"You guys have the craziest adventures without us," Cedric tells the trio. "I hope you know that."
"A possessed teacher and a Cerberus in your first year," Fred said.
"A basilisk and giant spiders in your second," George says.
"And now an escaped convict and a werewolf," the twins finished together.
"Not like we plan things like this," Melody crossed her arms. "Things just tend to happen when we are here."
"If we could help it, we would have a nice boring year of magic school where our lives are not in danger," Harry said. "Demons endanger us enough, but we know how to handle them."
The group was sitting at breakfast, eating at the Hufflepuff table that day. It had been a few days since the Quibbler had come out and announced that Olivia and the Greek court system had proven the giant mess that the British ministry had caused. And while they felt no regret at all for what they had done, they did see that a lot of the heirs currently attending Hogwarts were starting to doubt their own government even when it was not a lot of their faults.
Taking students like Susan Bones and Adrian Pucey for example, they were both heirs to their houses and their families were rarely on the wrong side of things. Susan's own aunt was not only the current proxy for house Bones, but she was also the current head of the law enforcement department. It was obvious to the trio, given some of Olivia's interviews and confrontations after Sirius's trial, that Madam Bones was a very honorable woman that would have seen justice come to pass if she knew about Sirius's innocence and lack of a trial. And Adrien's parents were known to be on the Grey side of politics. Cedric has told them that his own mother has had Adrian's over for tea and they both complain a lot about some ministers, Aurors, or department heads thinking that they are above the law or just often take the law into their own hands and do what they want.
While the trio felt bad about making the heirs question if they were going into the right type of government, they also felt like it could be a wake-up call for them. They knew that it was always up to the next generation to fix the mistakes of the previous one. And with so many heirs currently attending Hogwarts, it was up to them to succeed where their parents, grandparents, and ancestors have failed. And after having two dark lords rise up in a single century, things definitely needed to improve.
Just in their year, alone, there were a ton of heirs. Susan Bones, Hannah Abbott, Draco Malfoy, Daphne Greengrass, Zacharius Smith, Ernie McMillion, Baise Zabini, Gregory Goyle, Vincent Crabbe, Terry Boot, Mandy Brocklehurst, Michael Corner, Anthony Goldstein, Padma Patil, Parvati Patil, Wayne Hopkins, Megan Jones, Roger Malone, Kevin Entwhistle, Isobel MacDougal, Oliver Rivers, Sue Li, and Lily Moon were also heirs to their families. Not to mention Harry and Neville as well. But with everything that has happened since coming to Britain, Harry was going to assign a proxy to the Potter and then high-tail it back to Greece.
"Weirdly enough, this is actually not the first time that we have dealt with an escaped fugitive," Krinos suddenly told their friends.
That caused their friends to freeze. Fred and George even froze with food almost in their mouths, they were that shocked.
"Do you three make a habit out of running into wanted criminals," Percy asked, actually being serious despite it sounding like a joke question.
"Hey, we don't try to run into them," Melody protested. "Things like that just seem to happen around us."
"Besides, that other fugitive was a demon, anyway," Harry said.
"How can a demon," Fred started.
"Become a fugitive," George finished.
"It was a demon called Tabitha," Harry explained. "She was a demon sorceress that was found guilty of conspiring to overthrow the current ruler of the Underworld. Her punishment was to be sealed behind stone for the rest of her eternal life."
"How did she break out, then," Cedric asked.
"She did manage to get followers before she was locked away," Krinos said. "So a few of her followers managed to break her out once they managed to find where she was imprisoned."
"We had been the ones that were unfortunate enough to run into her after she broke out," Melody says. "She had already managed to kill a few mystic souls that had also come across her. Her powers were very powerful black magic spells and curses. Her magic plus her followers quickly made things difficult for us."
"Since you guys are still here," Fred said.
"And have obviously not died," George says.
"We take it you vanquished her," they finished together.
The trio nodded.
"She didn't know that she was fighting members of the Gardna family," Harry smirked. "She was not prepared for me throwing one of her minions at her with my gorilla strength."
"And then being blasted back by my sonic scream," Melody giggled.
"And finally finished off when I used my razor leaf spell combined with my leaf storm spell," Krinos grinned.
"Don't mess with you three is the lesson, right," Cedric chuckled.
The trio only smirked in response. Their British friends were learning just how terrifying their smirks really were.
"Let's just say that a rose by any other name is not as sweet," Krinos evilly chuckled. "Every rose has it's thorns, after all. "
"Considering your other school is called Crystal Rose, we believe you," Percy said.
