Chapter 8

Harry and his advisors were soon in a conference room and after taking his seat he quickly brought the meeting to order.

"Let it be known from this day forth that Remus John Lupin is awarded the title of Duke Of Lantea with all the privileges and responsibilities therein." There was a little surprise at this since everyone was expecting to discuss Voldemort's escape, but Remus was heartily congratulated nonetheless.

"His Grace is now the governor-general of Atlantis and the Pegasus galaxy. Lord Fleming will assign a battalion of marines to secure the city immediately. Take Ty and do a quick assessment of the needs of the city and report back to Hermione in 48 hours so that we can more clearly define your mission Remus and assign Personnel appropriately." Finished Harry.

"Right away Harry." Answered Remus and then standing up and looking at Harry in the eyes he bowed. "Thank you your Majesty. I wont let you down."

After Admiral Fleming motioned Brigadier Orwell to do as ordered and Remus had left Harry spoke again. "Admiral, this two worlds still have libraries on them. You need to send teams right away to both, retrieve them or destroy them. They must not fall into enemy hands. It's bad enough that this Anubis has some knowledge of our technology, but should that knowledge fall in the hands of wizards who would be better suited to use it, they could do a lot of damage."

Said Harry passing the Admiral a piece of paper with two stargate addresses written on it.

Once again after the Admiral gave the appropriate instructions Harry spoke. "And now we come to the most important target. So important that is the cause why I've maintained that Nasbanat Corauka was only going to serve as a temporary Army HQ. Gentlemen it is imperative that we take over Dakara Ubanau. In this planet is located the main R & D facilities of our ancestors. Once we are in possession of the planet it will become the Royal Alteran Army's HQ. Although speed is of the essence, I think that we should enlist the help of the leaders of the rebel Jaffa and the Tok'Ra council. It is time that we met them any way and their intelligence on the site should be very helpful." Harry paused for a minute and then continued. "For you see in this facility exists a machine. This machine creates an energy wave that can manipulate anything at the atomic level. It is how our ancestors' created life and terraformed worlds in this galaxy. I'm sure I don't have to tell you that if used as a weapon there would be no defense against it." Harry again paused so that everyone would absorb what he said. "I declare this secret omega level not to be discussed even amongst you. The cover for the Jaffa and Tok'Ra will be that of an R&D facility which needs to be raided to see what's left there." Everyone agreed now understanding the gravity of the situation.

Harry was sitting on his throne on Paladin Hall. The castle had been transformed into the royal HQ. of the Alterans (now that all wizarding governments had accepted him as king) and he had a list of appointments a mile high. The thing that was making Harry most uncomfortable was the throne-sitting thing. He didn't see why he had to receive people sitting on the throne, it was too pretentious for him, but with all the people that wanted to see him for no other reason than to say that they saw the king his advisors convinced him that this way was better and he could do it all in one afternoon.

The next morning found Harry on the flag bridge of his battle carrier AMS Resolute. Although Admiral Fleming had tactical command Harry couldn't have been kept away as he was needed to run the alteran device on Dakara. Harry, the Admiral and his staff, where all sitting in throne chairs arrayed in a semi circle at the inner edge of a holographic dome that showed the tactical picture as if you were yourself in space. Behind the four flag officers were their staff prepared to relay orders to the staff of the battle bridge who were arrayed all along the walls in their own alteran chairs.

Although anyone in a throne chair could take control of the ship in an emergency, the chairs were only used to interface with it. Having one person receiving all the input from the chairs is great in theory, but the reality is that no matter how advanced your brain is trying to assimilate all the information from all the internal and external sensors of an Alteran ship could overwhelm you.

Teal'c and Bra'tac stood behind Harry and once again tried to convince him that taking Dakara by force would alienate most jaffas as they considered it a holy place.

Harry turned to them. "Master Bra'Tac, Teal'c. I understand your concerns and agree with them, but I must secure any and all technology left behind by my ancestors before Anubis or Voldemort have a chance to get their hands on it, surely you must understand that?"

