructive article,"Albus said as he tossed the paper onto a nearby table.

"I do n't think they can cover much,"Rose said,"The Australian Ministry may be asking them to proceed quiet about Lubar in return for giving him some variety of punishment.

"It wo n't matter,"lusterlessness said,"They 're not going to do anything to him."

Albus was forced to push Lubar into the binding of his mind as exams began. They were all significantly harder than the premature year 's had been, but he was sure he at least passed all of them.

There were short clause in the vaticinator about Lubar everyday, but they all said the same matter. Australia refused to deport him. matte was not at all surprised by this, but it infuriated Albus to no end.

The week after exams was a strange one for Albus. There was nil left for them to do. No studying, no preparation, no Quidditch. Rose and Amanda went back to spending all their prison term with the boys, like it had been before Linda had arrived.

things were different, though. Both Rose and Amanda were a lot quieter than they used to be. Albus was sure they missed Linda, and he had no thought whether she had said goodbye to them, or even if she 'd had the luck.

lusterlessness was lost in his own thinking most of the metre, rendering him quieter than ever. He often went entire evenings without saying two words to anyone, something that usually only happened around wide moons. However, the next full moonlight was n't until after they left Hogwarts.

Albus was indisputable this was because of what had happened in Australia. He never talked about it, but Albus knew that getting kidnapped by Lubar again had scared the day out of him.

John the Divine and Kaden remained as boisterous as ever and did not seem to be fazed by what had happened in Commonwealth of Australia. They spent their calendar week pulling pranks and playing endless games of Exploding walkover that Albus occasionally joined in on.

Albus himself was quieter. His mind was racing with thoughts of Lubar and Balladanis. None of the clause ever mentioned Balladanis, but he knew that was because Balladanis 's job had to remain a secret. He wished more than anything that Lubar would get thrown in prison, whether it was Azkaban or Australia 's prison.

******

The train drive back to London was subdued, the lone noise being Gospel According to John and Kaden 's Exploding shot cards. Albus and Matt both gazed out the window, mesmerized by the going landscape.

"Linda sent me a letter in conclusion Nox,"Rose said, breaking the silence.

Albus lifted his head up and looked at her."What about ?"

"She told us she was sorry, and wanted me to tell you that she was dingy about the tourney,"rose told him,"She 's on the run with her mum now. They 're thinking of moving to a different country."

"To go to schoolhouse ?"Albus asked.

"No,"rose wine shook her brain,"She 's been through school a couple on sentence already. She was n't even a pupil at the Aboriginal Australian school. Killigan pretty much forced her into playing Seeker for them. He 's a really nasty bloke. They have to get out now, though, because everyone knows."

"Where will they go ?"Albus asked, surprised that he was actually feeling sorry for Linda.

"No estimation,"Rose shrugged,"She said she 'd owl me when they find out."

"This completely yr has been so messed up,"Saint John sighed,"I hope next year 's better."

"Me, too,"Matt agreed.

"We 've got the populace Cup to look forward to, though,"Albus smiled.

"Oh, yeah !"Saint John the Apostle grinned,"Owl me as soon as you find out when we 're leaving for it."

"Definitely,"Albus said,"Your sister 's going, too. Lily told me she 'd invited her. Victor-Marie Hugo 's not really happy about that."

"Neither am I,"John muttered,"I do n't require Ashtyn going."

"wellspring, I 'd prefer Lily not go, but it 's the Cup ! Nothing can really ruin it,"Albus said.

"commodity point,"John agreed.

"Let me know when the Cup is,"Kaden said.

"Why ? So you can convert your parents to choose you ?"can smirked.

"No,"Kaden laughed,"So I can know when to invite you lot to my house. My dad said he 'd bring us camping."

"Excellent !"lavatory grinned,"encampment like Muggles ?"

"Yep,"Kaden replied,"Living in tent, no electricity, no magic either since we 're all underage."

"There is no way my parents will let me go,"Matt said quietly.

"Why not ?"Kaden asked.

"I went camping when I was five,"Matt answered,"That was the time I got bitten."

"Oh,"Kaden looked a petty taken aback,"Sorry."

"It 's ok,"Matt shrugged,"Just do n't go during a full lunation. I do n't desire any of you having to connect me in the Shrieking Shack future year."

"I 'll go,"Albus said. He 'd never been camping before, let alone camping like a Muggle. He did feel bad that matte would n't get to go, but he kind of thought flatness would n't want to go anyway.

The rest of the trip was spent arguing about Quidditch and Albus felt like affair were sort of returning to normal. It was almost prissy to get wind can and matte arguing about the shank again and Kaden arguing about football.

The train arrived in Jack London and Albus found his parents waiting for him on the platform. After saying good-by to his Friend, Albus left the station with his family opinion that just maybe life would be formula from then on. fountainhead, maybe the summer would be at least be formula. Albus could n't get his promise up too high.


A/N : Hard to conceive it 's finished ! Thanks to Dancer of Starlight for betaing and thanks to all of the awesome people who have read and reviewed this ! You guy are so lovely and amazing !

I am working on the fourth story but it 'll be a while before the number one chapter is up. I 'm thinking I 'll update every other hebdomad at first, jump calendar week with Beyond the phantasm. In the mean time, if you want something new to show, I suggest checking out Remember the shank, which is a collab I worked on last year and is now currently being updated. It 's all about the Chudley cannon and their downfall. It 's under the username The Golden Snitches and is also in my favorite stories so you can obtain it that way.


Disclaimer- I do n't own Harry Potter.

greenback : This is the twenty-five percent storey in a series. I suggest reading them in ordering, but it 's not necessary.



"Ouch, that was my foundation !"

"Shush ! You 're going to awake them up !"

"It 's your geological fault for stepping on my groundwork !"

"They 're heavy sleepers, do n't worry."

Albus Severus Potter sighed to himself as he and two of his best protagonist neared the tent. John the Evangelist, whose foot had been trodden upon, was carrying a sprayer can of lash emollient, and Kaden, the one who had stepped on John 's metrical foot, was brandishing a bombastic owl plumage. It had been Kaden 's approximation to pull a prank on his nine-year-old babe, Bethany, while she slept, and John had been all too eager to participate. Albus personally thought it was pillock to prank mortal whose parents were in the same tent, but Kaden had assured him that both of his parents could sleep through anything.

It was their third and final Night of camping with Kaden 's family line which was in Kaden 's thought, the complete time to pull a prank. After three twenty-four hours of being on their best behavior, the boys had successfully lured Dudley and Christina Dursley into a sour common sense of security. Well, a put on sense of surety when it came to them and Bethany, that is. The boy had pranked each other constantly throughout the trip. Albus had been pushed into the lake three clock time already, been snuck up upon in the Mrs. Henry Wood twice, and had a nosebleed nougat hidden in his dinner. He had gotten revenge by stealing both Kaden and privy 's canoe paddle, leaving them stranded in the midsection of the lake for a half hour.

"Happy Birthday, by the way,"Albus said.

"Is it midnight already ?"Kaden asked.

A sprig snapped behind them and Albus jumped."What do you three think you 're doing ?"someone shouted in a creepy tone.

Kaden shrieked and lav jumped backwards, bumping into Kaden and causing both of them to fall over. John 's finger slipped and the whipped cream came shooting out, covering both of them in the sugary substance. They were both shouting profanity and Albus smirked despite the fact that his heart was still hammering. Who was that ? He turned and saw none other than Bethany, standing with her arms folded across her chest, glaring at all three of the boys.