"Well, not even we would mess with the nature mages back home," Harry stated. "Krinos is scary enough without having back up. White almost scarred me for life when I first met him."
"That was because when you first met him, he was in his brownie peony brown bear form when you first met him," Melody giggled.
"Well, who wouldn't be terrifying about turning a corner and coming face-to-face with a big bear," Harry cutely pouted. "White really needs to learn to stay in his human form every once in a while so that he doesn't traumatize someone by accident."
"Well, you did get your revenge rather quickly," Krinos laughed. "When he scared you, you almost instantly summoned the spirit of an elephant in your fear and punched him through three different walls."
"Uh... who is White," Percy doesn't remember meeting anyone with that name when they visited Crystal Rose.
"We mentioned our friend that was a descendant of Adonis Forest," Melody says. "White Forest is another friend back home. He is from Hawaii and is a Floral Beast mage. His power is that he can shapeshift into any animal he chooses, but they are fused with different plants and flowers."
"He loves just wondering around the school in his animal forms," Krinos smiled. "Most of us have gotten used to it over the years, but first-timers always get scared when they first run into one of his floral beast forms. I was never one to get scared of them since I have gotten used to seeing his jungle cat forms scratching their backs against trees that I grow in the Crystal Rose greenhouse."
"But he is a sweetheart, really," Harry says. "He might scare people by accident, but White is one of the nicest people that you could ever meet."
They continued to eat breakfast. It was the last day of term, so they were not in a rush. There was still a few hours before the Hogwarts Express would leave to take them all back to King's Cross station. The trio wanted to visit Professor Lupin before they left. There were still some unanswered questions that they wanted to ask him. Especially since it was obvious that he and Sirius used to be friends, so it made sense to them that he also had known James Potter but never told Harry that he did.
But it wasn't like any of the other teachers ever told Harry anything about his birth parents. Dumbledore was probably the only one that ever told Harry anything, which actually got on their nerves since the other teachers either taught them or went to school with them. The only things that the other teachers would ever say was that James was good at transfiguration and got an award for being a chaser on the Quidditch team and that Lily was good at charms. It was like they were purposely not telling Harry anything about them and that did not make them trust their teachers any more than the little amount that they already did. Flitwick, Sprout, and Dumbledore were the only trustworthy teachers in the school to the trio.
The trio soon was going up to Professor Lupin's classroom in order to talk to him. They already packed all their stuff and would be ready to leave afterward.
They knocked on his office door and he soon told them to come in. They were shocked that he was packing suitcases when they came in. And not like "going home for the summer" suitcases, but more like "leaving and not coming back" suitcases. His office was completely bare.
"Professor, are you leaving," Melody asked.
Lupin closed one of his suitcases, then turned to the trio.
"It seemed that Professor Snape was not happy about Sirius getting free," Remus told them. "Combine that with the potential of me teaching again next year and he got even madder. He 'accidentally' outed me as a werewolf to the Slytherins."
"So you have to leave just because Snape decided to be childishly spiteful," Harry clenched his hands into fists.
"You three come from a very accepting country," Remus tells them. "Here, werewolves are not welcome into almost any place that is a public place of work. I only got a job here in the first place because it is not well-known that I am a werewolf, so Dumbledore was able to hire me. It helped that I also happen to have a mastery in Defense Against The Dark Arts."
The trio knew about the treatment of creatures in magical Britain, but Lupin was still one of the best Defense teachers that they have had since coming to Hogwarts.
"But that isn't right," Krinos stated. "You're one of the only two good Defense teachers that we've actually had at Hogwarts. Kingsley was only here for part of our second year, but the other two were an idiotic fraud and a possessed idiot. Either way, they were still idiots."
"This country's ministry should be shut down from how corrupt it is," Harry crossed his arms. "Magical Britain is actually the only magical country in the world that discriminates against magical creatures like werewolves. There is literally no other place in the world that treats creatures the way this country does."
"To them, and us, magic is just magic," Melody said. "And for creatures, their magic is simply different. That is how other countries feel about creatures. Magical Britain has always been said to be over two centuries behind everyone else and this is just another thing that proves it."
"To be honest, you three, this is a blessing in disguise," Remus tells them. "I have a lot to make up for with Sirius and I can't do that while teaching here."
"Since Sirius has been granted sanctuary in Greece, does that mean you're moving there as well," Harry asked.
