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Ministry of Magic, Basement Level 8, the Atrium,
Woosh!
Dudley, masked as Mr. X, arrived inside the Ministry, flanked by twenty Vanguards acting as his bodyguards. He didn't look stressed, nor scared. With his arms clasped behind his back like some old general, he strolled into the main reception area of the Ministry.
The place was already taken over and guarded by a few Vanguards. They saluted at the sight of him.
"Mr. X."
"Commander Black." Dudley was welcomed by the commander tasked with Goblin annihilation. "What's the status?"
"The Goblins have been reduced to twenty…" Commander Black paused for a moment. "Fifteen now, Sir."
"Just keep one alive, kill the rest," Dudley ordered them and started walking towards the elevator lazily. "How's the situation below?"
"All secured, sir. The Dark Lord failed to see that the Ministry had long been ours. He reached for the Prophecy in the Department of Mysteries, but the orb shattered on his face and bound him with a tracking spell. He never expected to face our numbers, and as we speak, a planned stalemate has occurred in the Death Chamber."
Shhh~
The elevator gate was opened for him. He stepped inside with ten of his men; the rest took another elevator. The commander kept reporting to him. They had faced nine casualties, no deaths, no serious injuries. They had been preparing for the battle for months.
"What of the snake?"
"Neutralized, Sir."
They killed Nagini?!
For the first time, Dudley turned his smooth masked head towards the Commander's. "Where did you find it?"
"It was hiding inside the old pipes."
"How did you kill it?"
"With fiendfyre, as you ordered, Sir. At present, we hold complete superiority on both fronts," The commander reported and opened the elevator door for Dudley. "At your word, we'll strike the Dark Lord with killing curses and end him."
With an air of command, Dudley walked into the Department of Mysteries. Soon enough, he arrived at the Death Chamber, a large, square room with stone tiers leading down to a pit. At the center was the most amusing and mysterious thing, the archway with black curtains.
Will definitely get the R&D to research this thing.
Thud!
As Dudley walked into the Death Chamber, all two hundred Vanguards saluted him without moving from their position. The Vanguards had surrounded the middle pit from all sides, having made a circle. All wands were out and pointed at the center.
And at the center stood all the interested figures. Harry, Hermione, Ron, Neville, Luna, all bruised up, then Lily in oversized clothes, Sirius Black still alive, Remus, Kingsley, Tonks, and also Dumbledore. They had their wands pointed at Voldemort, Rodolphus, Bellatrix, and the rest of the nine Death Eaters.
Lazily, Dudley walked down the tiers towards the pit. All heads turned to look at him, but nobody dared to move their wand. Voldemort had Dumbledore to worry about, so it was evened out.
"Well done, Dumbledore," Dudley spoke in a heavy, manipulated voice. "Shame you're light on numbers. No matter, the Vanguards will see it through."
"I have matters under control. I shall apprehend Voldemort," Dumbledore confidently stated.
And there lies the fucking problem. Powerful but weak in mind.
"Will you now?" Dudley used a mocking tone, standing on the edge of the pit and watching everything. "And what then? Plead with him to turn saintly? Crawl at his boots till he pities you? You've tried that path, and it failed. My contract is plain: end the Dark Lord, and end him I shall."
"Who are you?!" Harry shouted, his face bleeding.
Dudley didn't even look, only glanced at Lily, exhaustion clear on her face. Only she knew that it was him, Dudley Dursley, under the mask.
"You may address me as Mr. X, the leader of Vanguards, a magical protection agency, and we specialize in hunting down Dark Lords like him." Dudley pointed at the Dark Lord in question. "The Ministry retained our service… though I confess, I anticipated slaying a Dark Lord, not this debased creature that mocks the title."
"Silence! What did the Ministry promise you? I shall give more!" Voldemort roared from his side. Even the Dark Lord knew that the numbers were absolutely tilted against him. He'd also tried using Disapparition, and it'd failed.
Dudley shook his head and waved his hand.
Right away, a team of Vanguards came forward, placed three metal boxes on the floor. Then, they opened them like a display.
"Why in Merlin's name would I squander the effort, after toiling to unearth these?" Dudley stared at the Dark Lord, ordering all wands in the hall to only aim at Voldemort. "You recall them, do you not, Tom Marvolo Riddle, spawn of the muggle Tom Riddle Senior and witch Merope Gaunt? For all your bluster of bloodlines, you stand as the frailest argument for your own creed."
"M-Mr. X, what are they?" Harry asked from his place, one hand pressing his curse mark on the forehead. "I feel like… they're whispering to me."
Dudley focused on Dumbledore. "So you haven't told them?"
"Told us what?!" Sirius Black asked. "What are those things? I can feel the dark magic, it's vile!"
