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Harry Potter, Hogwarts

"EXPECTO PATRONUM," said the young Lord Potter, watching with extreme pleasure as, from the tip of his wand, a powerful and gallant silver lion emerged, roaring and walking through the air, in search of any sign of danger

"Excellent job Mr. Potter," Remus said, looking at him with a smile, looking better than ever, his pallor was gone and he had gained muscle which, combined with his great height, gave him a much more intimidating look

And, if the rumors were true, it had also given him more attention from the younger teachers in the castle

"Excellent teaching professor" Harry said, looking around, the rest of the group was with their own practices, all wishing to master the enchantment

"EXPECTO PATRONUM," Draco said, as a silver cloud that, for an instant, took on a serpentine shape before fading away, while Susan and Daphne were still in the silver cloud phase

"EXPECTO PATRONUM," said Lucrecia's elegant voice, while an elegant snake formed in the air, moving elegantly around the witch, to her evident pleasure

And then, it was Aemon's turn

"Expecto Patronum," he said calmly, fully focused on the teaching, his wand trembling for an instant, before a powerful silver dragon emerged, flooding the entire room with that warmth typical of a Patronus

The power of the spell left everyone really surprised, including Remus, who, for a few seconds, stared at the powerful spell

"Excellent Lord Stark, that was... really powerful, whatever you used to fuel the spell, it's a powerful emotion," said the professor, looking at his student and Lord with complete respect

Jon nodded elegantly and a soft smile on his face, before looking at his watch and sighing

“We must go, the farewell feast is about to begin, do you have everything ready professor?” Jon asked, referring to Remus' resignation as a Hogwarts professor

The man nodded gently

"Yes, My Lord, everything is ready, as soon as the last meeting of teachers is over, I will deliver the letter and present myself at Cranleigh to speak with Chiara."

Aemon nodded with a smile, as everyone prepared to leave

Draco left the place quickly, no doubt to look for Pansy and say goodbye to the year with a bang, Harry thought with amusement, at the same time that Daphne and Susan walked towards him

"Apparently Draco is in a hurry," Daphne said with amusement, knowing perfectly well the reason for the young Slytherin's despair

Susan snorted, as they prepared to leave the room, Jon and Lucrecia talked to Remus, leaving Harry alone with his witches

"Come on, I'm starving," Harry said, starting his way into the Great Hall, accompanied by Susan and Daphne

On the way, the red-haired young woman looked at Harry and asked

"Do you have news from Lord Black? Since his exoneration and his ascension as Lord my aunt knows nothing about him," Susan asked with obvious curiosity

Harry nodded absently, thinking about that new spell he was perfecting and said

"Yes, Sirius spends much of his time in Wolf's Den with Layla, while he updates various Black properties, as far as I know, he and Aemon will visit the old Black mansion in London, looking for useful information," Harry replied

Both witches nodded, and this time, Daphne asked

"Where are Cho and Hermione?" with curiosity evident in her voice

Harry, still walking, simply said

"Cho mentioned that she had a problem with Edgecombe, that it was not necessary to intervene, at least for now, Hermione is still punished for her stupidity, I will lift the punishment until we are on the train" Harry said firmly

Daphne nodded, pleased with Harry's dominant attitude, that was the right way for a Lord to behave

Susan next to him just shook her head

"I don't know what she had in that head of hers, using a Time-Turner to take more classes, it's just stupid," said the redhead

"It is," Harry confirmed, arriving in time for the feast, most of the students were already present, normally he would take a seat with Susan and Daphne, but during this time, everyone had to stay with their respective houses

Harry said goodbye and walked to the place where Hermione was talking to Ginny, so immersed that they did not notice her presence

"But are you sure you'll be present? Won't your parents be upset?”  Ginny asked cautiously

Hermione just nodded and replied

"Yes, and it won't be much of a problem, apparently, my father was fascinated with Cranleigh, he says that the lake is so clean that the fish are huge and the town doesn't have a dentist, so it's a great opportunity for both of us, in addition to..." at this point Hermione blushed completely