Lupin nodded. "I know Sirius does not blame me, but that does not stop the guilt that I feel over abandoning him. So I am going to help him on his road to recovery from his time in Azkaban."
"I am sure that he will appreciate that," Krinos smiled.
"Now, did you three come here for something," Remus asked them, flicking his hand and his shoes packing themselves away.
"Well, we've been thinking since it was revealed that you and Sirius were friends in school," Harry says. "So that also meant that you were friends with my birth father and maybe even my birth mom as well. So... we... uh..."
"You wanted to ask why I never told you," Remus finished for him.
The trio nodded.
"Nobody but Dumbledore ever tells Harry anything about his birth parents," Melody says. "It's been getting on our last nerve. So we just had to ask you since you were an actual friend to his birth parents."
Remus sighed. "I wanted to, but some things are just too difficult to talk about. James and Sirius might have been nearly attached at the hip, but James was also my best friend. Losing him was one of the hardest things that I have ever gone through, and I was bitten when I was only six. I have barely been keeping it together this year simply because of all the memories this place brings back. Talking about him would have just brought back more of that pain."
The trio looked at each other, sadness in their eyes. They lost their parents, Harry twice over, so they knew what it felt like to lose someone close to them. And to Lupin, he lost one of his best friends that did not care that he was a werewolf even when they lived in a country that was known for hating people like him. So that definitely must have felt horrible. In the span of barely three days, he lost his four best friends to death, Azkaban, and betrayal. That was too much for hardly anyone to handle.
They were about to continue the conversation when Melody's mirror phone went off. Taking it out, she saw that Percy was calling her.
"At least one of them figured out how to do that," Krinos chuckled.
Melody answered, a Percy hologram appearing over the mirror.
"Hey, Percy," she greeted him. "We just saw you guys at breakfast, so why the sudden call?"
"Well... it's just... You guys need to get down here as quick as you can," Percy told them, then immediately hung up.
"What was that about," Krinos wondered.
"We're about to find out," Melody put her mirror phone away.
The trio walked out of Lupin's office and made their way back to the Great Hall. As they got closer, they heard a very familiar and annoying voice. They entered and saw Headmaster Dumbledore angrily arguing with Minister Fudge. Fudge, as usual, had a team of his personally chosen Aurors with him. But Kingsley was also there, so there wasn't much to worry about. They rolled their eyes at the fact that they were having to deal with this moronic minister again. The only others left in the Great Hall were the 'good' Weasley boys, Cedric, Luna, and for some unknown reason there was also Daphne Greengrass and Blaise Zabini.
"Why is the leprechaun wannabe here," Krinos asked Cedric as they walked over to him.
"While I love your roasts against Fudge, this is not the situation where jokes will be handled well," Cedric says.
"Why," Harry asked.
"Potter's guardianship is going back into the hands of the ministry and that is that," they heard Fudge yell at Dumbledore.
"Oh, that's why," Melody said.
"The day I allow that to happen is the day where I am most likely possessed by the demon of bad ideas," Harry glared at the minister's back.
"No, Cedric, that is not an actual demon," Krinos answered the unasked question when Cedric went to open his mouth.
"Fudge must be desperate for a win," Melody guessed. "Greece has been winning every round against him and he can't stand it."
"Sirius being proven innocent by us and Olivia must have been his last straw," Harry says. "We might need to work some political magic in order to get him out of office."
"Susan Bones' aunt is the head of the law enforcement department," Cedric tells them. "She will probably be the best choice for a new minister."
The trio nodded in agreement with their friend. They knew that they were going to be busy dealing with this problem for the next few months.
"Mr.Potter-Gardna is not only in the custody of Council Member Gardna, but he is also a ward of the Crystal Rose school back in Greece," Dumbledore argued with the minister. "You have no legal right to take him anywhere."
"I don't care what some goatbanging dirty blond says," Fudge yelled. "Potter is the property of magical Britain and he will be staying her whether he wants to or not. He has no choice."
"What did he just call Olivia," Melody growled.
The three's eyes flashed as they looked ready to charge at the minister and rip him to pieces. And with Harry's powers, he could actually do that.
"Something tells me that this is not going to end well," Percy whispered to his brothers.
"And that something, dear brother," Fred started.
"Is called common sense," George finished.
If there was one thing that the trio took seriously, it was the horrible terms that people use to describe those of foreign cultures. Goatbanger was one of those terms used to insult those of Greek blood. And if you take someone like the Italian Blaise Zabini for another example, a word that he would hate to be called is a greaseball. People are always so focused on the 'N' word for black people that they forget that there are other hateful words for those of other countries and continents.
