Chapter Three, Plans and Consequences

~ Ministry of Magic, London ~

"I need to speak to Madam Bones immediately!" The portrait of Headmaster Everard shouted, not caring if he seemed uncouth as he tried to draw attention to himself from within the depths of the Ministry; time was of the essence. Finally he heard hurried footsteps approaching him which appeared to be none other than Arthur Weasley but now that he knew what this poor man's wife was up to with Dumbledore and a Miss Evans, Headmaster Everard was able to recognised the slight glazed look in his eyes and he feared that this poor man had been subjected to the very same treatment that they intended for Lord James Potter-Black.
"Headmaster Everard, is everything alright?" Arthur Weasley asked the portrait concerned.

"Mr Weasley, I need to speak to Madam Bones immediately. It is of the utmost urgency." Everard's portrait beseeched.
"I - of course." Arthur agreed, the glazed-look fading slightly as he sent off an urgent Patronus message to the Head of the DMLE but the second the silver weasel scampered out of sight the glazed-look reappeared destroying any hope the once headmaster of Hogwarts had that Arthur was beating the potions; however, it was so slight that if you didn't know what to look for or he supposed didn't know the man extremely well, you wouldn't ever notice any difference in him. He only hoped that Madam Bones would be able to help and that Dumbledore's control on their world wasn't too strong so that he avoided the consequences.

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~ 12 Grimmauld Place, London ~

"Lyra!" Phineas Nigellus Black called loudly, he wasn't so uncouth as to shout within his family's home. A crack announced the arrival of Lyra (Orion and Walburga's new house-elf after they gave Kreacher to Regulus and Remus after their Bonding along with Black Cottage) who curtsied before the painting dressed in a black pleated skirt, silver blouse with the Black crest sewn into the left breast pocket, and dark navy shoes adorned her feet.
"Headmaster Black. What can Lyra do for you?" She asked, standing with her hands clasped neatly before her.
"Are Orion and Walburga in? I need to speak with them urgently." Phineas Nigellus informed the elf cordially.

"Master and Mistress are in the drawing room on the first floor." Lyra informed him. "Shall I inform them you wish to speak to them?"
"Yes and I shall meet you there." Phineas Nigellus agreed, exiting his portrait to the right to enter the portrait of the French countryside that hung in the drawing room above the fireplace.
"Great-grandfather, what can we do for you?" Orion asked as Phineas Nigellus entered the portrait. A book lay on the coffee table before Orion and beside it opposite Walburga were several portfolios and pamphlets of different wizarding schools across the globe, that the pair had evidently just set aside.

"I have news on what Dumbledore intends to do to the children and James. He was enraged due to a letter he'd received from a Miss Evans, confessing her failure in dousing James and Aquila in potions. He rambled and ranted his plans aloud forgetting I and the other headmasters and headmistresses were there, as he threw things like a toddler having a tantrum. Everard has gone to the Ministry to inform Madam Bones on what his plans entail and the Phoenix has left him. Apparently he used a dark curse to chain the bird to him." Phineas Nigellus informed them.
"Dare I ask?" Walburga sighed, rubbing the bridge of her nose.

"He plans to punish our family for his plans not going the way he wants or at all. He's been using the Hogwarts coffers to buy dark and illegal potions - even for us - to control James and Aquila, Molly Weasley has been brewing Amortentia for Miss Evans to use on James which he is enraged at as he now has to buy and brew once again due to the time and use by limit. He had a sickening grin on his face as he plotted on how he was going to use Aquila to bring us all down, as he knows there would be nothing worse and which he finds will be very fitting. He feels enraged, embarrassed and also deranged so there's nothing worse especially as he's plotting on coming up with a worse punishment to dish out on Aquila when she joins Hogwarts; if we're still allowing the children to go there."

"Thank you grandfather for bringing this to our attention." Walburga sighed, sharing a look with her husband.
"I'll contact Cassiopeia. It's time she speaks to Great Aunt Aquila." Orion said as he stood. "Thank you grandfather." He said as he left the room, heading to his office to use the Floo Network.
"Make sure you go tell Sirius and James, Orion!" Walburga called after him.
"Of course, my love." Orion's voice agreed.
"I better return to Hogwarts to keep an eye on him. Hopefully Madam Bones will be able to arrest him with the information Everard provides her." Phineas Nigellus told her.
"Of course." Walburga agreed, standing as she made mental notes to send Patroni messages to her vast family.

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~ Castle Black's ritual room, Warwickshire ~

"Matertera Aquilae, exaudi preces meas. Ego Cassiopeia Domo Nigra tuo ductu opus est. Tuum nomen in periculo est quod potestatem quam olim tenet et versat. Sic rogavi, ut fiat!" Cassiopeia called loudly into the room as she threw the herb into the fire causing smoke to immediately rise and the temperature to fall, condensation appearing in the air as she breathed. A second later a spectral form appeared looking almost identical to Cassiopeia's little sister Dorea.
"Cassiopeia of my House, I have come in answer to your plea." Aquila Black I's melodic voice filled the room like a doleful melody.

