Both Dobby and Winky were nodding their heads in agreement.
Dobby said, "I knew years ago that Harry was the one from the prophecy which was why I tried to help and when I saw him sitting in the hospital holding a petrified Hermione's hand while chatting to her I knew who the second person was."
Dobby smiled at the couple "If you hadn't got together I would probably have to help you again."
Reactions to this statement were varied as Harry and Hermione shuddered with dread remembering the bludger spelled to attack Harry, Dan and Emma looked perplexed while Dobby and Winky collapsed in laughter.
Ragnok spoke "It is my belief that everyone in this room believes passionately in what the prophecy stands for but perhaps none more than the two young people in front of me! You both have seen and suffered from the purebloods who think it is their birthright to rule our world and let their arrogance blind them into following a half blood Tom Riddle otherwise known as Voldemort. When he was banished the fist time nearly all the death eaters were able to bribe their way out of trouble and are sitting waiting for his return to bankroll his movement again."
He was really getting into his stride now, "We need to change the conditions that allow dark lords to get a foothold and spread their bigoted messages. We need a society where ability, not blood determines your position in life. We need strong honest leaders with unshakable moral compasses, the ability to make the hard decisions but the sensitivity to feel it when it hurts, who posses the magical, financial and political power to take us there in short we need both of you!"
It was a speech that touched everyone in the room, had the guards ready to face any enemy and provided a rallying call for a cause dear to all their hearts and while Gryffindors charge where angels fear to tread these two young lions were growing up fast.
Harry sat back down and Hermione resumed her position as they pondered their response.
Emma had realised that the contact they craved seemed to keep them calm and while they weren't speaking there was no doubt in her mind that they were communicating as they looked into each others eyes. It was both unnerving and incredibly beautiful to see the love and absolute trust they had for each other.
Harry broke the silence "Ragnok you mentioned events happening elsewhere that we assume are related and seem to be forcing a timescale on our decision, could you be a bit more specific please?"
He burst out in hearty laughter "Oh you really are going to be the golden couple and I want the credit for coining the phrase before Rita Skeeter claims it. Right unless it's banking business that ethics forbid me from discussing I promise full disclosure and never to lie to you"
They were astonished that a national leader would make such a vow and nodded their consent and understanding of the trust implied.
"There is information you should have been made aware of and more that happened today setting in motion a chain of events that gave us this timescale. Some of this will be disturbing but please let me finish and then I'll answer any and all questions. The reason that Voldemort killed your parents is because a certain greasy haired death eater heard the first part and reported it to his master."
Harry and Hermione both whispered the hated name together "Snape!"
Ragnok continued "We could be here all night discussing theories how Harry became the boy who lived but what I can say for definite is why Voldemort didn't die when the curse rebounded on him. He had created abominations called horcruxes where he split his soul and placed it in an object for safe keeping rendering him immortal or so he thought! The diary you destroyed in the chamber was one. In total he created six and the piece in him was the seventh."
He paused to make sure his audience were still with him, "when you bonded it was the most powerful never recorded, I say never because it blew the entire ministry recording devices to smithereens! Now in the interest of my banks safety I give you fair warning that you will like this next bit even less than the news about Snape but I swear it's not bad news so please let me finish before destroying anything"
Ragnok tried to lesson the tension by smiling but failed miserably.
"The reason Harry could see the foul creature that Voldemort has become is because he left a bit of his soul in you the night his curse backfired!"
Pressing quickly on for everyone's health
"When you bonded the love pouring from both of you was much worse than the cruciatus curse to Voldemort, it forced the horcrux from Harry's head then a magical pulse blasted through the whole country killing all the horcruxes and mortally wounding Voldemort"
Hermione couldn't hold back any longer "that's what made us pass out the horcrux leaving your head and I'm guessing that the pulse was your magical core being unbound"
Ragnok was now the one on his feet "his core was bound? Who would do such a thing and why? It could and would probably have killed Harry if not released before his seventeenth birthday"
Ragnok was one angry goblin!
"Dumbledore bound my magic when I was seven. My uncle was beating me and had just broken my arm when my magic flared and blasted him into the wall. The accidental magic department showed up, asked me my name and when they saw what had happened were arresting my aunt and uncle when he showed up with Madam Pomfrey and Professor McGonagall."
Hermione placed her head on his shoulder and held him tight as he continued
"A tremendous argument broke out between McGonagall and Dumbledore where she ripped him a new one but as soon as Poppy had fixed my arm he obliviated everyone!"
Ragnok looked ready to kill
"My uncle then told him to take me out the house as I was a dangerous freak but Dumbledore promised he would be able to control me and bound my magic before obliviating me as well leaving me helpless at the hands of that vicious bastard"
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