"His name is Potter-Gardna," Dumbledore looked ready to start firing spells. "And I would rather die than let you separate such a wonderful family."
"No need to worry, Headmaster," Harry spoke up, getting attention on the three. "These guys will never be able to take me anywhere."
"If they tried, they would face the wrath of not just the Gardna family, but every other powerful family of magical Greece," Melody said.
"The Gardna family is over four-thousand-years-old," Krinos smirked. "We have plenty of allies that will tear down this pathetic ministry in order to show support for us and to help make sure that Harry stays where he belongs."
"Potter is the savior of magical Britain," Fudge yelled at the three. "He is the Boy-Who-Lived and will remain here no matter what. He is a symbol of light and needs to learn his proper place in British society."
"You're all kinds of delusional," Harry stated. "Krinos, how about you give him our very loud answer."
Krinos smirked, Melody also getting what Harry meant as her amulet glowed. Music instantly started playing, much to the shock of Fudge and his Aurors other than Kingsley.
"Mama said get your ass out of bed
I said hell to the no
Said wash your grandma's nasty head
I said hell to the no."
"They tried to take away my tots
I said hell to the no
Yeah, 'cause I'm the one that calls the shots
And I say hell to the no."
If there was one thing that almost everyone is Hogwarts knew, it was that Krinos could deliver any type of message that he wants using a song. And this one was definitely a very loud and clear answer to Fudge's demands. Harry was not going anywhere with him and there was nothing he could do about it. Well... that and that Krinos was a really big fan of Amber Riley.
"Try to make me change my weave
Well I got something up my sleeve
It's a whole lot of."
"Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh
Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no
I said
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh
Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no."
"I'm not trying to diva out
But this shows gotta stop so shout."
"Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh
Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no."
Krinos marched around the minister and Aurors in a circle as he sang. His voice and the song were actually so intimidating that they did nothing but watch. To those like Fred and George, it was hilarious that a group of Aurors and the Minister of Magic were all so scared of a singing thirteen-year-old that they were doing nothing all because of his song of choice.
But they all knew that this was also a serious situation and that something was most likely going to happen after Krinos finished. So, all of them subtlely got out their wands in order to defend the trio once things got out of hand. And with how desperate Fudge seemed to be to get Harry under his control, they knew that things were going to go crazy. Well, crazier than things already were.
"Tell me I should eat my Wheaties, you know what
Hell to the no (Hell to the no)
Tell me I'll come down with diabetes
Hell to the no (Hell to the no)."
"Try to make me change my eats
But baby that just isn't me
I'm a whole lot of."
"Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh
Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no
I said
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh
Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no."
"I'm not trying to diva out
But this shows gotta stop so shout."
"Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh
Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no."
It was also very obvious, at least now that they knew about their powers, that Krinos's voice had to be enhanced. He might not be the music mage that Melody is, but there was no way that a boy could hit those notes without some type of help. Since Krinos was a mage of nature, he might actually be channeling the might of nature into music. It was a very interesting thought that they just figured they would stick with. All they really needed to know was that Krinos was talented and they just wanted to listen to him.
Plus, it was not every day that the Minister of Magic and a group of Aurors were brought to their knees by a thirteen-year-old.
"Take me you can leave me but I won't ever change
If you don't like the rules don't play my game
Talk to me to get R-E-S-P-E-C-T, but if I don't, it's all in me."
"Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh
Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no
I said
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh
Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no."
"I'm not trying to diva out
But this shows gotta stop so shout."
"Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh
Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no."
"I'm not trying to diva out
But this shows gotta stop so shout."
"Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh
Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no."
"Awe, hell to the no."
Krinos finished his song with his arms crossed and glaring daggers at the corrupt people in front of him. It was the trio and their friends on one side with Dumbeldore with Fudge and his Aurors on the other side. You could cut the tension with a butter knife. But even then, Kingsley really wanted some popcorn to watch what was going to happen next. He was definitely going to be showing his son this memory.
"Arrest..." Fudge was about to order his Aurors.
Harry's amulet glowed and he charged. His group actually winced as they saw the pain that he inflicted as he took down the Aurors faster than they could draw their wands. The guys all winced in particular when Harry kicked a male Auror so hard where the sun don't shine that they think they all heard a CRACK. Harry finished knocking out all the Aurors and looked right into Fudge's eyes, his own eyes those of a lion.
"Like my brother just said," he growled. "Hell to the no!"