“WHAT!!! NO WAY! JAMES WOULD NEVER HAVE CHEATED ON LILY!” Sirus roared, temporarily distracted from his mission of increasing the unconscious Snape’s suffering.
“Yes that’s right… There is no way he could be James’s child,” growled Remus, eyes narrowing in suspicion.
Pomfrey shook her head wildly, interrupting the rest of the Order's denials and accusations. Then she continued, her eyes wild in shock. “No no! Not James Potter. This…this... boy... according to the scan...he’s…he’s…. He’s HARRY POTTER’s son….”
Utter silence filled the room, as the medi-witch’s statement was comprehended. Several Order members’ eyes bulged in shock, while the unconscious Snape shivered as if experiencing a truly horrifying nightmare. Even Dumbledore was struck speechless at the revelation.
The silence was broken by the door to the room crashing inwards to reveal a spying Fred and George Weasley, a long ear like appendage held in Fred’s hand.
As if the spying duo’s sudden appearance was a signal, pandemonium broke out in the Order meeting at the new revelations.
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Meanwhile at the same time in a small bedroom at #4 Privett Drive, the subject of all that mayhem was currently laying on his bed, depressed.
Harry frowned, once again his mind going over the death of Cedric. His depression deepening, as he ran through several ‘What-if’ scenarios, going over and over in his mind how he could have, should have, acted differently in order to save his classmate's life.
With a sigh Harry rolled over, his mind drifting towards the memory of his return. In particular the memory of a distraught Cho Chang.
As he recalled the image of the pretty Asian student, Harry’s thoughts naturally shifted to another Asian girl—no, woman—that he met during his third year.
“Nodoka-chan,” Harry breathed, his cheeks flushing slightly as he remembered the lively redheaded teenage girl he had stayed with for three months.
Not that anyone but Hermione actually knew about Nodoka. After all if they hadn’t accidentally cracked the time turner, they wouldn’t have been thrown so far back. Or so far off target.
A small smile crossed Harry’s face as he remembered the two of them appearing suddenly in the small shrine, before the praying redhead. It had been quite the amusing scene, since neither he nor Hermione had been able to speak a word of Japanese.
The smile slipped as he sighed. Three months so far in the past that he hadn’t even been born yet. Three months of both him and Hermione having to resist the urge to change the future.
A blush crossed Harry’s face as he remembered the last few weeks. Hermione at the Asian ministry’s unspeakable department, while Harry and Nodoka were left alone. Alone to…
The blush deepened as he recalled those days and evenings. The sweaty bodies, the passionate moans. The long summer nights.
And then it was over. The time turner repaired, being sent to the proper time in order to save their past selves (or was that future selves?) from the dementors and Sirus as well.
“If I had known how the tournament would end, I would have…” Harry muttered as his depression rose up against the fond memories....
Before he could continue his self pity though, there was a loud banging as his door flew open to reveal the rotund figure of his Uncle Vernon.
“BOY! Listen up you ungrateful freak. You have been laying around useless long enough!” The big man strode forward and glared at his despised nephew. “It seems that the majority shareholder of Grunning, some foreign whore apparently, is moving here. In fact she's moving into Privet Drive #6. It would appear she wants some help moving. Unfortunately Petunia and I have to take our Dudley down to the mall to buy him some boxing gear this weekend.”
Vernon loomed over Harry as his voice took on a low dangerous tone. “Now you listen here freak. Somehow my new boss has heard of you, how I don’t know. One of my coworkers must have been talking to her. Either way she’s asked for any help I can provide, so you’ll be helping her move in that weekend. Understand this boy, if you... display... ANY of your… FREAKINESS… to my boss. If you in any way whatsoever make ME look bad to the stockholder. You won’t have to worry about going to that freak school of yours next fall. Are we clear?”
Harry just nodded, and then sighed as Vernon stormed out of the room muttering about freaks and impossible situations. Another weekend of back breaking labor. Well perhaps all that work will help drive away the nightmares for a while.
Harry idly wondered who this new neighbor would be, and how long before the Dursleys managed to turn them against him as well.
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Across the world in an unnamed location in Japan, several wizards met in shadowy silence.
“It is confirmed then?”
