No One Messes with the Master of Death: Chapter 49

Chapter 50

"Fred" is Fred speaking
"George" is George speaking
"Fred and George" is both speaking

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Marvolo's POV
After Hadrian showed us how he was treated when he was with the Dursleys, I thought I should've done more to those bastards.

After Atlas snatched Teddy from Hadrian, saying Hadrian needed his time with the twins, he and the twins said they wanted some fresh air and apparated to the twins' flat. I know the twins needed to make sure Hadrian was actually okay after looking at all of that.

Sirius and Atlas, along with Teddy, wanted to digest what they saw and left for their room, and so did Regulus.

Charlus was trying to console a sobbing Lily. He took her back to their room a few moments later, telling me that they would come down when they both had calmed down and completely digested what they saw.

Severus was still shaking as I took him back to his room.

Even after 30 minutes, tears still flowed down his cheeks as he rested his head on my shoulder.

"Can we do something about this, Tom? Can I still call you that?" Severus asked.

"You can call me what you want Severus. And I don't think we can do anything about his time with those people." I said.

He snarled. "They are not people, Marvolo. They are monsters." He said.

"What do you want to do about this?" I asked him.

He lifted his head from my shoulder and said, "If, by any chance, they are called or summoned to be interrogated, they would surely be given to me to do as I please. So, if you have any spells that would make those 24 hours a living hell for them, do tell me."

"I don't think we could have all the fun. The twins looked particularly murderous." I said. I liked how the two of them were so protective and possessive of Hadrian.

"I know. But in the time I have them, I want them to know what hell is." Severus said.

I nodded as I spent the next two hours telling Severus some of the most cruciating spells I know. I told him that he could practice a few of them on those monsters as they are legal according to the ministry.

When we heard a pop, I looked at Severus. We know that Hadrian would definitely floo in from the twins' flat. Everyone else was in their rooms, and nobody really knew who we were.

I walked out of the door and immediately ducked. But that was enough chance for Severus to bind the person.

It was Minerva.

"Minerva, what are you doing?" Severus asked as he pointed his wand at her.

Sirius and Altas with Teddy in Atlas' arms walked out of their room. Regulus slowly came out, too. Then Charlus and Lily walked out.

"I need to see Harry." Minerva said.

"Why would you want to meet him?" Severus asked.

We all heard the floo sound, and Hadrian rushed to us. "I felt someone apparate in." He said.

"Harry." Minerva called.

"What are you doing here? Why did you barge into my house?" Hadrian asked as he pulled out his wand and pointed it at her.

"You need to take your complaints about Albus back. He did it for the greater good." Minerva said.

"Greater good?" Fred asked.

"Ah, yes. The old man always used to say, 'It was for the greater good'." George said.

"I don't think you know what he has done to me, Minerva." Hadrian said. It was the same tone he used when he explained his Hogwarts life. Too cold and lifeless.

"Whatever was done, it was to make you stronger." Minerva said.

"Sure, it did." Hadrian said. Minerva almost smirked. "It gave the best pain tolerance. Even if Voldemort was to throw a the Cruciatus Curse at me, I wouldn't scream, and it was thanks to him."

"See. You got something out of it." Minerva said.

Severus had stunned her. "Call Amelia and tell her to get to us fast. I'm going to use veritaserum in a few minutes." He said.

Hadrian nodded and sent his patronus.

In two minutes, Amelia was in the hall, to where we have shifted so that we could interrogate Minerva.

"What happened?" Amelia asked.

"She barged in. And not just that, she fired the cutting curse on me. If it were not my quick reflexes, I would've been dead." I said.

She nodded. She looked like she wanted to ask what we were doing in Hadrian's house, but before that, Severus had poured three drops of potion in her mouth.

Amelia looked at Hadrian. She wanted him to do the questioning.

"What is your name?" Hadrian asked.

"Minerva Isobel McGonagall."

"When were you born?"

"October 4, 1935."

"Why did you barge into my house?"

"To ask you to withdraw your complaints about Albus."

"Do you think what he did was just?"

"Yes."

"What is your opinion on the Dursleys?"

"They are normal people."

Hadrian then asked for the antidote. We didn't understand why, and neither did Amelia.

"Take her to the ministry and check with an Unspeakable you trust if her mind was altered or not." Hadrian said.

"Why?" Amelia asked.

"I know that she doesn't like the Dursleys. She used to say that they were not good people to raise me, and she said that she told the same thing to Albus." Hadrian said.

"So, either her memories are altered and messed with or she really thinks that, we could know with the help of an Unspeakable." Amelia asked.

Hadrian nodded.

She took Minerva through the floo to her office.

After two hours, she flooed in.

"You were correct. Her mind was tampered. The Unspeakable is currently working to undo the damage that has been done to her mind and memories." Amelia said.

"Did the Unspeakable say whose magical signature it was?" Hadrian asked.

"Take a professional guess." Amelia sighed.

"Albus Dumbledore." Hadrian said.

Amelia nodded.

"When I informed her that her memories seemed to have been tampered, she lost her composure. After she calmed down enough, we said we could help. She is cooperating as of now." Amelia said.

"Don't trust her just yet. Keep an eye on her and make sure she is always on your radar." Hadrian said

"Do you not trust her?" Amelia asked.

"I don't or maybe can't trust anyone who worked with the old man for a long period of time." Hadrian said.

Amelia nodded and left for her office.

It was already quite late, so Kreacher made us something light.

After eating, we returned back to our room, or in my case, Severus' room.

"Do you think we can trust Minerva?" Severus asked.

"I don't know. We might have been to Hogwarts around the same time, but I don't know her well. If anything, I think we should agree with Hadrian. We can't trust someone who worked with Albus for a long time." I said.

Severus nodded.

"Do you think our son would be alright during the trial in two days?" Severus asked.

He just said Hadrian was our son. He was slowly accepting me back. I smiled. "He will be alright. We just need to show him that we would be with him and by his side all the time." I said.

He nodded.

Chapter 50