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Chapter #4: Goodbye cruel world.

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In the Ministry, in the Magical Inventions department, someone decided to visit Harry Potter.

“Hey Harry I was wondering—” a known voice belonging to a purple-haired witch was suddenly cut short at the sight.

The man she was looking for was putting all his stuff inside a box, he wasn’t wearing the usual ministry attire, in fact, he was wearing normal muggle clothes which in different circumstances would make people think he was rebelling, and that was a dangerous thing to do.

“Oh, hey Tonks!” Harry said cheerfully before he stopped packing his things, he smiled as he took a look at the older witch.

She looked amazing, that was something he couldn’t deny, she was rocking those tight jeans, he wasn’t surprised that she looked so good, although he knew he was being biased due to the massive crush he had on the Auror.

“What can I do for you Tonksie?” He asked with a mocking tone.

The older witch could only stare at him with disbelief, this was the first time she had seen him acting so confident around her, and to be honest, she was a bit startled but happy to see him acting like this.

“What is going on here, Harry? Why are you packing your stuff?” Asked the purple-haired witch with a worried expression.

“Well…When you stop working on a place, that’s what you usually do Tonksie, I know you, my brother and father would never relate to this because you guys are faithful to your department and you’re too talented to be kicked out but…The rest of us mortals will have to face something like this countless times during our lifetimes,” Harry said with a slight smirk.

However, Tonks could feel a bit of resentment in his tone, she didn’t know if it was directed towards them or towards the ministry.

“Did you get fired?” She asked on the verge of exploding.

She couldn’t believe someone as brilliant as him could be fired. There was a case of a serial killer who was using symbols to send codes to the Auror forces to mock them, he did all that in an invented language that no one w was able to decipher, no one but Harry who on the summer before his fifth year took all the papers the killer sent and became obsessed with it, a week later he informated them that he deciphered the code.

He even called the killer “the magical zodiac” as there was a muggle serial killer who did the same thing but the muggles didn’t have Harry Potter to help them catch their killer contrary to the magical world, it was his investigation the one that lead to the immediate arrest of the killer who was an old wizard resented with the world, so, if someone like Harry was fired the rest of ministry had no hopes in keeping their jobs long term, or at least that's what Tonks thought.

“No, I quit…I realized that no matter how much effort I put in, the bosses are never going to be happy with me, also, I made no progress on their latest requested project so, before they kicked me out I decided to quit,” Harry confessed without shame.

“But…What are you going to do now? I’m sure your parents aren’t going to be happy with you quitting your job!” Tonks was scandalized.

It’s true that she was a rebel at heart but at the same time she respected and feared her own parents too much to make a bold move like this, she was now looking at the younger wizard with worry and respect.

“Well, that’s on to them, this is not for me Tonks…Sometimes it’s hard to accept that you don’t belong to a place, it hurts but at the same time it’s liberating, you know?” Harry suddenly picked up his box.

They shared a look, he wanted to get out of his here as fast as possible but he knew there was more behind her visit.

“Don’t worry, I’m not becoming homeless, I have enough savings to live comfortably for a few years, I made some investments in the muggle world even if I was being constantly surveilled,” Harry rolled his eyes.

He was lying of course, Draco was going to finance his lifestyle but Tonks didn’t have to know that her strangled cousin was now helping him achieve his goals.

“Wait…I came here because we need your help!” She said with a worried tone.

Harry remained in silence for a few moments, he didn’t want to get involved with the Auror forces, he wasn’t a fan of law and order, the Auror forces were supposedly created to protect the citizens but he had never seen them protecting anyone but rich wizards and witches and corrupt politicians.

“Okay, I guess I can spare some time before leaving,” Harry sighed.

She jumped happily and seeing her like that made the efforts worthwhile, soon, he shrank the box with his stuff and put it in one pocket.

“Well, take the lead,” Harry encouraged her and she nodded.

After taking an elevator, they were taken to the Auror department, Harry always dreaded this place, his father once brought him here because his mother was busy and there was no one else who could look after him, it was so frustrating to see the Aurors missing obvious clues.

“Let’s go,” Tonks said before she grabbed his hand, and soon, they apparated away from this place.

Yes, it’s possible to apparate in the ministry but you can only do that from your respective department, and because only Tonks knew the location she had to be the one to take them there.

Soon, they arrived at the center of Diagon Alley, there was a huge group of Aurors, some were collecting evidence while others were taking photos and soon Harry knew what the fuss was all about the moment he arrived at this place.

It was a statue placed in honor to Lord Voldemort, the dark lord was posing with his wand up in the sky but hanging from his arm there it was, Gregory Goyle, he was left there by Harry with a clear message, to tell the world that there was someone out there fighting the system.

“Well, now that’s interesting,” Harry said with trying to contain his smirk at the sight of his work of art.

He was proud of what he did with Goyle, but he knew that it was better than to make himself a suspect, so, he remained silent.

“What is he doing here?” Henry asked with a raised brow.

“I told Tonks to bring your brother here…I really want his insight about this situation,” James decided to intervene before there was a fight between the brothers.

“Well in my opinion…That guy is dead,” Harry said sarcastically as he pointed at Goyle's body.

Many rolled their eyes while Tonks tried to hide her amusement.

“Now, but seriously…That guy’s name is Gregory Goyle, trust me, I know him very well, we went together to Hogwarts, he was in Slytherin, though,” Harry’s words made everyone gasp.

The name of the victim for sure was going to give them more information.

“What’s the cause of death?” Harry asked with a fake serious tone as he was well aware what killed Goyle.

“We don’t know, he has a hole on his forehead,” James answered with a serious tone.

“A piercing charm?” Harry asked calmly.

“No, the hole is too big,” Tonks said this time.

“Blood?” Harry wondered.

“Nothing, it seems he was killed elsewhere,” Henry muttered.

But before they could say something else, someone decided to join them, it was Malfoy and he looked scared, and for a brief moment Harry showed an angry expression, either Malfoy came here to pick up his friend's corpse or to confess the whole thing, and both of them were fucked if it was the latter option.