Sidhe Rising ch 20 NaNo 2007 winner WARNING

lets get the warnings out of the way first


Violence, oh ever so much violence


bashing of idiots cough cough Dumbledore,


Hermione slap down with a little more in the next chapter


implied enslaving of naughty little boys


now for the fun



Walking through the quiet halls Harry had a lot on his mind, the meeting with McGonagall had not gone exactly like he thought, but in the end he did have her oath and just maybe her help, the real surprise had been Neville’s grandmother, from all the stories Neville had told the group who would have thought she had such a wicked sense of humor. Rounding the corner to the hall that led to his tower Harry heard something coming from the end…it sounded like sobbing, picking up the pace Harry skidded to a halt at the end of the corridor and scanned the windows seeking the sounds…there the far window he thought…a small shape huddled next to the glass. Motioning for the guards to stay put Harry slowly approached the sobbing form, and noticing it a second year Gryffindor he slowly slid up onto the ledge and took a good look at the boy, finally placing the face, “Dennis are you alright, what happened?”


Dennis looked up and seeing Harry sitting there concern on his face sobbed and launched himself at Harry wrapping his arms around him, sobbing deep heart wrenching sobs of pain. Wrapping his arms around the other Harry slid over to the edge and dropping his legs and stood up, carefully cradling the youngster to him as the waves of despair was almost visible Harry made his way slowly to the stairs leading to his rooms. Leaning over so he could lay the youngster down on the couch he kissed him gently on the forehead using a slight bit of power to reinforce his words, “Sleep…sleep without dreams little one.”


Grabbing the offered blanket form one the of the guards Harry tucked the blanket around him as he looked around the room thinking about what to do, first he needed to know what had happened to cause Dennis so much pain. Kneeling down next to the couch Harry started to glow as he gently placed his hands on either side of Dennis’s head and closing his eyes he ever so gently searched for the cause of the pain and distress.


Fifteen minutes later Harry stood up slowly as he looked back down at the quietly sleeping boy, controlling the anger he felt harshly he frowned as he turned to the Sidhe guard who handed him the blanket and remembered that he was the one the Cwn Annwn had taken such a liking to when they with the help of the Ancient Powers returned to walk the land once more, “I must apologize, I have taken you into my court but did not even ask your names.”


Bowing his head slightly before gazing at his King, “I am Alex my King.”


Smiling Harry looked at the guard near the steps who stood up straighter and replied to the unspoken question, “Aaron my King,” nodding his head Harry looked at the last of the guards over by the window and the last guard present bowed his head, “Jesse my King.”


Staring at Alex for a moment Harry pointed to the ground in front of finger bobbing up and down as if tapping the floor saying kneel here, making his way over the kneeling Sidhe Harry leaned over and gently cupped the others chin, bringing his face back up so he could look into his eyes and search the others very being, “Tell me do you like dogs Alex?”


Confused, Alex caught in the eyes of his King could only reply as if another was working his voice, “of course my King, I love dogs they have been my savior and protection before I awoke, Sadie even gave her life to save mine before his majesties people found me.”


Nodding his head Harry’s hand started to glow as the room seemed to echo as shadows moved and the light dimmed, dozens of the large black hounds walked from the shadows, called by Harry’s magic as he found them a master worthy of them. ‘The Cwn Annwn have returned to walk the lands Again Alex, and they feel the pull from you,” Staring into the others eyes his last words sounded like chimes, “I give the Cwn Annwn into your keeping Alex, Lord of the Wild Hunt.”


Stepping back Harry was very pleased to see that the very tips of Alex’s ears had changed to the same shade of red that graced the Cwn Annwn’s own ears. The hounds of hell let out a joyous baying that reached every dark nook in the castle. Moving to the side so he was not swamped as the hounds pounced their new Lord, Harry laughed as Alex was bowled over as each hound tried to outdo the other as they licked his laughing face.