"And just what were you planning on doing with that whipped cream ?"she demanded.

"cypher,"Kaden muttered."What are you doing out here ?"

"approaching back from the bathroom,"Bethany replied."And I know you were planning on squirting that on my script and then tickling my nose with a feather. Honestly, you 're so predictable."

With one last glare at her brother, Bethany stalked off to the collapsible shelter she shared with her parents, went inside it, and zipped it closed. Albus turned to his two muggy Friend and burst out laughing. They were both sitting on the ground covered in a commixture of whipped cream and poop that was just visible by the visible radiation of Albus 's torch. The two rarely had a prank backfire on them like that.

"Bloody small sister,"Kaden muttered as he scrubbed the whipped emollient off in the lavatory a few arcminute later.

"Yeah,"John agreed as he tried to get the whipped cream out of his hair by sticking his nous in the sink."Why do they have to be such a painfulness ?"

"I think it 's their job,"Albus mused."Lily would 've done the same thing."

"You two are favorable you 've only got one,"John pointed out."Try living with three."

"I 've got enough cousins to make up for it,"Albus said.

"mat 's the lucky one, then,"Saint John said as he pulled his headland out of the sinkhole and escape from the piss out."He has n't got any little sisters or lilliputian cousins."

"Wish he would 've came with us,"Kaden said as they left the bathroom.

"We never could 've convinced him,"John Lackland replied."Remember his font when you invited us ?"

"Do you fault him ?"Albus said."I mean, it was probably a night like this when, you know, when it happened."

The night was very quiet. The son made the exclusively stochasticity as they walked back to the campsite. The lone Christ Within visible was the Light from Albus 's torch. He let out an involuntary shudder. It probably had been a Nox just like this one. No wonder he had n't wanted to go camping again.

"Only, you know,"Kaden said as he looked up at the sky."There would 've been a moon."

Albus smiled. leave it to Kaden to point out the obvious. Yes, there would 've been a synodic month. Currently the Sun Myung Moon was in its new moon phase and was not visible in the sky.

The boys made it back to their tent and climbed into their sleeping udder. Albus was n't in the to the lowest degree bit tired, so he did n't bother turning off his torch. John pulled out a mob of Exploding piece of cake cards, figuring that since it was the dead of night, no Muggles would notice.

"What should we do tomorrow ?"lavatory asked.

"Canoeing ?"Albus suggested.

The former two boys glared at him."Only if you promise not to steal our paddle,"John muttered.

"What ? It was n't a bad swimming. And you asked for it by putting that nosebleed nougat in my food."

"It was cold !"Kaden shouted indignantly.

"It 's summertime ; it 's supposed to be refreshing,"Albus pointed out.

"well, it 's my birthday, so I say we hike up to that field and play football,"Kaden decided.

Albus and lav both groaned loudly, but knew they 'd be spending their last day playing football game with Kaden. It was his birthday after all, so it was only honest that he pick the day 's activities. Albus only wished that they did n't let in football.
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The two workweek that separated the tenting misstep and the Quidditch existence Cup seemed to haul on forever. They reminded Albus of story of magic trick and he was surely that length of time was thirster than two hebdomad, but his calendar told him otherwise. Nothing particularly stir happened during that span of 14 daylight ; the highlight being three Hogwarts varsity letter being delivered to identification number 12 Grimmauld situation. All three letters contained book lists and to cipher 's surprise, James 's did not contain a Prefect 's badge. Cedric and Ben had not received the badge either, but James 's friend Nathan had. James II supposed Neville had to blame somebody and Nathan was the least mischievous of the twenty percent class Gryffindor boys.

The most agitate newsworthiness of the two weeks arrived at Albus 's cousin Fred 's sign of the zodiac informing him that he had been made Quidditch chieftain for Gryffindor. James was quite excited about this since while Fred was fanatical about Quidditch, he was n't nearly as bad as Georgia. Heather was disappointed, but Fred assured her she would be his second-in-command.

Speaking of Georgia, she had begun her education with the Kenmare Kestrals shortly after graduation and planned to strike into a vapid finish to their pitch very soon. Apparently Percy had been dropping not-so-subtle speck about getting her an internship at the Ministry instead of playing professional Quidditch and she was sick of it. It was still a touchy national with both Walker Percy and Peach State, so much so that Albus was n't even sure if Sakartvelo was going to go to the yearly before school Weasley dinner. Albus thought it was rather stupid of Percy to be arguing about it since it was GA 's life sentence and she was good at Quidditch.

Albus spent most of the two weeks at Rose 's house, although it was not blush wine whom he was spending sentence with. Victor-Marie Hugo was planning on trying out for the usable steward position on Gryffindor 's team and needed Albus to throw Quaffles at him while he tried to protect the goal. Unfortunately Victor-Marie Hugo was not very good, but he was improving, even if it was at a very easy rate. Victor-Marie Hugo was also quite sore with Lily over her choosing Ashtyn to take to the Cup, which somehow caused him to require to practice Quidditch nearly twenty-four/seven.

By the fourth dimension the day finally arrived to leave for the Cup, Albus was getting quite brainsick of throwing Quaffles at Victor-Marie Hugo and was even nursing a sore arm. He was very thankful for the break of serve that going to the Cup would provide. Albus 's kinsperson was scheduled to go far at the campground near the pitch the day before the equal, which was not bad at all. Some people had to arrive as practically as a week beforehand.

"When is Matt getting there ?"John asked Albus as they sat in Albus 's way, packing for the trip. John the Divine had arrived the previous day and somehow all of his stuff had been scattered throughout Albus 's way despite his only having been there for twenty-four hours.

"He 's already there, I think,"Albus answered, remembering the letter Matt had sent him the previous week.

"Did n't you say everyone who goes to the Cup has to camp down ?"John asked as he inspected a sock to determine whether it was his or not."How arrive his parents will go to the Cup but they would n't let him camp with us ?"

"He 's not encampment,"Albus said, deciding that the air sock lav had was his and snatched it away, stuffing it in his bag."His uncle lives in New House of York, so they 're staying there and Apparating to the Cup right field before."

"Oh,"bathroom replied."I thought international Apparition was illegal."

"Not from the United res publica to Canada and back,"Albus explained."If you Apparate to the border, they let you Apparate into Canada if you 've got the right identification."

"Are any of your other cousins going ?"John asked.

"I think Georgia 's going with her mate, but other than her, no. James picked Nathan because he did n't desire to prefer between Cedric and Ben."

"Is Victor Hugo still wild with Lily ?"Saint John asked."Ashtyn said he was n't speaking to either of them."

"Yeah,"Albus nodded as he rubbed his sore arm."And because of it he 's had me practicing with him for the retiring two weeks."

"Is he going to be Gryffindor 's adjacent Keeper ?"

"Only if the rest of the people who try out play Quidditch like Matt and Kaden do,"Albus answered.

"So I 'm guessing the new Keeper wo n't be a Weasley ?"

"Nope, I do n't think so.

"Are you boys quick ?"Harry asked as he popped his promontory into the room.

"Just about,"Albus said as he stuffed one last shirt into his bag and zipped it closed."How far do we have to go to achieve the Portkey ?"

"Not far, just outside of London,"Harry replied."There 's an Apparition and Floo place nearby, so we wo n't throw to walk much."

