Chapter 68: Into the Fire
Daphne Greengrass reasoned her father would have more important things to worry about than his daughter speaking at the dinner table, like the sword of Gryffindor held at his throat by a very angry Harry Potter, so she decided to chance it
"Potter, what are you doing here and how did you get in?"
"Well I know it's not quite the same as destroying our wedding but we thought disturbing the man who organised the attack at his dinner would have to do" said Harry with venom in every word.
The three Greengrass witches went even paler, it had been all over the prophet for a few days now that the investigation was progressing and all the people involved would be caught, father had said it was nothing but mindless scaremongering to get the idiots surrendering themselves as the ministry hadn't a clue.
Astoria thought if her sister could speak at the table then so would she
"Surely you're mistaken, father wouldn't be involved in anything like that"
"Your father has done a lot worse, would you like to explain to your family how you put our whole world in peril?" said Hermione
"It's you who put our existence in peril trying to teach purebloods to be muggles, our world must stay secret from the muggles or it will be destroyed! My plan will keep them looking elsewhere while we live in peace," screamed Adrian
"You really are a stupid egotistical bastard, have you never heard of 'hide in plain sight'. Pureblood witches and wizards get spotted so easily in muggle situations because they haven't a clue how to act. We plan on changing that then your daughters will be able to travel the world without fear of being discovered because they can't switch on a light or use muggle money," said Hermione
Harry continued, "your father's plan of funding and supplying terrorist groups keeping the muggle authorities too busy to notice us is barbaric and fatally flawed, to then supply the terrorists with magical items that allow guns and explosives to be undetectable by the muggle security systems is idiocy taken to extremes. He bought a small business over and had them adapt their products so muggles could use them."
Daphne's face was turning the colour of her surname, "That breaks the statute of secrecy, if the muggles ever found one of those items the magical world would be exposed and blamed"
Hermione answered, "the groups your father supports have been leaving explosives on busy streets killing women and children, every branch of the muggle government is looking for them and it's only a matter of time before someone's caught"
"They are all too stupid to catch anyone, they will never be found" boasted Adrian
Daphne screamed "father you are a moron! Harry and Hermione found you in THREE DAYS, your sitting there with a sword at your throat, boasting people are too stupid to find the scum that follow their delusional leader. If this gets out it wont just be Britain, muggle governments all over the world will start searching their countries for magical communities and wiping them out. The name Greengrass will be cursed for millennium, give me that sword Potter I'll kill him myself!"
"I appreciate the sentiments Daphne but we need some answers first, if we can put a stop to this before the muggles discover our involvement we might just manage to save the situation," said Harry
"I'm the head of a old pureblood family and I know my rights, I demand to appear in front of the Wizengamot" shouted Adrian
"Sorry I'm still suffering after effects of that explosion you caused on Saturday and my hearing keeps going, what did he say Hermione?" asked Harry with a straight face
"Oh love I was just thinking I don't know what you prefer for Christmas dinner, turkey or goose?" replied Hermione
An apoplectic Adrian Greengrass watched helpless as four goblins entered the room and placed magic inhibiting bracelets on his wrists while forcefully administering Veritaserum to the struggling wizard.
Forty five minutes later and the scope of Greengrass madness was known, the Potter wedding attack had disrupted their original plans but the latest brought revulsion to everyone who heard it.
Indiscriminate bombing of London shops and underground on Christmas eve so a pureblood lunatic could enjoy his Christmas dinner knowing the muggles were far too busy burying their dead to look for a mythical magic community.
Adrian was being led out the room when he moved to give Daphne a farewell hug, the look of surprise and shock on the young witches face set Harry's alarm bells ringing and he was moving even before the bullet was fired.
Adrian Greengrass always carried a gun in an invisible holster, under the pretence of hugging that traitorous bitch of a daughter he had drawn and fired but was enraged, how had he missed the Potter brat, he pulled the young witch close and placed the pistol at Daphne's head
"Lose the sword sonny and I want to see those goblins doing the same, all wands onto the table now or I'll blow her head off!"
Harry calmly held up his hands as the sword disappeared, "as you can see I'm unarmed except for this!"
"What the hell is that?" demanded Adrian
"This is the piece of stained glass I removed from my father in law's neck, I really think you should take a closer look"
With that Harry wandlessly summoned Adrian's gun while banishing the stained glass straight into Adrian Greengrass about half an inch above his right eye, he was dead before hitting the floor.
Harry strode over and caught Daphne before her legs gave way, she grabbed him and held on tight sobbing, he cast the Praedia Bellica spell over the former Greengrass head of house and the white beam hit the body causing it to glow for a few seconds.
Harry sat Daphne down at the table while her sister was being comforted by her mother, Harry and Hermione joined them as the goblins removed the body.
"What are your orders my lord?" asked Rachel Greengrass, a twelfth generation pureblood who knew the meaning of the spell he cast, she and her daughters just got a new master.
"My first order is to call me Harry and this is my wife Hermione"
The looks of confusion coming from the Greengrass witches led Hermione into her soul bond, welcome to house Potter and you've got choices spiel.
All three looked much happier when they heard the news about marriage contracts, although Daphne's first choice was sitting across from her already married there were plenty more fish in the sea and she gets to choose.
Astoria couldn't hold back any longer, she needed to know, "why is it so important that the muggles don't find us?"
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