"To be close to their daughter," Ginny said with a smile, causing Hermione to nod

At this point, Harry cleared his throat, drawing the attention of both of them

“HARRY!” they said at the same time, sorry to be caught gossiping

“Interesting talk?” he asks, taking a seat between the two, and starting to serve himself a large amount of food

Both witches blushed and began to babble, looking at each other nervously, at least until Harry finished and placed his hands on both of their legs, a simple but powerful gesture, which silenced them instantly

A gesture that both witches loved and craved

“Don't worry, what's going on?” he asks with a smile, which disarmed both witches instantly

Hermione opened her mouth to answer, however, before she could begin to speak, Professor Lupin entered the place, his back straight and face calm, walking in a black robe, evidently made to measure and heading towards the teachers' table

"Professor Lupin looks much healthier than before," Hermione said, looking at him curiously

Harry just nodded, Hermione wasn't aware of the new Stark magic, that was reserved for the high-ranking members of the alliance

After all, if the information were to be made public that Lord Stark had the means to cure lycanthropy, chaos would reign

However, the joyous and quiet event was interrupted by unpleasant company

A grotesque woman, more akin to a human toad, dressed in the most horrendous pink color Harry had ever seen, entered the scene, escorted by a group of Aurors, though they were not wearing the official red robes

Sensing trouble, the headmaster stood up and spoke

"Madame Umbridge, I was not informed that you would visit us today," said the powerful wizard, the old Harry would have seen that it was a simple greeting, however, the Harry with Jon and Nerea's training, was able to detect the subtle movements of the old man

Dumbledore had stood in front of the table and focused the intruders' attention on him, his body looked relaxed, but his forearms were tense and his fingers in the perfect position to draw his wand in the blink of an eye, his eyes were shining, but they were analyzing all the intruders with precision, no doubt counting more than ten different methods to subdue them if necessary

It was the same look that, many times, he could observe in his brother

The "woman" looked at the old man with contempt, disguised by a "sweet" smile

"Headmaster Dumbledore, the notice of our visit must have been lost on the way, however, this operation could not wait, a great danger to the students lies at Hogwarts," said the woman with smugness characteristic of insignificant people who wanted more power than they deserved

The woman's eyes gave her away, as did the curious handcuffs gleaming at the Auror's waist, who looked at Professor Lupin in a worried manner

"There must be a communication problem then, since I informed Cornelius that all the Dementors had been removed from the school, although with the problems he has had with the terrible matter of Lord Black, I understand that my letter may have been lost," said the headmaster with his characteristic smile

The woman gritted her teeth at the indirect attack, a passive provocation about the incompetence and corruption of the ministry, which, even months later, was still in trouble with the matter of Sirius Black

Lord Black had ascended, and he was tasked with making life miserable for everyone in the Wizengamot

Line Theft's charges against Bartemius Crouch Sr. was just the beginning, while, in his fury, Sirius was hell-bent on sinking Cornelius Fudge, who was doing his best to hold on to his petty power

Harry was still amazed at the meaning that a few words could comprise, if you knew the right context

The toad ignored the headmaster, who was doing a fantastic job of throwing the intruders off balance, and concentrated on the image of Professor Lupin, who was looking at her with icy calm, although the professor's eyes reflected something else entirely.