"We do Harry Potter, but none other Jaffa will. And as Bra'tac and I have joined with you our influence in the free Jaffa movement will be severely undermined." Answered Teal'c resigned.

Harry was pensive for a moment. "Teal'c? What if I return Dakara to you personally?"

"What do you mean Harry Potter?" Asked Teal'c.

"I mean we go in retrieve what is ours and then I turn Dakara over to you Teal'c as The rightful King of Jaffa, acknowledging that Dakara is the capital of all Jaffa. Will Jaffa flock to you then?"

Teal'c and Bra'tac were surprised with the question. "I do not wish to be king of anything Harry Potter." Said Teal'c.

"Neither did I Teal'c, but here I am nonetheless. Sometimes fate chooses for us."

"Why not Master Bra'tac then?"

"No! This I do not wish, but you would always have me by your side Teal'c." Said Bra'tac quickly.

"Because you are younger and have a son for an heir. Master Bra'tac can be your prime councilor. We could turn this into the capital of the Jaffa Kingdom. Schools and educational institutions to bring the Jaffa up to galactic standards of education could be built here. It would take time, but it would take time anywhere and if it is as you say, then enough Jaffa will fall in line quickly enough to give you a chance at starting your Kingdom right now." Said Harry. "I would need to know your answer before we arrive so I can modify our attack plans."

"Teal'c if you really want the Jaffa to be free they first must learn how to be free. Who better to teach them and keep them on the right path? You need to start building with your eyes towards the future." Finished Harry.

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David Rylands and a heavy platoon of Alteran Spec Ops soldiers along with Vargot and a heavy platoon of Furlings portkeyed into the SGC's embarkation room. The alarms started flashing right away and General Hammond plus SG1 minus Teal'c came running into the control room.

Major Rylands saw the people flooding into the control room and spoke. "I'm looking for General Hammond."

"Who are you? And what are you doing in my facility?" Asked a skeptical and pissed General Hammond who's facility and personnel had been almost wiped out by Voldemort and his Death Eaters.

"Major David Rylands Sir. I'm with Alteran Spec Ops. This is Vargot, Second in command of the first Furling Cohort. We have orders to track the terrorists who assaulted your facility. For that we need access to your computers to see where they went from here."

Hammond looked stoic for a minute. "Very well. If you'll come up to the briefing room we can talk there."

Rylands and Vargot went up to the control room and from there climbed the stairs up to the briefing room of the SGC. Once again Rylands saluted The General.

"Sir, I have been ordered by Admiral Fleming to track down the terrorist Voldemort and his Death Eaters. With your permission I would like to get to it as soon as possible as we're already 36 hours behind them." Said Rylands.

"It is my understanding that 72 very dangerous wizards escaped thru the gate Major. What is your plan once you have located these people? If you can locate them." Asked Hammond.

"Sir, first of all we require access to both your computers and the personnel that was tortured for information by the Death Eaters. The computers will give us a starting point, but if your personnel allows us access to their minds we can determine which of their memories was read by the Death Eaters and try to head them off."

"What do you mean access to my personnel minds?" Asked a disturbed Hammond, moments before O'Neill had a chance to jump on the Major.

"Sir, while we can determine the planets dialed from a DHD by reading their crystals. If we are granted access to the minds of your personnel we can then more easily determine their plans by analyzing what if any knowledge of the gate network and the worlds it goes to the Death Eaters learned about. We won't go into anyone's mind without permission and my intelligence officer is willing to sign a magical contract to the effect that he will never reveal any information not pertaining to this mission under any circumstances." Said Rylands.

"Major Carter send for Doctor Frasier and also have all the survivors assemble in the gate room." Said Hammond.

As Carter went to execute her orders Jack O'Neill spoke. "General I'd like to volunteer SG1 to escort the Major's group in their mission."