Dudley sighed, shaking his head. "I must confess, Dumbledore, my disappointment runs deep. You knew from the outset who Voldemort truly was, knew him since his childhood, yet withheld it from me. You kept hidden the knowledge that this wretch had defiled his very soul—splitting it, murdering the innocent to forge these abominations you call Horcruxes. And worse, you never warned me that unless every last one is destroyed, the fiend would rise again and again, no matter how often we struck him down."
There, Dudley did it. Put all the blame on Dumbledore. No, Dudley didn't hate the old man. But he did want Dumbledore to retire from his position as Headmaster after this. It was long overdue.
"What?!" Sirius Black exclaimed.
All eyes focused on Dumbledore.
"I… I wished to resolve the matter… alone," Dumbledore replied.
"By concealing the truth, you endangered my men. Only through my study of Voldemort's history and hidden designs did we avoid ruin, for without such knowledge, the Goblins would have slaughtered us outright."
"What of the other Horcruxes then? Where are the rest?" Lily inquired.
"They're all within this chamber. One we destroyed, that snake of his," Dudley said and looked at Bellatrix Lestrange. "Come here now, Bellatrix. You brought it, didn't you?"
"I did," Bellatrix responded right away, lowered her wand, and walked towards Dudley.
Voldemort was left standing in shock and confusion. Dumbledore and the rest were no different. Bellatrix was often considered the most loyal follower of Voldemort. It made no sense that she would betray.
"Here, Sir." Bellatrix took out the Hufflepuff's Cup from an enchanted pouch and presented it. Vanguards quickly levitated it and placed it in a box.
"What have you done to her?!" Voldemort raged.
Hands still behind, relaxed, Dudley shrugged. "A bit of magic, isn't that right, Rodolphus?"
"Indeed, Sir," Rodolphus replied from his spot, wand lowered now.
"And you, Antonin? Augustus? Travers?"
"Indeed."
"Yes."
"Correct."
"W-What is the meaning of this?" Voldemort fumed at his own Death Eaters. "Have you all betrayed me?!!"
Dudley laughed under his mask, a loud laugh. Even the Vanguards near him started to laugh. It infuriated Voldemort even more, but he dared not spin his wand, for two hundred more were aimed at him.
"Allow me to demonstrate a finer magic, Voldemort," Dudley said and patted Bellatrix's face, turned her around, and pushed her towards the middle of the chamber. "Dear Bellatrix, be kind and walk into that archway, will you? It's for all your sins of murdering innocent muggles and wizards."
"I…" Bellatrix struggled. But her feet moved. Her eyes were wide, full of fear, but she still moved. "I… I under… stand… Sir."
"No! Stop, Bellatrix!" Voldemort shouted, his voice rageful, his eyes glowing. "Fight him! Fight the Imperius!"
"C-Can't…" Bellatrix muttered and kept walking.
Boom!
Right as Voldemort tried to move his wand, a blast came from Commander Black and burned the floor in front of Voldemort.
In the end, Bellatrix reached the black curtain, the Veil of Death.
"Go on, walk into it," Dudley ordered.
"Stop!" Sirius Black shouted.
"Familial love?" Dudley eyed the man. "Too late. Should have stopped her before she tortured the Longbottoms."
Shhhh~
"No!"
Bellatrix muttered her last words and vanished into the Veil of Death. Absolute silence fell in that chamber after that. Voldemort looked like a frozen puppet. Dumbledore was frowning. Sirius was gritting his teeth.
But Dudley wasn't done.
"Magic isn't over. The rest of you! Point your wands at your temples and cast Bombarda Maxima!"
Nobody expected anything to happen. The order was outrageous. Yet, they moved. Every single Death Eater around Voldemort moved their arms and pointed their wands at their temples.
Some cried tears. Some were white in fear. One even pissed his pants. But they followed Dudley's order.
"B-B…"
Rodolphus Lestrange, Augustus Rookwood, Travers, Mulciber, Antonine, and five more Death Eaters. All of them chanted the same spell at the same time.
"Bombarda Maxima."
BOOM!
Ten loud, massive, fiery explosions resounded. They lit the entire dark chamber bright. Ten heads were shattered, exploded into bits, and blood pulverized.
Thud!
Ten headless bodies fell.
Voldemort or Dumbledore, Harry or Sirius, all felt their mouths go dry, eyes wide. They had never seen something like this.
Clap-Clap!
"Destroy the Horcruxes. Then we'll finish with Voldemort. We are expected elsewhere after this appointment."
That ordinary line from Dudley carried hints that were enough to shake the Dark Lord and every adult in that chamber. A simple show of the absolute power and control that Dudley held in that chamber.
What was Voldemort to the Vanguards?
A mere appointment.
"Ah, one more thing. The last Horcrux." Dudley exclaimed and looked towards Harry. "Harry Potter himself is the final Horcrux and… he must die. Isn't that right, Dumbledore?"
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