Glancing over at the clock and seeing the time Harry’s expression darkened, if he left now he would just have enough time to make it to his first defense class, he definitely had a ministry approved defense instructor to talk with he thought as he gazed at the sleeping boy on the couch, “Jesse stay here with Dennis, Aaron, Alex you are both with me as I may have a need for the Lord of the Wild Hunt before the hour is over.” Walking down the steps he called out, “Send the hounds through Hogwarts, it is time to wake up the fools and remind them who the true masters of this land are.”


Alex quickly getting to his feet as his King commanded looked at his new friends, “Go roam through every room in this castle exam all for darkness and return to my side,” he ordered before raising his head and letting out a soul startling bay.


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Albus in the middle of sixth year transfiguration was startled as he heard the baying of hounds, a sound that drove fear into the very heart of a man, ignoring the students he jumped to the windows and scanned the ground…feeling a sense of dread settle in as the sky became overcast and darkened, turning to the screams from the students behind him his eyes widened in fright as the large pony sized hounds ghosted from the shadows and walked around the room searching, “QUIET…” Albus bellowed gaining the attention of the frightened students, “NO ONE is to MOVE.”


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Seamus jumped upright and stiff in his chair as he heard the baying echo through the castle, he had grown up on stories his ma and pa had used to warn him about misbehaving when he was younger, quickly scanning the room eyes resting on Harry’s friends he noticed the calm looks on their faces and glancing up he shivered as he saw the joyous expression on the guards faces, for they could only be guards they way they acted. Glancing back at that woman who called herself a professor he almost missed the brief flash of fear that was covered with anger as she heard the hounds bay.


Hearing the bay sound once more, deeper more commanding Seamus jumped again and time seemed to slow as his mind tried to process two separate events unfolding before him, Theodore Nott, one of the nastier Slytherin’s sent a hex towards Draco’s unprotected back and the door to the room opened and Harry Potter walked in.


Harry smiled as he felt the fear penetrating the castle as the hounds did as ordered and the students were in fear of their very lives, opening the door he frowned as he felt hatred surge in the room in front of him stepping into the room his eyes automatically went towards Deven and Draco and power pouring into him and around him as he screamed, “NOOOO.”


So the potter boy had a thing for the Malfoy heir did he Deloris thought, seeing the spell streaking towards the unprotected back of the blood traitor she smiled in glee, there was nothing Potter could do about it, she would so enjoy breaking him and now had the means to do so that glee turned to anger as that Weasley brat hearing the scream stood up and dragged Draco out of the way, his body shielding the traitors taking the spell meant for Malfoy. “What is the meaning of this, Potter detention for a week and fifty points from Gryffindor for you interrupting class like that,“ turning to Weasley as he lay bleeding on the floor she yelled out smiling with glee, “Weasley fifty points for pr…attacking another student.”


Deven had the attacker firmly down on the ground by the time Harry had made it into the room, blades pressed against the boys throat waiting for the command to finish the motion that would remove the boys head from his body, his glamour had dropped as he stared into the eyes of the boy who soiled himself in fright as he stared back at those tri-colored eyes that held no hint of mercy.


The scent of blood soaked leather permeated the room as a raging inferno of power cascaded around harry and the Ancient Powers used him as a focus and his desire for the ultimate protector for Draco and the others so they could leave safely, awakened the ancient guardian of the Sidhe Sithen.


Seamus let out a muffled yelp that quickly turned into a whimper as he watched the shadows behind Umbridge lengthen and the most massive dog he had ever seen in his life walk out of the shadows, a dog that had a coat of green that matched its eyes. Dean who was startled by Seamus’s behavior looked around and saw the massive dog and others not as large with red ears stalk out of the shadows and looking back at dean could not remember his friend ever saying he had such a fear of dogs wondered if he knew something the rest did not.