A few minutes later the Potters were congregated in the sitting room, along with John, Ashtyn, and Nathan. Everyone was going to Floo because Harry and Ginny could n't side-along Apparate six minor between the two of them. Harry had been right ; the Portkey was only a short ways away from the Apparition and Floo station, and in no fourth dimension they were standing in a small-scale clearing searching for the Portkey. Lily was the one who found it, hiding behind one of the lone bushes. It was an old deflated football that looked to have teeth marks in it.

"When 's it leaving ?"Lily asked.

"In about five transactions,"Harry said as he checked his lookout."Remember, Lake Ontario, Canada, is five time of day behind us, so when we get there it will be around eleven o'clock in the morning."

cypher else had been assigned to this particular proposition Portkey, so five minutes later the Potters, can, Ashtyn, and Nathan disappeared from the sphere. Albus thought the journey lasted much longer than a pattern Portkey slip, but that made sense since they were going all the way to Canada.

They landed in another small clearing and once Albus steadied himself, he could see a fleet of tent in the aloofness. Directly in front of them was a pocket-size wooden edifice that bore a sign that read 'Lakeside Park- tenting Office'. He looked around for a lake, but did n't see one.

"If we find the lake, we can go canoeing,"Albus said.

"Yeah, and perhaps we 'll get a decent denial teacher this year,"Saint John the Apostle replied."There 's no all-fired way I 'm canoeing with you ever again."

"And maybe you wo n't put smutty afters in my solid food anymore."

"Ca n't make any promises,"John Lackland grinned.

Albus and John followed everyone else towards the petty wooden building. Once inside, Albus noticed that it was being manned by a very confused looking Muggle, who was staring off into space. He did n't even seem to notice when they walked in.

"Memory charm,"Harry whispered to the boy. He walked up to the chap and set a piece of paper down on the desk."Campsite reservation for ceramicist. Two nights."

"potter, Potter,"the bloke muttered as he began to typewrite on something that Albus was pretty sure was called a computer."You 're internet site 43. Be thrifty, judgement you, there 's a lot of odd people camping this week."

"Thanks,"Harry replied.

encampment 43 did n't look to be anywhere near the little wooden construction so Albus and the others had to walk through most of the camping area to find their website. A minute into the walk Albus realized why the Muggle in the building needed so many storage charms. It did n't seem like anybody was trying to conceal magic. The Cup was between Russia and Italia and it was very obvious who was rooting for whom.

The Italians had red, green, and white collapsible shelter, some of which had the factual masthead conception on the sides. One group had a cauldron simmering over a special K and red fervor and there was a wizard pouring alimentary paste into it.

"Who cooks pasta on a camping trip ?"Harry muttered as they passed."No wonder that bloke thinks something funny 's going on."

The Russians were n't any dependable since their tent were also adorned with masthead and some had even littered the surrounding ground with magical role player snow. Since it was at least seventy-five degree, Albus thought that was slightly strange.

Albus only saw a few former people he knew. Damien and Kate Waverly from the Ravenclaw Quidditch team were at encampment number 35 and he also saw a Hufflepuff whom he recognized but did n't remember the figure of. Most of the people appeared to be Russian, Italian, Canadian, or American language. Albus figured that was since the Cup was so far away from Great Britain. most British people would n't go see the Cup in Canada if they did n't really support Russia or Italy. Albus did n't put up either team, but his dad had gotten free tickets.

After passing a contingency of Russians, Albus noticed a few hoi polloi who looked oddly familiar. He paused to watch them for a minute or so and then realized that they were the Quidditch squad from the Adirondack Academy of Magic.

"James,"Albus said as he poked his buddy."Look, the New House of York Quidditch team."

The New Yorkers had noticed Albus and James II as well. They abandoned their fire and strolled over to the walkway.

"You came a prospicient way for the Cup,"the tallest of the lot said. Albus recognized him as one of the Beaters.

"My dad had tickets,"Albus replied.

"Oh, right,"the boy said, craning his neck to see Harry, who was a few meters away."Your dad 's Harry Potter. Learned about him in History of Magic a few years ago."

"Shame about the peer,"Epistle of James said, clearly wanting to steer the conversation away from Harry."That Australian headmaster is bemire cheater."

"Sure is,"the boy replied."It sucks."

"I wish they would 've let us spiel each other,"William James said mutinously."examination ? Really ? That was a stupid excuse."

"I 'll say,"he agreed."Hey, you 'll never guess who else is here."

"Who ?"James asked.

"Linda, you know, the vampire,"the boy said excitedly."Saw her a few time of day ago, but she turned the early way when she saw me."

Albus exchanged looks with John, and the two of them silently agreed to go expression for Linda as soon as they could sneak away from James River, Nathan, Lily, and Ashtyn, plus Albus 's parents.

The New Yorkers went to eat lunch and Albus and the others continued their trek to campsite 43. It was situated in a diminished clarification of tree diagram, side by side to a group of Canadian thaumaturge and a rather yob group of Italians. Harry and Ginny had the tent up in no time with help from Nathan, who was Muggle-born. King James and Nathan each made a fast sandwich and then went off to explore. Lily and Ashtyn begged to be allowed to do the same, but both Harry and Ginny insisted that they stay at the camping area.

"Can we go explore ?"Albus asked as he polished off his lunch.

"I suppose so,"Ginny said."But be thrifty, and be back in prison term for dinner."

"We will,"Albus assured her.

Albus and John set off down the track, both keeping an eye out for Linda."This post is huge,"John said."How in the name of pigeon hawk are we going to rule her ?"

"I have n't the slightest estimation, but I suppose if we keep walking we might find her,"Albus replied."Maybe we 'll find that lake as well."

"I am not canoeing with you."

"courtship yourself."

Albus and John did not find the lake, but after walking around the encampment for about an hour, they eventually came upon Linda. She was at a smallish campsite that contained a blue tent that actually looked like it could belong to a Muggle. Linda was reading a record book at the picnic table while another witch was bent over a ardor and she turned when she heard the son get in. She was quite beautiful, with long dark hair like Linda's.

"Can I help you ?"she asked. Her accent was not Australian and Albus could n't position it.

Linda looked up and her eyes rested upon Albus. She got up from the mesa and walked over to the boys.

"Do you know them ?"the other crone asked.

"They 're from Hogwarts,"Linda replied. The witch raised her eyebrows."It 's fine,"Linda said."I 'll be back soon."

Albus was very surprised that Linda so willingly decided to take the air with them and he shared a facial expression with St. John the Apostle before they set off along the track. All three were lull for about ten minutes before Linda spoke.

"I just want you to live that I 'm sorry about the lucifer,"she said quietly."I did n't want to do it. I do n't even normally go to shoal. It 's rather wasted since I 've been through school three clip already. The headmaster insisted I play and said if I did n't he 'd get some sorting of law passed to draw my life miserable."

"It 's not your fault,"Albus said."The Australian headmaster is a git. We 've known that for years."

"Oh, your supporter matt ?"

"Yeah,"Albus answered.

"Is he here ?"Linda asked.

"He 's going to the Cup but he 's staying at his uncle 's household in New York."

secrecy fell upon them once again until John spoke a few minutes later."So what are you doing now ?"

"My mother and I are living here, in Canada. Another province, though, one that 's even less dwell than this one. We ca n't hold out in Australia after that Quidditch disaster. The headmaster blamed me for everyone finding out what I am. Said I did n't hide out it well enough."

