HP: Harry Had Enough

After an enjoyable lunch, the whole group, including the younger generation, gathered in the sitting room to hold their conversation. As they sat around and spoke of various topics, Amelia and Augusta were surprised at the family dynamic involved as both young and old were being listened too with equal amounts of respect and attention. Before the serious topics were started, the floo flared and the Delacour family stepped out of the fireplace only to see a blond missile fly off and tackle Harry. To everyone's surprise, Amelia rose and said "Jean, how good it is to see you again."

"Likewise Amelia. I see my nephew has brought you in to the great conspiracy."

She caught his eye and said "Nephew? Conspiracy?"

Jean chuckled. "Calm down Ami. It's nothing so grandiose. Our group has grown close enough that they are almost siblings so since they look upon each other in that respect, we look upon them as extended members of our own families. As far as the conspiracy comment, just sit and listen with an open mind."

Augusta said "I can see the closeness the younger ones share. I just wish our heirs had the foresight to join in."

Harry said "Madam Longbottom…"

Augusta cut him off. "I would appreciate it if you would call me Gran. It's what should have been anyway."

"Alright then, Gran. As I said last night, I really don't hold your houses responsible for my lot in life. All of it can be laid at the feet of Albus. (He looked up and saw Daphne squirming.) However, it seems Daph has something to say so I'll defer to her."

"Madam Longbottom…."

"You claim to be Harry's sister?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Then I expect all of you to call me Gran. I have been far too long kept from his life and I intend, if he will allow it, to be a part of it from this point on."

"Of course Gran….you can't really blame Neville and Susan completely. Weasley and Granger did their best to keep everyone away these last few years. The only thing I can really say they did wrong was they gave up and didn't confide their problems to you."

Augusta looked down. "He did and I just admonished him as not being the man he was raised to be and never looked into it further. For that I apologize. I'm sorry to say that I believed Albus when he said Harry was fine even though he would not allow me to see it for myself. When I say it that way, I now find myself ashamed of how I treated Neville when I had done the same thing."

Harry stood and placed a hand on her shoulder. "It's okay Gran. He had everyone fooled for a long time. I wouldn't have believed it myself if he hadn't overplayed his hand last year. It took isolation from the rest of the school along with Dobby and then a letter from my Mum to open my eyes."

Amelia said "I will also have to claim some responsibility with Susan. I raised her and she seems to have inherited some of my less desirable traits."

Amos laughed "Which one Ami, the stubborn quality or the independent streak."

Amelia smiled "Both actually. I have to admit that you have my curiosity piqued by the conspiracy comment but no matter what my house owes House Potter, I will not betray my ethics and morals." Augusta nodded along with her.

Harry asked "If I were to ask you to break the law for our alliances to remain in place, you would say no? Wouldn't that be a death sentence for your houses?"

"Yes Lord Peverell to both."

He nodded "Then it's a good thing I'd never ask you to do something like that. It seems your characters are as good as my advisors have informed me."

Amelia and Augusta shared a glance.

Jonathan said "My Ladies, it is our hope that you will join with us in our quest and you will see for yourself that even though Harry technically outranks us, there is no clear leader in our group. Harry may have been the catalyst that brought us all together but we all have the same goals."

"And what would those goals be?"

Lord Moon replied "We want a better world for our children and grandchildren. Is this not the hope of all progressive people no matter what their political leanings are?"

Augusta asked "What would we have to do?"

Harry said "Support us in our efforts to remove the bigotry and hate in our society. I think I have done the hard part by eliminating the two men who were leading the worst of it."

Amelia replied "Albus is hardly out of the way."

Harry smirked at her and said "Albus Dumbledore is no longer a threat to our plans. For too long, he stood back and allowed people to be judged by the purity of their blood while he used double speak to placate the muggle born. For too long, he was allowed to move unchecked and did quite a bit of damage. We want the law to be equal for everyone no matter who you are."

Augusta and Amelia shared another look. "That is something we would like to see as well."

Harry said "Wonderful. Now see, I'm not as crazy as everyone thinks I am. To make it even easier, I'm going to leave the political matters in the most capable hands of my advisors, of which I now include you. They have already agreed to accept my proxies so my plan is to take control of my seats and confirm them as such at the next Wizengamot meeting."

Amelia asked "But shouldn't you be involved in the voting process?"

"I will be but not as the face in front of the crowd. I'm perfectly content to sit back and allow the more experienced Lords take the lead on this. I am very much aware that I would be a sitting duck in that setting and will gladly learn from those I trust. We, that is, my generation, have decided that we will be perfectly content to sit back and learn at the knees of our elders. What makes it even better is that they are willing to listen to our opinions and as you have seen today, it is not so much the Lord of the house who speaks but the entire family. We hope to one day ascend to our seats as a group when our elders decide they have had enough. Speaking only for myself, I hope that day is many years away."

Amelia chuckled "It seems you have it all planned out."

Harry laughed out. "No, I just do what the beautiful and smart girls tell me to do. The ladies think this would be for the best and Cedric and I think we would be much happier enjoying life and playing Quidditch until they tell us we can't anymore."

Augusta gave him a look and then said "So much like James and Frank. However, your actions betray your words."

"How so?"

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