Harry felt another click of a piece settling into its proper place deep inside as he gazed into the eyes of the Cu Sith, the eyes the same exact shade of his own. “Deven don’t kill him…he is MINE,” Harry strode forward to check on his friend, seeing Draco an d Neville hastily staunching the flow of blood on Ron’s back, Neville, Draco take Ron to the infirmary, don’t leave his side until I get there. Aaron go with them,” Harry turned and asked the guardian to also go, receiving a nod from the great beast Harry turned towards the spouting coming from the professor.


“I say who comes and goes here, and Weasley will stay until class is over and is releases, a small scratch is no reason for him to skive off my class. I am in charge here not some half blooded liar that should know learn his place,” Deloris bellowed, spittle flying from her mouth, how dare he overrule her in her own class. Cornelius was right the brat needed to learn his place.


Minerva who had heard Harry’s scream from the defense corridor ran past Albus as he too was making his way towards the defense classroom, gently pushed Miss Weasley out of the way of the open door and walked into chaos. Albus of course a few moments behind her strode into the room in time to see Harry backhand Deloris causing her to fly over the desks and land near the wall. “Harry STOP this instant,” he needed to calm the boy down before his power got out of control and hurt the other students, he knew he should have forced the issue and bound the boys powers, but with the return of Voldemort he needed him, after all he was the only one who could stop that madman.


Slowly turning his head so he was looking over his shoulder Harry pierced the Headmaster with hatred in his eyes, his voice cold as the deep winter pierced Albus’s heart, “Huntsman…if he opens his both again rip his throat out,” before dismissing him as unimportant.


“Imagine my surprise when I returned this afternoon to find a second year Gryffindor student hiding, injured from being tortured by this ministry appointed psychopath,” Harry stared at the filth trying to get to her feet.


Minerva bristling with anger towards that woman strode over towards Deven and the trapped Slytherin, the least she could do was spare the students from the sight she knew was coming, “Deven please, the students don’t need to see this…please.”


In the back of his mind Harry heard the professor plea, but before he could say anything Hermione stood up wand pointed in his direction, “Harry stop, you attacked a professor, how dare you, you will certainly be expelled over this, I won’t let you hurt her and end up in Azkaban,” Hermione ordered as she hyperventilated, carefully moved around her desk and into the open aisle to easily protect the downed professor.


Staring at Hermione Harry searched her eyes and saw the self-righteous attitude of her knowing what was best for everyone had deepened, shaking his head sadly, “the lot of you pack your things and get out…” not hearing the sounds of movement he yelled, “NOW…” Head bowed as he looked at the floor, even though he kept his eyes on the wand held by the fool in front of him, Harry growled low in his throat as he dropped the glamour’s.


Trying to save her friend from going dark Hermione bolstered by Harry dropping his eyes made a critical error, “we can get you help Harry, we can get you away from Malfoy’s influence before he turns you completely to the dark, listen to Dumbledore he knows what is bes…”


Harry whipped his head up and glared at her piercing her rant with his tri-colored eyes and laughed, smiling he tasted her fright like a sweet nectar, turning so he could see the guard closest to Umbridge Harry questioned with his face and mouthed, ‘you are’.


“Brian my King,” he told him with a bow of his head stepping closer when his king commanded, “I desire to hear her scream, as she desired to hear the screams from the children she tortured,” Nodding his head he pulled a blade and grabbing the fat slobbering woman by the throat pulled her to her feet and sliced her ever so slowly across the cheek.


Deloris dizzy and frightened looked up into the eyes of what she thought was her rescuer and saw the tri-colored eyes at the same time the blade touched her face and screamed in horror as something from nightmares slowly cut her.


Glancing back over to Hermione Harry sneered at her flinching, “What were you saying now Hermione…” acting as if he was giving it some deep thought he made a gesture with his hand as if finding what he was searching for,” I remember now you think Draco has taken some kind of control, I am sure with you so vaunted perfect memory you will remember that the Imperious curse does not affect me. Or do you think he has taken control by different means,” Harry stepped forward as he continued, “For your information Draco is MINE, not the other way around, he belongs to me. “He hissed the last.