"That 's insane,"lavatory replied.

It was strange, Albus thought, how the previous year none of the boys had really liked Linda because they were afraid she would reveal that Matt was a werewolf, yet she was being blackmailed by Killigan the all fourth dimension. Now, she seemed nice.

The conversation moved from Killigan to the forthcoming match and who they thought would win. Linda, like Albus and lav, was rooting for Italia and they all agreed that Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic did n't put up a opportunity. They circled the campground and made it back to Linda 's encampment. Her mother was talking with a wiz who was camping in the future website over.

"Tell rosiness and Amanda that I 'll owl them soon,"Linda said."Mum did n't want me to owl anyone until we 'd successfully commence away from Killigan. But she thinks he 's given up and we should be good in Canada."

"Ok,"Albus said."Maybe we 'll see you at the match tomorrow."

Linda bade them arrivederci and joined her mum. She turned and smiled at Albus and toilet as they left to go back to their campsite.



A/N : And so the 4th story begins ! I 'm hoping to update this once a month. Thanks to everyone who has read and reviewed the premature stories !


Disclaimer- I do n't own Harry Potter.


Neither of the boy slept much that night. This was partly due to excitement about the friction match and partly due to the fact that Harry and Ginny sent Lily and Ashtyn to the boy'tent after the two of them refused to settle down. Albus, John, James, and Nathan complained loudly about the addition of the girls in their tent, but Harry and Ginny were adamant. James IV and Nathan decided to tell apart shivery history in a vain attempt to scare Lily and Ashtyn back into the adults'tent, but both daughter were now too old to get that scared.

The succeeding day was similar to the old day and Albus and John spent it trying to find oneself the lake, but had no hazard. John was lamenting the fact that the camping ground was called"lakeside"when there clearly was no lake around so often that Albus wished there was a lake just so he could push John into it. Both boys begged Harry and Ginny to let them go to New York to see matte, but had no lot. Harry and Ginny said they could see Matt later that Night at the match.

Dusk finally arrived and people began to trek through the woods to the pitch shot. Albus did n't have the thin idea how far away it was, but it seemed farther than the walk of life from the Whomping Willow to the Shrieking Shack or from Hogwarts to Hogsmeade. Once they finally did get, it seemed amazing that Muggles did n't notice it. The auction pitch was immense ; that was the just news for it. There were More witches and magician congregated in one position than Albus had ever seen in his lifespan and more were coming up behind him.

john had brought two couple of his omnioculars but the radical had to turn back while St. James the Apostle, Nathan, and Lily each purchased a pair. Ashtyn had stolen a pair of Gospel According to John 's, apparently without him knowing. Ginny quickly steered them all away from a match whizz who were taking stake.

A Lester Willis Young sensation standing near the entrance asked to see their tickets and then lead them high and higher in the pedestal until they reached one of the top box seat. There were 14 chairs lined up in two rows, six of which were already occupied. lusterlessness and his parents took up one-half of those chairs ; in the other three sat two wizards and a beldame Albus did not know.

"Matt !"Albus shouted. He and John immediately took the two seats to Matt 's right wing while Harry and Ginny greeted his parents.

"Albus, John !"matt replied."This is brilliant !"

"Yeah it is ! Look how high up we are !"John said excitedly."Charles Herbert Best hind end ever !"

"Oh, this is my Uncle Jack,"Matt said, gesturing to one of the wizards Albus did n't make out. He looked a lot like flatness 's dad, only with less hoary tomentum and far fewer wrinkles."Uncle Jack, this is Albus and John."

"So you 're the ones who keep getting matte into trouble."tar grinned.

"That 's more Kaden and Saint John the Apostle than Albus,"Matt pointed out.

"Hey, Albus was the one who got Kaden and I stranded in a lake a few workweek ago,"privy muttered.

"What ? !"mat exclaimed.

"He stole our canoe paddles. We had to swim back."

"This was after John and Kaden pushed me into the lake multiple clock time,"Albus said.

"make mother wit to me."lusterlessness shrugged.

About a one-half hour later, during which Albus was introduced to the other witch and whiz in their box ( Canadian Ministry officials ) and then promptly forgot their gens, the match finally began.

The Russian mascots were up first. Albus, after hearing about the leprechauns and Veelas at the world Cup his parents attended, was quite looking forward to the mascots. Unfortunately, he was disappointed in the Russian mascots. Or should he say 'mascot .'There was only one. The full Russian team walked onto the sales pitch accompanied by what looked like a very slow, very hairy goat.

"What the bloody Inferno is that ?"St. John asked as he got up and put his omnioculars to his center."It 's a goat !"

Albus and matt followed John and watched the goat. With the omnioculars, Albus could see that the goat 's fur was greying giving it a very old look.

"face as old as Aberforth Dumbledore,"lustrelessness muttered.

"Probably belongs to him,"John pointed out.

"Let 's give a warm welcome to potato the mouflon !"the commentator shouted."tater has been with the Russian Quidditch squad for nearly twenty years and is beloved by the intact squad. spud has been trained to do a form of john ...."

The commentator droned on as white potato slowly climbed through what looked like a goal Emily Price Post not on the post and caught a Quaffle in his mouth. Albus thought the whole show was kind of odd and the murmuring in the box by the remainder of its occupants told him his opinion was shared.

"What in the name of Falco columbarius is a moufflon ?"William James asked.

"It 's a hazardous sheep,"Lily explained."Although this one is obviously not gaga. In fact, it seems sort of awful to earn him execute tricks like that at his age."

The Italian mascots were the perfect opposite. As soon as the Russian team left the lurch with Murphy the Mouflon, a very large figure of wizards dressed in what looked like armoured robes stepped onto the field. As they stepped aside, they revealed a cage containing three chimeras.

"Bloody hell !"Saint John exclaimed.

"How can they lend Chimaera into a Quidditch match for pigeon hawk 's interest ?"Ginny shouted."They 're dangerous !"

"They 're being handled by professional Chimera animal trainer,"Mr. Eckerton explained."And the Canadian River Head of the Department for regularization and Control of Magical Creatures is here. They had to clear it with all the Ministries of Major countries first."

All the disappointment about the mouflon disappeared when Albus saw the handlers taking the chimera out. Each one was attached to a dense metallic element string and controlled by two handlers. They roared and lunged at each early and at the various officials and reader standing on the sidelines.

Albus 's middle were glued to his omnioculars during the entire operation, which must not have lasted Sir Thomas More than ten minutes. During those ten minutes the chimera tried to belt down no less than five of the coach and had scared one of the referee into the changing rooms. Meanwhile the commentator was keeping up a steady current of chimaera entropy and history. Apparently chimaeras had a long history in Rome.

The adults in the room ( with the potential elision of Jack ) let out a collective sigh of relief when the Chimera were put back in their cages and moved to the spare-time activity while James River, Nathan, Albus, John, and lustrelessness groaned. Even Ashtyn and Lily seemed slightly disappointed with their disappearance.

However, Albus soon nearly forgot about the Chimaera ( it was impossible to completely draw a blank about them as they roared every time a instrumentalist got near them ) since the match started right after they left. The commentator announced the name of the players, but Albus could n't keep any of them straight because they were flying far too fast. This Quidditch was intense, far more intense than any of the League catch he had been to.

The Quaffle exchanged script faster than the commentator could say the names of the chaser and the Bludgers were being sent after player after thespian. The searcher were staying out of the way, which seemed like a good idea to Albus since one of the Italian Chasers was injured only fifteen minute into the match.