“Yes, our agents investigated the grave of Mr. Riddle. It had definitely been disturbed, and there were traces of a dark magic ritual. Confirming He-Who-Survived’s story. Whoever was there made practically no effort to hide their activities. ”
One of the figures snorted. “Why would they? Fudge is an incompetent buffoon, lead around by the nose through Malfoy. It is most distressing that they didn’t even make a half-hearted attempt to follow up the portkey though, instead of shifting straight towards attacking Potter and Dumbledore. Truly the western ministries have fallen far.”
“And what of our own sources of the dark?”
“A few of the Yakuza have reported being briefly contacted by former Death Eaters, the Tongs as well. The Yakuza have rejected all entreaties, as switching away from the muggle aspect of their business is both unwise and unprofitable. The few more… archaic clans that shun modern technology are still abiding by the emperor’s edict concerning Voldermort. The Tongs are less promising. While the more modern magic using Tongs refuse to join Voldermort for the same reason that the majority of our own Yakuza refuse, two of the more archaic clans have pledged minor support and sent a few agents to investigate the dark lord's capabilities.”
“Hmm... not good, but much better than we had hoped. I assume that the other Tongs will be making it difficult for them to send any major support to them? Good. And of the Potter child, are we sure we don’t have to worry about the British Ministry persecuting the boy? A halfbreed though he is, Ranma is key to our plans.”
“We are sure, as a victim of Jusenkyo the boy falls under our jurisdiction. His curse ensures that the Asian ministries have priority over any charges or accusations leveled upon him and persecution that may result thereof. We managed to slip the law into the international wizardry meeting several years ago.“
“Excellent… and the Muggle?”
“Nodoka is preparing for the trip to England as we speak, her status as He-Who-Survived’s betrothed allows her to move freely where our government agent can not. She will serve her purpose and ensure the ‘package’ reaches the young honored wizard.”
“What about security?”
“The trap is already set, with several magical wards and wizards on guard around the appropriate department, unknown to all but us. Once the British ministry and through them the Death Eaters discover we have restrictions on both Nodoka’s and Ranma’s information and pasts, it is logical that Voldermort will send someone to try and recover the information on his foe. When they do we will be ready, and gain all the proof we will need.”
“Excellent, inform our agents to pick up Ranma shortly, once he is properly trained we will send him to join his mother. Soon our plans will come to fruition.”
“Yes, soon the Asian ministries will take its rightful place as the superior political power over the foolish and backwards European ministries. Voldermort’s second rise and their own ineptness will spell their doom, while our agents and their actions will make sure the wizarding world view us as the governmental saviors.”
“Indeed, and you know what the best part of it all is? We barely have to lift a finger; the British Ministry will destroy itself and lead to the loss of influence among the European ministries through its own inept actions.”
The figures shared a chuckle, already envisioning a future of power and influence.
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Several miles away in a mountain shrine, Nodoka shivered as she poured the ice water over her kneeling nude form. She paused in her cleansing ritual and sighed.
“Soon, my beloved. Soon we will be together again. Though for you only a year has passed, for me the last seventeen years have been an unbearable torment. Please forgive me for letting you stay in that horrid house of your family, but take heart that I have never lain with another man besides yourself. Even that fool of my soon to be ex-husband has never shared my body like you. A little drugged wine has managed to fool him every time he lets his filthy mind desire myself.”
Nodoka shifted and scowled. Genma didn’t have much use for her physical pleasures, not when he could easily cheat on her with several whores in the district. The fat fool thought she did not know, but her spies and wealth meant there was very little of what he did was unknown to her.
That reminded Nodoka of her other shame beyond the false marriage she was soon to be rid of.
“Oh Harry-sama, I can only hope you can forgive me for what I allowed happen to your son. He needed to be strong to face your enemies with you, and Ranma is strong, a man amongst men of martial artists. But the cost, oh the terrible cost. Please forgive me Harry, for letting that brutish slime raise and train him for I could not give him the strength that he will need. And his curse, oh Kami how can my beloved ever look past that. But the ministry tells me it is necessary, lest the vile pool of corruption that rules the magic users of Britain imprison him for the crime of existing.”
Nodoka’s eyes blurred with tears as she turned her head, gazing at the sharp tanto laying next to her piled clothing. “But my beloved, if you can not forgive me. Then I will ask you to do what is right to restore the honor I have sacrificed. I will prove myself worthy to be yours and yours alone Harry-sama. One way, or another.”
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