Rylands got a pained look on his face as soon as O'Neill volunteered and Hammond and the aforementioned noticed so he said. "With respect Colonel, you have zero experience in magical combat and you could be more of a hindrance than help."

"How difficult is it to duck when someone shoots at you Major? Or did you think this is going to be my first dance?" Said O'Neill flippantly.

"Sir, again with respect that's not the problem. If you or any of your team were to be imperiused in the middle of our lines we would be decimated before we could bring you down." Said Rylands.

Now O'Neill was curious. "What do you mean imperiused? And why would you need to bring us down?"

"Forgive me sir, but I'll have to demonstrate. IMPERIOUS." Said Rylands while pointing his hand at O'Neill. "Dance like a chicken."

Jack O'Neill's face slackened and then he began the chicken dance quite enthusiastically. General Hammond's face was a picture and Jonas Quinn was trying really hard not to laugh. Rylands decided he had made his point and ended the spell.

"Do you understand now Colonel?" Asked Rylands.

"Colonel what just happened?" Asked a shocked Hammond.

O'Neill was still in shock at having to go thru what he thought felt very much like having a snake in his head. "Sorry sir." Said Jack and shaking his head once more. "It felt like having a snake in my head. There was voice telling me what to do and while I did it I was in bliss. I understand your point Major. I wouldn't want to be hit by one of those in the middle of a battle and find myself firing on my own people. But that begs the question, is there anything that can be done to protect ourselves from that? Otherwise SG teams or any kind of human soldier for that matter is pretty much useless right now. Even if its only one of the members that gets hit by this spell? That team could be wiped out." Said O'Neill. "But nonetheless Major you still need us. Because while you may have cooler powers and toys, we have the contacts and knowledge of what's out there. You are going to need guides and instant friends if you wish to accomplish your mission."

"Touché Colonel. Let me contact Avalon and see if there is anything that can be done. I hadn't thought about needing guides and contacts, but you are right it will make our job a lot easier." Said Rylands while Vargot nodded his agreement.

Rylands had gone to a corner of the room for a moment and came back a minute later. "Miss Granger is going to check and will get back to me. Now General how about our request for access to your personnel?"

At that moment Major Carter came back with Doctor Frasier and General Hammond asked the good Doctor about the Alterans request.

"Sorry General. The people in question are in a coma. As far as I can detect there is nothing wrong with them. They just won't wake up." Said the Doctor. Before she had finished speaking Rylands had been communicating with Avalon command requesting a Healer be sent to the SGC to see to their people.

"I just requested one of our Healers to come check them out." Hammond gave him thanks quietly.

Soon enough a delegation composed of Hermione, Moody, Dumbledore, Snape and Poppy Pomfrey arrived at the SGC. Poppy, Dumbledore and Snape left with Doctor Frasier. Hermione then took a seat.

"General I don't know if you remember me. I am Hermione Granger, His Majesty's science councilor." After that pronouncement O'Neill made a face, which Hermione caught. "Well, I guess if you don't think I can be of help I'll be on my way." She stood up, but before she could do anything else O'Neill spoke.

"I'm sorry Ms. Granger if I offended you, but you have to understand that it is hard for us to follow the lead of a group of kids."

"Yes." Drawled Hermione. "It's so hard that look where that got us. Because of your reluctance to accept the inevitable and swallow your pride on your own, now we have a group of very dangerous wizards out there. With that large a group Voldemort is capable of taking over any world or even a goa'uld system lord and his fleet."

"Now wait a minute…" Began O'Neill.