James kept up his own running commentary as well, much to the irritation of Albus and everyone else. He constantly named the plays and critiqued the way the Russian Seeker sat on his broom.

"Shut it, William James,"Albus finally said."He 's the one performing in the Cup, not you. He can sit on his broom however he likes."

"He 's not going to catch the stool pigeon with that military posture,"James muttered before looking through his omnioculars.

As it turned out, James River was right. An hr later the Italian Seeker pulled into a dive and came back up with the struggling winged ball in his range. The entire box stood up and cheered, especially John who did n't like Russia 's Quidditch team. Albus did n't follow either team, but he supposed if he had had to select, he would 've chosen Italy. Italy won with 520 full stop. Russian Federation had 430. Both squad had played incredibly well.

"I knew it !"James shouted as they made their way back to the campground."I knew he would n't capture that sneak ! A searcher ca n't sit up so straight on his broom and look to pick up the canary !"

Albus ignored him. Epistle of James would be bragging about this for the next two month.

"You should amount stay with me in New York,"lusterlessness said as they reached the encampment.

"Can we Mum ?"Albus asked."Please ?"

"I do n't think that 's going to work, Al,"Ginny replied."They 're flying back on an aeroplane and you two do n't have tickets."

"Aw, pigeon hawk,"Albus groaned."I guess we 'll see you on the train, then."

"Yeah, definitely,"matte replied.

Albus and lavatory said adieu to matt and watched as he left with his parents to go Apparate back to the border.

It was very tardy, but the camping area was far too loud for anyone to get to log Z's. The Italians were celebrating and even the Russians seemed to be very loud and boisterous, despite their personnel casualty. Instead of going to bed, Harry lit another campfire and everyone sat around it, roasting whatever sweets they had over the fervor and discussing the couple.

"And when that moufflon got onto the sales talk !"Nathan shouted."And the Chimera went nuts ? I thought they were going to escape !"

"Did n't intercept the players, though,"James pointed out."That was when one of the Russian Chasers got hit by that Bludger. He could have dodged that if he had been paying more attention to the match and less to the chimaeras."

"I think I 'd sooner pay attention to a potential chimera leakage than a Bludger,"Ashtyn muttered.

"Are you the leading expert on Chasing now, too ?"Albus asked James.

"I 'm just trying to blow up my noesis of the other positions because I 'm going to be Gryffindor 's maitre d'hotel next year after Fred graduates."

Albus snorted."What makes you so surely ?"

"I 've been on the team since mo year, I 'll be the oldest next class, and I 'm a good loss leader,"James replied.

"They do n't always pick the old,"Albus pointed out."And Omar Nelson Bradley and Ryan are older than you."

"What, you think you 'll get it ?"James II asked incredulously.

"Boys,"Ginny warned.

"I do n't want it,"Albus said.

"No point in you getting it,"John chimed in."After all, you 're going to be Prefect next year."

James laughed."Yeah, that 'll happen."

"You 're not one to talk, James,"Ginny said."placard your alphabetic character did not contain a Prefect 's badge this year."

"Well, yeah, because Kendrick would be stupe to establish me a Prefect,"Saint James the Apostle said."But he 'd be stupid to take a shit you-"

James II was interrupted by a loud crack that sounded like someone Apparating or a branch break. Lily shrieked and Harry stood with his wand out. There was a whisper in the Sir Henry Joseph Wood behind them and a figure lumbered out.

He stepped forward and the lighter from the fire illuminated his boldness, which was old and wrinkled. There was barely a hair's-breadth on his head and he walked with an obvious hobble. Adorned in a very old, very disgusting looking embrown cloak, he did not appear to feature showered in recent history.

"'Arry thrower,"he croaked. His voice did n't voice like it had been used in Recent history, either. His emphasis was not Canadian, nor was it British people or Australian."A word."

"Wand out where I can see it,"Harry replied.

"Don''ave a baton,"he muttered.

"Make it quick, then,"Harry said, his own wand still pointed at the stranger.

"Yer in trouble, ceramicist,"he said."An'not just 'bout what 'appened two calendar month ago."

He sounded a bit like Hagrid, Albus thought, except this cuss seemed to take nothing but that in common with the favorable half-giant.

"Oh, no."The bloke smiled slightly."Election year, ai n't it ? Oh, yes, you 've more than to worry 'bout than that Willinson bloke."

"Who are you ?"Harry asked.

"Not important,"he said and turned to go back into the forest."Good luck, thrower,"he said before disappearing completely.

"That was Wyrd,"John said."How in the figure of Merlin can an election be bad for you ?"

"Yeah,"Albus agreed."Are you running for curate or something ?"

Harry laughed."Definitely not. I reckon that bloke is off his rocker. I would n't worry about it."

Ginny insisted they get to bed shortly after the strange bloke left since they had to get up early the next sunup to hitch their Portkey. Albus laid awake thinking about the stranger long after John, James IV, and Nathan fell asleep. His dad may suffer said not to care about it, but is n't that what all Padre say when they do n't want their Word to worry about something, even if it is desirable of concern ?
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Early was an understatement for the time they had to get up the adjacent daybreak. Ginny was waking them up when the sun was barely above the horizon. Apparently everyone had to go out the campsite before Muggles checked in, which meant everyone in the entire campground was rushing about resulting in general chaos. Eventually the thrower managed to situate their Portkey and get back to Greater London. When they arrived it was five hours later because of the clip alteration, yet all Albus wanted to do was crawl back in bed, which is exactly what he did. toilet fell asleep right on Albus 's floor without any sort of blanket or pillow.

John spent two more twenty-four hour period at Albus 's house, during which they went to Diagon Alley, along with Kaden, and spent near of their clock time speculating on who the new Defense teacher would be. Harry told them that he would not be returning, much to their displeasure, but he was sure Kendrick would find out a suitable alternate. Albus was not too for certain about this since Kendrick 's survive successor turned out to be mad yet still capable of catching malefic sorcerer. John left the day of the annual before school Weasley family dinner party because his syndicate was going to visit his full cousin, much to lavatory 's discouragement.

The before school dinner party was one of two fourth dimension that Albus 's stallion extended folk got together for a meal. The rest of the year everyone was either in schoolhouse or too interfering to take on the outcome. However, Albus 's nanna, molly, insisted that they all spend an eventide together before all the youngster went off to school day. Albus loved it because there was always delicious solid food and multiple biz of Quidditch. Albus was not indisputable how much longer everyone would attend, though, now that his older cousins were graduating and getting jobs. Victoire was still in therapist preparation and Teddy was in Auror breeding. John Rowlands was in Romania studying dragons, just as his father had done. Georgia of course was busy with training for the Kenmare Kestrals and Albus was trusted it would n't be long until she was playing for England. Gabriella, much to her parents'dismay, said she did not know what she wanted to do with her life and was spending her daylight painting mental picture of the sea in front of their bungalow rather than working at the internship invoice had secured for her at Gringotts. The next year, Fred and ling would graduate and it would n't be long after that to a greater extent of the Weasley cousin were out of Hogwarts than were in Hogwarts. Angie, Fred 's piffling sister, was just starting Hogwarts that year.

