" What has he done? Killed a Dark Lord? Brought about change to remove bigotry from England? Saved innocent lives, saved our lives!?"
"He is evil . You feel it just like we do Fleur! He slaughtered human beings!" Krum declared gruffly.
"Dark, not evil. Veela are classified as 'Dark Creatures' too. I am tired of being treated as an object to stare at and lust over. Tired of being seen as something less than human…"
She turned back to her lover that still next to her, "Please… I wish you serve you. You saved me, gave me hope when I had none… I want to be with you now and forever. "
Harry smiled, before reaching out and gently rubbing her face, his fingertips brushing against her lips. "So very pretty… but that isn't all is it? Triwizard Champion, Witch, sister… all of these contribute but not one defines you completely." His attention turned back to the growling older boys, "I would highly recommend you waiting a bit before giving Dumbledore your side of what happened."
"Why is that?" the other Hogwarts student snapped, "Planning on wiping our memories?"
"Don't be ridiculous, if I was going to do that I would have already. No, I want no doubt about your mental states, if you go to him immediately, shouting about how I am evil after being kidnapped and held hostage by a Dark Lord they will dismiss you entirely. I want Dumbledore to find out, to begin planning against me. I want a challenge, and with Voldemort dead the defeater of Grindelwald appears to be my only option left for this."
The Wards fell, and a minute later the area was swarmed by Aurors.
...
It was an unspoken agreement that led to Remus Lupin pushing Aurors out of the way for Sirius Black, and himself, to reach their godson first . Sure, they had both seen the boy destroy the Dark Lord once and for all… but that fact did not seem to register in their minds until they had pulled him off the bench, much to the annoyance of the girl who had been practically glued to his side, and into a protective hug.
"Merlin pup… don't ever scare us like that again…"
"Sirius… when you are done I believe we need to have a talk with the boy you are currently suffocating." Albus called from nearby, earning a growl from the Werewolf, who was equally crushing said boy in the hug.
The kindly old man, along with several adults promptly approached, before starting on their questions.
"Is what we saw true?"
"Is he-who-must-not-be-named gone for good?"
"What about the others who were here?"
"Can you identify anyone?
"What happened?"
"What was the first thing you remember?" The last question had been asked far more gently, by the eldest Wizard, but there was still a feeling of force behind it, one that neither of the two Marauders appreciated.
"You may talk to Harry and us after we have taken him to get checked over."
"Sirius my boy we simply…"
This time the man's response was far less pleasant, " After Dumbledore. He did just kill Voldemort, I am sure whatever you want to know can wait an hour to ensure any injuries are healed."
Shacklebolt looked ready to protest the 'command', until a look from his director promptly silenced him, "I agree with Lord Black. There is enough residual Magic in the area to keep the department busy for days even without his testimony. If we were to try and use what he says now at a trial it would be thrown out based on trauma until he is diagnosed healthy."
Dumbledore nodded, "Hogwarts then? I am sure Madam Pomfrey…"
"Considering that professor Moody was the one who brought me here? I don't think that is the best idea." Harry muttered, earning a scowl from Lupin.
"St. Mungos it is. We will be taking any of the Champions who want to go along with us."
Fleur immediately volunteered to the offer given by the Pureblood, but the other two Tournament participants opted to return to Hogwarts instead.
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"This way please, Harry."
"That is Lord Potter if you will." Sirius had to stifle his giggle at the snarl from the Veela. Originally, they had been greeted by an older Wizard to do the diagnosis, but he had been called away on some emergency and thus a, much younger, female had taken his job. One that taken more than a few seconds to look over the teen when she had approached them.
"Um, yes of course. We will be doing the scan in a private room over here; the examination will be in private so Lord Potter if you could step inside we will begin…"
This time the blonde practically growled at the Mediwitch, "I do not think a private exam is necessary. Surely you can do your job with us three in the room hm?"
...
Two hours, and a rather disappointed young Witch, later and the two teenagers had been given a clean bill of health after a few minor healing Charms along with some calming drought. From there the group had simply taken a few more minutes to relax, before addressing the issue currently before them.
"So Pup, what do you want to do about this interview Dumbledore and Bones want to have? Obviously, they are anxious to speak with you, but you are our priority. Say the word and we can tell them to shove off."
The boy paused to contemplate the idea, before shaking his head, "No… that will just make things more difficult in the long run. It is far better to just get this over with and see where it leads. Of course, you are free to make whatever decision you wish Fleur, I assume you will want to see your sister soon though?"
Nodding, the Veela finally felt a wave of exhaustion flood over her. Up until now it had been one life-risking event after another during this final task. Now that it was all over, and the potion was beginning to take effect, she felt herself falling asleep.
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