"NO! You wait a minute. Our interrogation of your Senator Kinsey has revealed it was him that contacted Voldemort's people. He got wind of the security breach of when Harry came to get you. He pressured everyone until the NID was told of the wizarding world and then your president foolishly introduced him and his people to contacts in the US Magical government. A couple of months after that the inevitable happened. Since maggots recognize each other when Voldemort's spy met him he revealed the Stargate to Voldemort's man, which prompted a report to Voldemort. The weekend before the attack Voldemort sent Lucius Malfoy, his right hand man to meet with Kinsey and to reconnoiter the Stargate. He returned to England in the middle of the coronation. From here on out is speculation, but I expect I'm correct. Lucius arrives back at their lair and Salazar Slytherin has just destroyed the misguided notions that his followers have taken as dogma for a thousand years and has also disavowed his supposed heir, Voldemort, and in doing that has brought all support and dreams of Voldemort down in one fell swoop." She paused and took a breath. Saw that her audience was paying attention and continued.

"Lucius sees this and says Master I might have a solution. Voldemort and all other minions currently at his base know that Harry will have no mercy for them, so they make a run for it to the only place they know might give them a chance to get away, The Gate, revealed to them by a power hungry muggle politician! And who's going to have to deal with this? Not you, as your next to useless against a wizarding force, we our going to have to deal with this. So Colonel, enough messing around, if you haven't made your decision by the time Harry comes back to Terra we don't want you. You can go back to fishing in your fishless pond and wallow in your misery." She said finishing her tongue lashing while the base alarms started to blare.

They all stood up and ran to the control room where the technician said they were receiving an IDC assigned to the free Jaffa. Hammond ordered the iris open. Out of the gate came a Jaffa with dark skin and a big scar where his allegiance tattoo would have been. Hammond, SG1, Hermione and the rest of the Alterans on the base met the Jaffa in the briefing room.

"I am Rak'nor of the Free Jaffa. I was instructed by Master Bra'tac to come to you if I learn anything of importance while he and Teal'c were out of communications. Anubis has heard about something happening on Earth and has decided to not remain in the dark, as he feels is something important. He is coming with a fleet to take the planet. He will be here in 48 hours." Finished the impassive Jaffa.

"What? Now that guy is getting to be a bigger pain in the ass than all the others put together." Said O'Neill vehemently.

Meanwhile Hermione had sent for a subspace communications device that had a screen for face-to-face talking. She immediately dialed The HAMS Resolute.

Harry came on screen and saw that Hermione was calling from the SGC. "Hermione? How is it going?" He asked wearily.

"Harry a Jaffa called Rak'nor just came into the SGC and told us that Anubis is launching an Attack on Terra with a fleet of ships within 48 hours."

Everyone saw Harry go off screen for a minute and came back with Adm. Fleming, Teal'c and Bra'tac, who spoke into the screen. "Raknor, what has happened?"

"Anubis has gotten wind of something happening with the Tauri and has decided to move up his attack, while at the same time finding out what is happening."

"We just can't get a break!" Said Harry. "Hermione ask Godric to help you find the old Alteran weapons outpost in Antarctica use the location of the stargate found there as a starting point and see if he can calculate five million years of planetary shift. If and when the outpost is located tell Air Marshal Howard to contact me so I can give him the codes for its operation and give him his firing priorities starting with the interception of volleys directed at Her Britannic majesty's subjects, as her majesty is our only ally at the moment. If he has drones left he may at his discretion see what else he can do." Ordered Harry.

"Lord Potter, what about us?" Asked General Hammond before an indignant Jack O'Neill could open his mouth.

"General Hammond there should be sufficient ammunition to take care of a fleet of ships. However my orders concerning targeting priorities will stand for this battle even if you now ask us for an alliance. One that will not be accepted as it could be argued it was asked under duress. Your actions and decisions have consequences and I shouldn't need to remind a combat commander of the fact. I have bent over backwards to accommodate you. Unfortunately for both of us those decisions have come back to bite us in the ass."

Hammond looked at O'Neill and both knew that whatever happened would be as a direct result of their American pride being a prime component of their decision making in the last couple of months and now their chickens were coming home to roost. They knew they had no one to blame but themselves for the attack on the SGC and for the feeling of helplessness that now pervaded the pit of their stomachs. It was time for them both to rethink their positions and swallow their pride, they just didn't know how and felt trapped by their stubbornness.