Hatred and total contempt for that being

"Remus J. Lupin, you are in custody for being a Werewolf and a danger to the wizards and witches of Hogwarts, an exemplary citizen gave the report of your disgusting nature, aurors, arrest him" ordered the disgusting being smugly, her face reflected malice that Harry had only seen in Riddle's face, in the chamber

The Murmurs began, while Harry watched as two people in particular looked pleased with the result, at the Slytherin table, Mulciber looked at the scene with a disgusting smile, his crooked teeth and uneven eyes gave him a constipated appearance, in the young Leon's opinion

While, at Ravenclaw's table, Cho looked at her friend, the insipid and ugly redhead, and complained fiercely to her

"By Merlin," Hermione whispered, watching in terror as the Aurors approached the quiet professor, while Dumbledore, frowning, walked towards the scene

It was evident that the despicable woman had chosen this moment, with the largest number of students present, hoping to get a scandal, expose the professor and damage Professor Dumbledore's reputation, by hiring a Werewolf 

However, Harry only watched with interest, eager to see how this painful situation would end

Professor Lupin drew his wand and took up a defensive position, looking with challenging eyes full of contained fury at the Aurors, who hesitated

"You have no warrant for my arrest, nor the authority to do this deplorable deed, only Madame Amelia Bones and Commander Scrimgeour are authorized, and I know perfectly well that neither of them signed the warrant," said Remus calmly, his back straight and his wand ready and ready to attack, if necessary

The woman frowned and began to speak

"The Hogwarts council fired you, plus I have the support of the minister, I..." however, Harry knew that the woman had made a mistake, there was blood in the water

And Remus knew it perfectly well

“The minister you say? are you insinuating that the Minister of Magic, who is under investigation and will probably lose his position, sent his lapdog to stage this incident?” Remus said with a merciless smile

The students began to murmur, after all, the teacher's words were true

"Besides, I don't know what the hell you're talking about, filthy toad, I'm not a werewolf," Remus said firmly and confidently

At this statement, the woman thought she had a chance and with a malicious smile said

“Then you will have no problem exposing yourself to pure silver, right? After all, you have nothing to fear," she said, hoping that Remus would refuse and be exposed, allowing her to regain control of the situation

Remus' response? Frowning contemptuously and raising his hand, revealing to everyone in the place, the silver ring with white runes, a ring that all the heirs of the place recognized

A vassal ring, always made of silver and impossible to counterfeit

If the professor were a werewolf, his hand would be burning from wearing that ring

“Is... IT'S IMPOSSIBLE! YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A FILTHY BEAST AS THE REPORT SENT BY LORD MUL… " however, the woman went silent in a hearbeat, seeing that she almost exposed her benefactor

“You are breaking into an educational institution and putting on a show for an unofficial report, and even more, using aurors at the service of the ministry to do it?” Remus asked, while the Murmurs increased in the place

Dolores, seeing that the situation was getting out of control, walked towards Remus and screamed

“WHOSE RING IS IT? WHO DO YOU SERVE?” full of fury at the public humiliation she was experiencing

And then, as if by magic, a familiar voice was heard, one that, to Harry's satisfaction, instilled utter terror into the putrid woman's being

"To me" were the simple words of Aemon, who calmly entered the place, Lucrecia at his side and behind, the Carrow twins like faithful shadows

The woman and the Aurors suddenly turned pale, as they turned quickly, the toad woman began to stutter and said

"Mr. Stark, I..." however, Aemon responded coldly, using his magic to press on the woman's body and force her to kneel

"LORD Stark to you," he said simply, as he walked towards the kneeling woman, while the Aurors bowed their heads

"Lord Stark, we..." however, his brother only raised a hand, silencing the men

"I don't want to hear it, Amelia will be informed about this inconceivable action, you will be accountable to her," he said simply, now focusing his attention and his magic on the woman

"I know you, you are Dolores Umbridge, Cornelius's bitch, who dared to try to confiscate half of the basilisks that Lord Potter and I conquered last year."

The woman was terrified, on the verge of tears, the pressure Jon exerted was simply brutal, without a shred of mercy

At least, until Dumbledore intervened

"Lord Stark, please stop, Dolores made a mistake, based on erroneous information," said the old man, as he released his own magic, the tension was so great that the whole place was silent

The most powerful wizard of the past generation against the most powerful wizard of the current one, they stared at each other, colliding and measuring each other without batting an eye 

An instant later, Jon nodded gently and stopped exerting his power on the woman's body, who was able to breathe a sigh of relief

"I will inform Cornelius about your deplorable behavior, you harassed one of my vassals, be sure it will have consequences, get out of here," Aemon ordered, while the horrible woman quickly got up and fled, looking at her brother with absolute terror

But also with hatred...