This was not the year that people began to not be able to show up, though. Each and every member of the Weasley and ceramicist class were going to be there, else face the wrath of molly Weasley. Albus almost felt sorry for the 1st of his full cousin to make to work on the day the dinner was scheduled. It certainly would n't be him because he still had more than half his Hogwarts life history left.

Dinner, of course, was a relative full term. People started showing up at the tunnel shortly after dejeuner time and did not go forth until ten or eleven at night. Albus 's parents chose to show up around two, so that Ginny could help mollie with the cooking. When they arrived they found that vizor, Fleur, Charlie, Katherine, and their tiddler were already there. Fleur and Katherine were helping in the kitchen while greenback and Charlie set up tables in the backyard. King Arthur was tinkering with some sort of Muggle device in the den.

James I immediately hailed Ben and the two of them disappeared up to one of the bedroom, no doubt to contrive some form of harlequinade. Calluna vulgaris was in the backyard, already on a heather, with Eddie trailing after her on an old heather that was lagging. Gabriella and grade were sitting in the den feigning to listen to Arthur 's commentary on whatever he was taking apart. Albus, who really had nothing to do until rose wine arrived, wandered around the house and yard with Lily, until his female parent hailed him to chop up carrots, the Muggle way of course.

Everyone else arrived while he was chopping, except for Victoire who did n't get off oeuvre until five. With what must have been at least five pounds of carrots finally chopped, Albus escaped outside, where to the highest degree everyone else was congregating.

Walker Percy was donned in very image midnight blue robes which struck Albus as very odd since everyone else was wearing cursory robe or Muggle wearing apparel. But Percy was always slightly odd.

"Why 's Uncle Percy dressed up ?"Albus asked Rose, who had just appeared by his side.

"No melodic theme,"Rose said."But he 's quite excited about something and he wo n't evidence anyone else what it is."

"He probably came up with some new eccentric of cauldron ass,"Georgia muttered.

Albus turned around to see Sakartvelo, still in practice Kestral robes, with her arms crossed glaring at her Father."He 's still not keen on the Quidditch affair, is he ?"Albus asked.

"Nope,"Georgia replied."Nothing he says is going to interchange my mind, though. I 've even gotten a flat tire with one of the early players. I 'm moving out tomorrow, but he does n't know it yet. I do n't get it. He 's more than angry about this than Uncle Bill and Aunt Fleur are about Gabriella not interning at Gringotts."

"I do n't see what 's wrong with a Quidditch career,"Albus agreed."I mean, so long as you 're proficient. And you are."

"Thanks, Albus. He just does n't get Quidditch, and in two years he 's going to have got to carry on with it all again when Bradley graduates."

"You think Bradley 's going to get into Quidditch, too ?"rose asked.

"No estimation, but I know he does n't want to get into the Ministry. He hates politics,"Georgia explained."And Merlin knows Cedric would never work on in the Ministry. He causes far too much trouble."

"I suppose he can hope Samantha or lindy hop will try for a Ministry career,"Rose joked, pointing to the two identical red-haired girls playing tag with Eddie, who had abandoned his broom.

"He better not,"GA muttered."They 're too immature to get his dreams forced upon them. They 're not even in Hogwarts yet."

"How is training ?"Albus asked, changing the subject.

Sakartvelo 's eyes lit up."Oh it 's wonderful ! I mean, I have n't gotten to play in a real mates yet but it 's really something to be able to toy Quidditch every day of your life and get paid for it. One of the Beaters, the lady friend I 'm getting a flat with, says I 'm a shoe-in for a permanent custodian side once their custodian gets drafted for England. There 's been talk that he will be and I would n't be surprised since he 's the dear actor on the team."

"Oi, Sakartvelo !"Henry James shouted as he crossed the cubic yard, followed by Ben and Cedric."Want to get a match going ?"

"Definitely !"GA replied."concerned, Al ?"

"Sure,"Albus answered.

Albus set off towards the sign to locate his ling, which he had brought, the completely meter thinking how lucky he was that Harry would support whatever career he chose to get into. He liked his Uncle Percy well enough, but he could n't imagine being told he should n't do what he most wanted to do with his lifespan.


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Molly Weasley did n't presume serve dinner until after the Quidditch match had been completed because even she did n't have the ability to drag on Weasleys away from Quidditch. teddy secured a win for his squad by practically stealing the Snitch out James River 's grasp and then everyone was off their Calluna vulgaris and sitting at the large crowd of board in track record metre. After all, Quidditch was one of the best thing one could do to develop a big appetite. Albus was certainly quite thirsty and in a very good mode as he had been on Teddy 's team.

Albus and Rose sat side by side to each former in the middle of the group of tabular array and unfortunately Percy sat directly across from them. ahead of time experience had taught them never to sit near Percy due to his habit of talking politics during dinner, something that even bored Rose. The two of them looked at each other as Harry Hotspur sat down and Albus readied himself for political conversation rather than Quidditch talk.

"I 'm telling you,"Percy said to no one in special as he served himself some carrots,"something 's going to happen. I guarantee it. It 's been too calm in the Ministry lately. Personally I thought things would get a bit riled up finally twelvemonth when Bruno Walter Eckerton took over for MacVicar, but I suppose the two of them had similar views. More similar than I expected anyway ..."

farewell it to Sir Henry Percy to try and ascertain something wrong with the Ministry when all was fine, Albus thought. He reached over pink wine to grab a steak and kidney pie and served a heaping portion onto his plate.

"What do you think, Harry ?"Percy turned to Albus 's dad, who happened to be sitting next to him."Any inspiration in the Auror department that I may not receive heard about ?"

"things are somewhat calm, Percy,"Harry replied.

"Of form they are. I would 've heard if they were n't,"Percy decided.

Albus was n't exactly for certain what his uncle Percy actually did at the Ministry. He knew it had something to do with the diplomatic minister, but his literal title was so long and complicated that Albus never bothered to think back it.

"Well, it 's an election class,"Walker Percy pointed out."Things never stay tranquilize during election years. Party announcement come first week of September and after that things will be disorderly around the Ministry. lashings of work to do. Let me tell you, when I run for Minister-"

"Oh, here we go again !"Ron said loudly."When Percy runs for Minister. It 's never gon na fall out, Perce. Honestly."

"I would vote for you, Percy,"Molly assured him."You would piss a wonderful minister. But this dinner is supposed to be about the minor. King James ! And Ben and Cedric ! This is your O.W.L. twelvemonth ! You three are going to do so wonderfully but you must steady down a bit and study."

"Gran, really,"James muttered."We 're going to be hearing this from the teachers. Uncle Percy, why do n't you enjoin us more about your running for Minister ?"

"fountainhead, as a subject of fact."Percy stood up."I have a rather excite announcement to pull in and I feel I must severalize my folk first, before the respite of the Wizarding World."He paused, presumably for dramatic effect."I will be formally announcing on Monday, September second that I will be running for Minister for April 's election."

There was absolute silence for about five seconds before a whole lot of things happened at once. Ron, George, and Charlie burst out laughing. Hermione raised her eyebrows as far as they could go. Ginny, Bill, and Arthur all shouted loudly"Seriously ? ! ”. Molly shook her head slightly and then jumped up from her chairwoman, running towards Percy and finally enveloping him in a large hug and kissing him squarely on the forehead.

"Oh, Percy !"she exclaimed."I 'm so majestic of you ! You 've been talking about it for years and I think it 's high time you actually did it. I always wanted a son who was this successful !"

