Harry Potter : Flash Forward

"It's not the information that's dangerous," replied Hermione. "It's how it can be used. There is a high risk that Dumbledore would want to know... what we know... and then try to manipulate things the way he wants. That is what cannot be allowed to happen."

"And, because Dumbledore will always absolve himself of guilt or blame if he thinks what he's doing is for his so-called 'Greater Good'..." said Harry.

"... He will go to any length, including breaking the law, if he can so justify it to himself," continued Matthias with a sigh of understanding.

"Yes," said Daphne. "He uses Legilimency on the students and everyone else without prior permission..."

"That's illegal!" gasped Deece.

"Yet he'll do it if he can justify it to himself," explained Harry.

"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one," muttered Ant. "He thinks he's Vulcan."

"Pardon?" asked Matthias.

"Sorry," said Ant, a little abashed. "It's a movie trope. To put it into context, it means Headmaster Dumbledore is willing to cause harm to one person, if it's for the betterment of many others - for the greater good; and the lesser good bedamned."

"Dumbledore sees himself as the great chess master," explained Harry. "He firmly believes Tom Riddle, Voldemort..." the Greengrasses shuddered, "... is not yet utterly defeated. As we know, he's right. Only Riddle's body was destroyed on the night of thirty first of October, 1981. His... spirit... his shade... is still out there. I faced him in both my first and second years, defeating him both times.

"Dumbledore knows this because there's a prophecy globe in the Hall of Prophecies that speaks of Riddle and it hasn't yet gone dark; meaning the prophecy is incomplete.

"The trouble with treating this like it's a game of chess and only looking at the big picture... the greater good... is Dumbledore has forgotten he's playing with people's lives. And chess is all about being willing to sacrifice pieces... lives... if it gets you closer to your ultimate goal."

"He'd do that?" gasped Deece.

"Yes," replied Hermione. "And his 'we must learn to forgive' theme that allowed so many Death Eaters to escape punishment at the end of the last war means Riddle has most of his inner circle still available to him. When Riddle is... resurrected... they'll immediately flock back to him."

Ant suddenly stood and walked over to a window, grumbling. He stood there looking out for a few moments before he said, "I don't like this. I think it would be safer if we were to pull you out, Hermione."

"No, it wouldn't," Harry said. "Hermione's now a 'known'. That is, the wizarding world knows of her existence." Turning to look at Harry with an unhappy glare, Ant asked, "What do you mean?"

"The Ministry of Magic has a detection net that covers the islands," explained Harry. "Right from the first time a child casts accidental magic the Ministry detects it, sends out a team of what's called Obliviators... in case the magic's been seen by more than just immediate family of the new witch or wizard... and records what happened, by whom and where.

"That means the Ministry has a record of Hermione casting accidental magic; and where she lives. If... when... Riddle manages to defeat the Ministry and take over; one of the first things he's going to send his Death Eaters out to do is kill all the muggleborn the Ministry have on record. It will be wholesale slaughter." "If you pull me out, Daddy," Hermione quietly explained, "They'll still come after me. If I remain at Hogwarts, I'm at least somewhat protected. It's you and Mum we need to worry about. Our home isn't safe from magical attack."

"Secondly," added Matthias, "Because Hermione has not yet completed her OWLs, the law states she is to remain in magical education. If you pull her out, her magic will be bound, her wand will be snapped and all three of you will be Obliviated of all knowledge of the wizarding world. That means she won't even be able to use the knowledge she has to protect herself, or you. You'll be... What's the muggle saying?..."

"Sitting ducks," sighed Ant.

"Yes, that's it," said Matthias. "Sitting ducks." "So, what do we do?" asked Cele.

"Stay safe," replied Hermione. "I need you to start preparing to abandon both your practice and your home. When I send a message telling you to run, you need to leave immediately. Drop everything and go."

"Go where?" asked Ant.

"Here," said Matthias firmly. "We have wards in place here. I'll be talking to the goblins as soon as possible about getting even the one's we've got updated. I'll also organise personalised emergency portkeys for you both."

"And you'll need an escape plan," said Daphne. "One that doesn't include using apparition, Floo or portkey." "Why?" asked Matthias of his daughter.

"Because the first thing's the Death Eaters do when they attack a magical home is throw up Anti-apparition and portkey wards over your own; and they somehow can block the Floo," replied Hermione. "We think they have one or more people on the inside in the Floo Network Authority who either support Riddle or are taking bribes. We think they're the ones who're shutting down Floo access to a home when it's attacked."

"Brooms, then?" asked Deece.

"No, tunnels," replied Harry.

"Tunnels?" asked Mathias.

"One tunnel is all that's necessary," explained Harry. "From your basement, dig a tunnel out and under your wards that an adult can run through. You also most certainly don't want it to reach the surface. As long as it gets a suitable distance past your wards, it'll also get beyond the Anti-apparition and portkey wards the DEs throw up. A portkey should get you out from there. If no one knows of it but you, it'll provide you safe egress."

Matthias looked back in shock. "That's... why hasn't anyone thought of that before?"

Harry bit his tongue. Magicals, he thought, were idiots.

"The only problem with such tunnels is, if others know about it, word can get back to the DEs," he explained. "If they know of it, they can also use it against you; whether it's by using it to get in or simply blocking it from outside. So, even its very existence needs to remain a secret." "Do you plan on telling others of this concept?" asked Matthias.

"Yes," replied Harry. "I plan on telling Amelia Bones and Augusta Longbottom, and practically demanding of them both a Wizard's Oath not to tell anyone else. Both will be priority targets of Riddle very soon after his resurrection... Just as you are."

"Us?" exclaimed Deece, a little fearful.

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