Something inside Harry told him that this would not be the only time they would hear from this woman

And he was not wrong

Albus Dumbledore, Hogwarts, the next day

"Is there nothing I can do to change your mind?" asked the old man, looking at Remus with something close to begging

The former werewolf just shook his head

"No Headmaster, the decision is made, I have new responsibilities and a new chapter in my life, my time at Hogwarts is over," Remus said with certainty

Albus sighed and nodded softly, they talked about a couple of banal topics before Remus left the office, leaving the old man with his thoughts

The Wizarding world was crazier than ever, and it was all thanks to one person

Jon Stark

A brilliant, powerful and talented young man, gifted with great ambition and with the means to make them a reality

Lord Stark was not one to remain silent and accept the "natural" order of things, in just two years, he had made the Stark house, ancient and respected, but forgotten, transform into a magical world power, correct alliances, perfect business, his influence was simply absurd

Even more so, considering that he was only 16 years old

And at the pace at which he was advancing, the young Lord would do what neither Grindelwald nor Voldemort could do

Conquer the wizarding world... And what was worse

The boy wasn't even trying!

Dumbledore looked at his hand, the cursed wand, the one that had cost him everything, he was getting old, and the weight of past decisions overwhelmed him more and more every day

This piece of wood had cost him everything, his family, his life and his identity

His own dignity even

In an instant, the fireplace in his office lit up an emerald color, giving way to an old acquaintance of his

"Director Croaker," said the old man, nodding as a greeting

The man just grunted and, without waiting for an invitation or asking permission, simply took a seat in front of the old man

"Thank you for having me, this is important," said the grumpy old man, dressed in a simple silver robe

Dumbledore only raised an eyebrow and said calmly

“Your message certainly makes me believe it was, so, what happens?” asked Dumbledore, who watched with amusement as Croaker seemed to have swallowed a lemon, as if the simple fact of going to Albus caused him pain

"IT has appeared again," Croaker said simply

“What has appeared?” Albus asked with confusion on his face

Croaker snorted and spoke

"That magic, the runic instruments have gone crazy, it has appeared again, a huge explosion of magic in the Hebrides Islands, there is no doubt, it is the magic of the Liberator," said the director of the department of mysteries

At these words, Albus became totally alert

“What? I didn't find out anything, why didn't the ministry's activates?” he ask with a frown

Croaker shrugged and replied

"We don't allow it, don't look at me with that face, the last thing I need is for stupid "nobles" to meddle with this magic, it's too volatile and dangerous”

Albus nodded with a frown, disagreeing with the decision, but understanding the need

"Has the artifact behaved in any particular way?" asked Albus

Croaker nodded, with obvious concern

“Yes, the runic prison resists, but the helmet is evidently powerful, three of my agents have been charred to death trying to channel its power, however, its power has increased, there have been two occasions when the runic prison is almost destroyed, I fear that, if a similar incident occurs for the third time, the prison will fail and the artifact, with all its secrets escape from our hands” confessed Croaker

Albus just sighed and massaged his head, first the matter with Dolores, the departure of Remus and now this

He was too old for this shit, the director thought, as he focused back on the director

"That's not all, we have a suspect," Croaker said, showing an image of someone familiar, someone close to Albus

Jon Stark

"I have no way of checking it, but it's a hunch, the only clue we have is the first appearance of this magic on the islands, it happened last year and for only an instant, the same day that..." At this point, Dumbledore interrupted

"The same day that Lord Potter and Lord Stark entered the chamber," said Dumbledore with a sigh

Apparently, the shitty day wasn't over

"Tell me everything," he ordered, looking with icy eyes at Croaker, who, feeling the tension of the moment, only nodded

They'd be in the office for a good while