"Mum !"Ron groaned."It 's not like your other sons have n't done anything. I 'm an Auror for Merlin 's sake !"

"And you 're a ticket full one, Ronald, but I ca n't ever see you being parson. You just do n't have the ambitiousness Walker Percy does,"molly said as she patted him on the shoulder.

atomic number 79 was exchanging hands at the former end of the table. Cedric was grinning madly, so Albus assumed he had won some sort of bet involving when Percy would run for parson. That bet must sustain been in the employment for years.

Albus was personally stunned. He of form had been on the receiving end of many a Percy blah about what he 'd do when he ran for pastor, but he had always believed Harry Hotspur would n't ever do it. If Albus was honest with himself, he did n't really want Percy running. His family was notable enough without having an actual curate in it.

"Honestly, Mum, do you mean he 's really going to win ?"Ron exclaimed."I mean, do n't get me wrong, Sir Henry Percy, I 'll vote for you, but what about the rest of the wizarding world ?"

"Hotspur, do you really think you 're cut out for this ?"Harry asked skeptically.

"Why would n't I be ? I 've been involved with the Ministry for X !"

"I think what Harry 's trying to say is that you 're all bark and no bite,"Bill pointed out.

"I am not !"Walker Percy shouted."And I would 've expected Sir Thomas More living from my own family."

"We are supporting you,"Molly assured him.

"Boys,"Chester A. Arthur warned."Sir Henry Percy 's right. If he wants to run for minister he can without any of us making it hard for him. You do n't have to vote for him, but I wo n't take you arguing during dinner. You 'll knock over your mum."

Everyone resumed their seats but Albus doubted they stopped talking about Percy running for pastor. They just continued to do so in frown voices. For once, Albus was happy he had chosen a seat near Percy.

"Do you know who else is running ?"Hermione asked.

"Not sure,"Percy replied."Hartwell 's not running again, if that 's what you 're getting at. He 's had enough. But I 've got his supporting. After all, I am the senior Undersecretary for the Drafting and redaction of natural law to the Minister."

So that 's what Percy 's claim was, Albus thought. He had no idea if that was a billet that had a lot of powerfulness or not, but apparently it was enough to receive financial support for a Minister run.

"Hey, Dad,"Georgia shouted from a small elbow room down the board."I figure this is as good a prison term as any to tell you that I 'm moving out tomorrow."

Sir Henry Percy choked on whatever he was eating."You 're what ?"

"Moving out. You know, leaving the snuggle. I 've got a straight with a protagonist closer to the delivery. It 'll be more commodious, for work."

"Work,"Percy muttered."If Quidditch can be considered work."

"spirit, I know how these elections work. You 're going to want to pretend yourself look like a family man, so you 're not going to desire to debate me your crazy daughter who only plays Quidditch and has no job. So you 'd better pop cerebration of me as your daughter who 's the newest military reserve Keeper for the Kenmare Kestrals. It 'll sound better to the press."

Hotspur stared at her with his mouth agape. He shook his point slightly and resumed feeding, without another word to Georgia. Georgia looked smug, so Albus assumed she had won that petty argument.

Albus turned to blush wine and grinned. Georgia certainly knew how to make Percy 's running for Minister piece of work to her reward.

"pink wine, have you heard from Linda yet ?"Albus asked, deciding not to fall in the rest of his house in political conversation.

"Not yet."rose wine shook her foreland."Her mum might deliver wanted her to look a bit after they settled in Canada, though. Have you heard anything about what the Ministry 's doing about Lubar ?"

"If anything 's changed Dad 's being really hushed about it,"Albus answered.

"It 's so amiss, though, that he can completely get away with what he did,"rosebush muttered."It 's like I could go to France, rob a money box, get back to England, and I 'd get away with it."

"You 're robbing a savings bank ?"James shouted.

"Of course not,"pink wine replied."It 's none of your business."

Albus and rose did n't hazard talking about Lubar for the rest of the evening. Sure, the sleep of their family knew about what had happened but neither of them wanted to hash out their theories with any of them.

The respite of the eventide was rather out of fibre for usual Weasley folk dinner party. All the late eld'dinner had consisted of talk of Hogwarts and the adults exclaiming how big everyone had gotten and how everyone was growing up. Usually whomever was starting Hogwarts for the initiatory time would get a fair bit of attention, but this class Angie, who was starting, seemed to be forgotten. Instead all of the tending was focused on Percy. The adult were talking political sympathies and Albus 's older cousins were placing stake on whether he 'd win or not.

John Rowlands was the 1st to leave as he had to go back to Rumania the conform to morning. Charlie and Katherine had finished their twelvemonth in Romania and had returned to England permanently the previous calendar month. Victoire and Teddy left shortly after that since they both had to forge the next day.

Percy was still discussing cause manoeuvre with Corrine, who was smiling and nodding the way Albus did when his first cousin were smaller and he had to act he was interest in what they were saying, when Albus 's parents decided it was time to entrust. For the first fourth dimension in his life, he was actually happy to leave and get back to Grimmauld Place. The before school dinner was supposed to be about everyone who was at Hogwarts, a metre to accept fun all together before school started, and this time it had n't been that. It had been about Percy.
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By some cam stroke of luck or miracle that had never descended upon the potter before, James had packed his luggage compartment the dark before they left for schooling. Albus was sure that some sort of apocalypse was going to get soon because Percy running for Minister and the potter arriving early for the Hogwarts express were two event that nobody ever thought would happen. Albus did n't question it, though. Instead he just used the opportunity to his advantage.

Kaden, who had met Albus at weapons platform 9 ¾ prior to going through the barrier, was not too soon, so the Potters went through without him. Rose and her family were already there of track, so Albus said a quick goodbye to his parents before getting on the train to find Rose. With any luck his protagonist would n't be there yet and he could talk to Rose alone. Usually there was aught he would n't blab out to his friends about, but the foreign feeling he had had about his family was something he only wanted to talk to rose about.

Rose was alone in a compartment about halfway down the train, reading one of her new schoolbook. It was Arithmancy and Albus did n't have the slightest musical theme what any of the symbolization in it meant. He chose the seat side by side to her and waited for her to be done reading material whatever it was she was deciphering.

"I 'm witnessing a miracle, apparently,"Rose said after setting her playscript down.

"James packed final stage dark,"Albus answered.

"Again, I 'm witnessing a miracle."She laughed."Your mum is prosperous if James packs earlier than five minutes before you leave."

"It 's definitely odd,"Albus agreed."Listen, do you get the tone things are changing ?"

"Changing ? Like what 's happening with Willinson and Lubar and their lot ? Yeah, I think so. It 's been over three years, Al, and they still have n't gotten all of them in Azkaban at the Lapplander clock time. I know they 're really stupid when it comes to dueling but I think they 're smarter than anyone 's giving them credit for. Things are going to change, Al. The world 's getting scarier,"Rose said quietly.

Albus swallowed arduous. That was in the backbone of his mind of course, but he had never voiced it before. Nor was it what he had set out to speak to Rose about.

"I guess,"Albus replied."But I was n't really getting at that. I was thinking about our family."

"Oh,"was all Rose said. Both cousin sat quietly for a minute before she continued."I know what you mean. What was up with that dinner at Gran and gramps 's ? It was all Sir Henry Percy. O.W.L.s were mentioned once and no one said anything about Angie starting Hogwarts."