“He belongs to me, mind…body…magic…“ Harry informed her coldly, “As will the one who dared to attack the one carrying my son.” Stopping in front of her he took the wand from her frozen hand before whispering, “Why you continue to expect non humans to act like you continues to confuse me,” Holding up her wand he snapped it in two before walking away letting her slump to the ground sobbing.


Hiding his eyes once more Harry gazed at Dumbledore at felt the frustration as the other wanted to say something, “you don’t approve headmaster do you?” Motioning with his hand towards Alex, “let him speak, he can only dig himself further into the ravine he is currently standing in.”


“Harry you must stop this, I can help you, maybe we can plead for leniency due to the fact Malfoy was attacked, but you can’t do this, the Auror’s and the ministry will be coming for you if you don’t stop now there will be nothing I can do, they will send you to Azkaban.” Albus tried to plead, placing as much of his magic he thought he could get away with in his voice.


Shaking his head Harry interrupted, “Just as I thought, you truly do not listen do you? By your own laws I am well within my rights to call for Nott’s head on a pike, public execution is still on the rolls for the attempt to end a noble and ancient line.” Staring at the headmaster as he noticed the confusion in his face, “I believe you yourself have used that very law against your enemies.”


Grasping Nott’s chin and pulling him to his feet Harry stared at eh frightened eyes on the other boy, turning his face from side to side he decided he was not bad looking, yes he would do he thought, “Hermione for the insult she gave to a noble last term and her refusal to ask forgiveness is another matter, but when you take in account she tried to stop me from what is mine by right of your laws, I think snapping her wand is a very light punishment, though if you prefer I can always enslave her to my line as YOUR laws state.”


Hand still gripping Nott he looked over his shoulder to see if the headmaster would dare say anything further, seeing he was pale and shaken, “Brian,” Harry commanded stilling the others hand. “As far as that creature goes, I am still within your laws as she insulted a noble of the blood and attempted to cause harm to one sworn to me.”


Blocking the others view Harry ripped Nott’s robes in the front exposing his body underneath before reaching to his crotch and giving it a fell, “yes you will do nicely.” Pushing him as he released his chin, the teen fell into Deven who had captured him once more and nodded his head at Deven before walking away, “he is mine…take him.”


Walking back over to stand in front of the headmaster Harry tilted his head as he examined him, “I also realize that the ministry is corrupt and self serving instead of serving the people, and that the Wizengamot likes to ignore your own laws unless it is forced on them. I also realize you will attempt to use this against me if I let you.”


Preparing for a fight Albus tried to reason one more time with Harry, “the law you are quoting can only be used on the attack of the last heir of their line if they are yet unborn, I think since the attack occurred on Mr. Malfoy we can safely say that it can to be brought as a defense in your case. Your power is corrupting you, let me place the block back on it until you learn to control it…before it is too late and you become like the one who killed your parents…Harry I beg of you listen to me before it is too late.”


Harry blinked several times as he stared at eh old man standing in front of him, “I think you are getting deaf in your old age, I do remember clearly saying that Draco carries my son.”


Shaking his head Albus replied as he tried to make contact with Harry’s eyes, that way he would be able to ghost through his mind to find out if Tom was behind this attack, “that is not possible Harry, Mr. Malfoy is a wizard not a witch, it would take powers long gone from this world returning before that would be possible.”


Walking around the headmaster Harry was tired dealing with the old delusional man, “What do you call all the Cwn Annwn standing around the room then headmaster…if that is not proof enough for you then nothing will be,” stopping at the door frame Harry glanced over his shoulder towards his men, “let him go.”


“you should ponder two things before we meet tomorrow Dumbledore, one I am an adult in the eyes of the law and no longer a student here…and the other is if you do not stop hiding things from me and tell me everything tomorrow…I…shall kill you.” Harry’s voice carried as he walked out of sight.