"Thank you for answering my prayers, Great-aunt Aquila." Cassiopeia replied with a curtsey to her ancestor, her silver eyes gleaming so brightly that it almost clashed with her now silver hair in its elegant up-do. "As I was saying, your namesake and my great-great-niece have the same power and ability as you as well as her own magic and just hours after her birth she showcased both one after the other; Ancient magic first then her own. Her eyes went luminescent blueish-white as an orb of the same colour formed in her hand, like it is described in your diary, she then floated over a toy with her own magic.

However, the new Headmaster of Hogwarts Albus Dumbledore wishes to kill her and destroy our family in the process; not caring who dies within our family or what he has to do to accomplish his sick and twisted beliefs and plans all because she has two fathers for parents. James Potter, her mother, is the first male bearer since Ignotus Peverell, the start of the Potter line."

"I see." Aquila answered with pursed lips clearly showing her displeasure. "I take it my father has been informing you on what is happening at Hogwarts." Cassiopeia nodded. "Good. Now, tell me everything, including if my namesake has any other abilities, and then I will inform you on best to help my namesake and our House." Aquila demanded firmly, making it clear it wasn't a request that could be denied; not that Cassiopeia was going to. Only for a letter to arrive from a distressed James and Sirius.

"It appears I have more to reveal to you Great-aunt," Cassiopeia stated as she read over the distressed missive, "what we had all believed to be Dumbledore's phoenix appeared at Potter Manor just moments ago and bonded itself with your namesake as her familiar. It would seem that Dumbledore bound the bird to himself to make himself seem grander than he is, the bird broke free of its bounds, found young Aquila at her home and bound himself to her with a golden glow of Familiar Magic. Her parents are rightly concerned about the blow back of this."

"Then we should get to work then." Aquila I stated, though a proud smile stole over her lips as she couldn't be prouder of her namesake who was already bringing such great things to their House with a phoenix as her familiar and she was only a baby; she also knew that her sweet namesake was also Death's Chosen. She couldn't wait to see, from Death's Realm, the glorious young woman she knew her namesake would grow to be, and all the wonderful and amazing things she would bring to not only their family but the Wizarding World as a whole.

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~ Hogwarts, Great Hall ~

Dumbledore was sat filling his plate feeling very smug and proud of himself with all the ideas and plans he's come up with to put an end to the Potter and Black families and all without being caught when the doors to the Great Hall were thrown open to reveal Madam Bones and a platoon of Aurors, all of whom had their wands drawn  and pointing at Dumbledore. Before he could even rise from his golden throne he was disarmed of the Elder Ward and his wand that he'd gotten at Ollivanders when he was eleven.

Which Madam Bones knew thanks to Monty providing evidence from Gringotts and was added to his long list of crimes that Madam Bones read out for all of the staff to hear. Dismantling the pompous man's reputation piece by piece; by the end of the night all of Britain would soon know of the crimes and atrocities the 'great Albus Dumbledore' had committed which would soon bleed into the surrounding countries until the whole of the Wixen community in every country would soon know.

But that wasn't the only arrest the Aurors of Britain had carried out that evening; one team led by Sirius Black and Björn Rowle entered The Burrow to arrest Molly Weasley née Prewett for her part in Dumbledore's schemes and machinations but for also the raping of her husband as she has been dousing him in Amortentia since he was seventeen.

The other team was led by Kingsley Shacklebolt and Adrian Proudfoot entered the home of one Severus Snape of Spinner's End to arrest Lily Evans for her part in the very same schemes machinations of Albus Dumbledore but also the Potion Master for interfering with an arrest and attacking an Auror having sent a junior Auror to St Mungo's for using the dark curse he'd invented Sectumsempra which caused several deep cuts all over the young Auror's body causing severe blood loss; the use of such a spell never mind the creation of it was a one-way ticket to Azkaban itself.

Never mind that the young Auror, who was only twenty-two, could die as he refused to give up the counter-spell until they admitted they were in the wrong for this arrest and heavily compensated them as he claimed he was just protecting Lily. Who could apparently do no wrong in his eyes and who he'd even kill for to protect the image he has of her.

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Translation from Latin to English:

• Matertera Aquilae, exaudi preces meas. Ego Cassiopeia Domo Nigra tuo ductu opus est. Tuum nomen in periculo est quod potestatem quam olim tenet et versat. Sic rogavi, ut fiat! =

Aunt Aquila, hear my prayers. I, Cassiopeia of House Black need your guidance. Your namesake is in danger because she holds and wields the power you once did. So I have asked, so mote it be!

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Author's note: DO NOT ask me to update in any way shape or form. There are other ways of telling me what you thought of this.

Author's note two: the Blacks have always been a close knit family in this story and only became closer with the bonding marriage of James and Sirius. Plus with Tom having gone the political route and became Minister (stated in the prologue. There are no Death Eaters so the Longbottoms were never tortured and Bellatrix is actually a Mind Healer in this).