"I know. It was odd. It just seems like everything 's changing. There are less of us at Hogwarts now so I guess that 's what 's going to happen-"

"There 's still a lot of us here,"Rose interrupted."And Eddie and the twins have n't even started yet. Plus it 's not like we even talked about chemise, Victoire, Henry M. Stanley, and GA. We talked about Percy for Falco columbarius 's interest !"

"What do you cogitate will occur if he wins ?"Albus asked.

"I do n't know. I do n't think things will commute political-wise but I think it 's going to be really unearthly for Georgia and Bradley and Cedric. Even the twins will probably be effected. I mean, having your dad be the most important person in the wizarding world has got to be stressful."

"William Tell me about it,"Albus muttered."Can you imagine if my dad ran for minister of religion ?"

"Hotspur would n't resist a chance."

"Dad 'll never run, though,"Albus pointed out."I just think that things are already different from last year. Everyone 's going to be focused on Uncle Hotspur 's campaign."

"matter never stay the Same, Al,"Rose said.

"What 's not staying the Same ?"Saint John asked as he entered the compartment, followed by Kaden."I 'm hoping you 're talking about my Divination bull's eye, Rose, because my parents nearly murdered me this retiring summer when they saw it."

"I think we 'll just bear to administer with your slaying, Saint John, because that scar is not getting any high,"rosebush replied.

"Seriously, what were you talking about ?"Kaden asked as he sat down across from Rose.

"Nothing,"rose said quickly.

"I 'll tell you once Matt and Amanda get here,"Albus said, figuring he 'd assure them about Sir Henry Percy running for Minister.

"This is going to be the right year ever !"Kaden said excitedly as he pulled a part of lambskin out of his bag."Look, it 's my Hogsmeade permission slip !"

"Excellent,"John replied."Now I do n't have to buy your dungbombs for you."

"Do you really have to buy dungbombs this twelvemonth ?"lustrelessness asked as he entered the compartment."They 're so nasty."

"Just for the Slytherin usual elbow room,"toilet assured him."Our finish is to figure out how to get a few in there."

"Not going to influence,"Amanda said as she entered and sat down on the other side of Rose."You ca n't get into somebody else 's commons room unnoticed."

"That 's what Albus 's cloak is for,"Kaden said.

"Not if it 's going to smell like dungbomb after,"Albus said.

"Told you we should have just asked for his cloak without telling him what we were doing with it,"King John told Kaden.

Kaden shrugged."All right, everyone 's here. Tell us what you and Rose were talking about before any of us got here."

"Fine."Albus took a rich breath."Well, my Uncle Walker Percy 's running for Minister."

"Seriously ?"Gospel According to John replied.

"Cool !"Kaden exclaimed.

"Why ?"Matt asked.

"Is n't he the one who 's been talking about doing that for years ?"Amanda asked.

"Yes,"Albus answered."He 's seriously running, it 's not that cool, I 'm honestly not sure why, and yes he 's been talking about it for years."

"Why does n't your dad run ?"Kaden asked.

Albus and Rose both burst out laughing."Because that 's the shoemaker's last thing he 'd ever need to do. He would n't want anymore power than he 's already got. Whereas Hotspur, all of my uncles have always said is kind of office hungry,"Albus replied.

"Do you love who he 's running against ?"Amanda asked.

"Have n't a cue,"Albus said."They 're supposed to be announcing the candidates on the second."

"What 's that got to do with everything changing ?"Kaden asked.

"It 's our family,"Rose said quietly."Uncle Percy is so focused on the election and it has n't even really started yet. Sakartvelo 's got it all figured out. Hotspur 's going to pretend he 's completely happy with her Quidditch playing just to pretend himself seem like a family line man, which he 's really not. He 's always been focused on work."

"That 's stupid,"Saint John said."Georgia 's not going to like that."

"She 's the one who brought it up,"rose wine pointed out.

"He 's right, you know,"Amanda said.

"What do you have in mind, he 's ripe ?"Albus stared at her. She had a knowing smile splayed across her face.

"You, rosiness, and Matt are n't the merely 1 of us who have sept in politics,"Amanda said.

"But you 're a Muggle,"John replied.

"I never said the Ministry of magic trick, trick. I meant the Muggle Ministry. My uncle 's the prime minister."

Albus continued to stare at her. Amanda was always rather quiet and rarely talked about her home. He always figured that was because she was so quiet and never guessed that it might be because her phratry was just as influential in the Muggle creation as his was in the wizarding world.

"Michael Smythe, that 's my uncle. He 's my mum 's chum,"Amanda elaborated."Imagine my mum 's surprisal when she told him that I was a beldam only to find out that he already knew about the wizarding world."

"So if Harry Hotspur wins ...,"Albus began, his vox trailing off.

"He 'll match my Uncle Mike,"Amanda finished."But as I was saying, Peach State does have it all figured out. If word gets out that Percy and her rowed about her Quidditch playacting, it 's going to make out off wrong in the insistency and turn a loss him voting. So, he 'll hold back it to himself and will be in the figurehead row of every 1 one of her matches, pretending to be a Brobdingnagian Kenmare Kestrals fan."

"Wow, that seems so wrong,"Rose muttered.

"It 's politics from the other English. The world wants citizenry in king to have a certain image."

"Still, it 's like lying,"Rose went on."Just another reasonableness I am not getting into politics."

"My cousin-german Leanne went a little wild at university her first year, our firstly year at Hogwarts, and the Ministry hushed it all up. She was out partying and the paparazzi got a photograph of her and put it on the cover of some sheet, but that was the only one. I know she partied more, but it was all hushed up."

"But it 's not ilk Sakartvelo 's partying. She 's got Quidditch science and is using them to make an honest sustenance,"Rose pointed out.

"I 'm not saying that 's bad. I 'm just saying your uncle wo n't require the populace to live he 's not happy with her calling choice so he 's going to cause himself look like a devoted father."

"See, everything 's changing."Albus sighed."Sometimes I just care I had a formula family."

"It 's not all it 's cracked up to be,"John said. Kaden nodded.

"It 's true, Albus,"Matt said."Amanda 's completely right. It 's the whole grounds why my dad got sacked. The populace did n't like that I was a werewolf, which is part of why the Ministry hushed it up. When it got out, nobody wanted him in political sympathies anymore."

Albus nodded, but did n't say anything. He never really thought about that before, but matt was right. Amanda was, too, but he never really put two and two together before mat mentioned that. And now the Sami matter was happening with his family. Hotspur was going to pretend and while that did n't really directly effect him, how long would it guide before the world did n't like the double he and the eternal sleep of his first cousin were presenting ?


A/N : From now on, updates for this will bechance on the first of every month and updates for Beyond the Shadow will fall out on the 15th. That way they 'll be spread out. Thanks to everyone who has read and reviewed this !

Here 's the Weasley-Potter family line Tree !

Bill-Fleur
Victoire- 20
Gabriella- 18
Ben- 5th year

Charlie-Katherine ( witch )
Stanley- 19
Heather- 7th year
Mark- 6th twelvemonth
Eddie- 8

Percy-Corrine ( Muggle )
Georgia- 18
Bradley- 6th year
Cedric- 5th year
Samantha & lindy hop ( twin ) - 9

George- Alicia Spinnet
Fred- 7th year
Angie- 1st year

Ron-Hermione
Rose- 4th twelvemonth
Hugo- 2nd year

Ginny-Harry
James- 5th year
Albus- 4th year
Lily- 2nd yr

*All in Gryffindor*