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As Harry disconnected his call to the SGC he felt a familiar presence in his mind. He stood up and asked Admiral Fleming to accompany him to his sea cabin. Once in there the presence materialized.

"Hello Grandson, Admiral." Said Merlin.

"Hello grandfather. It's a pleasure to see you again." Said Harry pleasantly. Admiral Fleming was in too much awe to say anything.

"It is, but unfortunately I am here on business. I know I told you that we wouldn't be interfering in your affairs unless it's under extreme circumstances. One of those is here now and it will benefit both of us to cooperate. Let me explain. Anubis is half ascended. A thousand years ago he tricked…" he went quite as another two ascended beings coalesced in Harry's sea cabin. "Harry, Admiral, let me introduce Oma Desala and Daniel Jackson."

The Admiral said it was a pleasure as did Harry, who also added. "Daniel Jackson, formerly of SG1? Hopefully you are not as stubborn as your former teammates?"

"If I may continue Harry I think we can correct a wrong done by the previous leadership of the ascended and you can deal a blow to the Goa'uld and at the same time give a great leg up to the nascent Jaffa Kingdom and finally deal with the SGC's stubbornness all in one go."

Harry leaned back unto his desk and crossed his arms. "Please explain Grandfather."

"As I was saying a thousand years ago a Goa'uld tricked Oma here into helping him ascend…"

"Wait, wait, I know this story. Anubis right?" Said Harry sarcastically.

"Such a bright boy." Said Merlin in the same vein. "Pray let me continue. Oma realized her mistake right away and as she was set to undo it the previous leadership only let her half descend him and told him he could not use his ascended powers but whatever knowledge he managed to hold unto was fair game. They also told Oma that her punishment for artificially ascending people was to watch Anubis wrought chaos on the galaxy."

"Such a nice bloke that Palos. I take it you are going to take responsibility for this Grandfather?"

"Yes, but we will need your help and at the same time retune your plans for coming days. You will find that our suggestions have a definitive upside. Why don't you call your Jaffa friends in here they will be needed."

Admiral Fleming did that. A minute later he came back with Master Bra'tac and Teal'c. "Daniel Jackson!" exclaimed Teal'c losing for once his stoicism at seeing his dead friend.

"Hello Teal'c my friend and Master Bra'tac." Said a smiling Daniel.

"How is this possible Harry Potter?" Asked a still very much-surprised Teal'c.

"I never died Teal'c. Don't you remember Oma Desala? She helped me ascend." Said Daniel.

Master Bra'tac was the one who answered. "Yes I remember from Kheb. A pleasure to see you again Oma Desala."

"Teal'c we are here to propose a change in plans that will result in the destruction of Anubis, but not of his fleet. His fleet we propose be turned over to your nascent kingdom. By Jaffa custom with a fleet of over 130 hataks plus a shalk'ra class mothership no one will be able to challenge your claim as king of the Jaffa Kingdom." Said Daniel Jackson.

Bra'tac and Teal'c smiled that was certainly true. Plus they could effectively defend both Dakara and Chulak with a fleet that size. Teal'c however saw the only flaw. "But I could still be called for jomo'sequ."

Harry was the one to answer this time. "Which is the other reason I thought of you as king and not Master Bra'tac. You still have the passion and stamina and believe in the cause to beat anyone who calls you for jomo'sequ. Also you will state right away that after six months anyone that calls you for jomo'sequ is a traitor to Jaffa Kingdom. If you are to move forward as a society some traditions have to be left behind. Plus whoever doesn't like it can leave the kingdom."

"So are we going with this?" Asked Merlin of Harry.

Harry Nodded.

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The wizard healers had just come back from the SGC infirmary to give their report to the strangely silent assembly in the conference room when the sirens went off again and an unscheduled incoming wormhole was announced also this time the iris wouldn't close, which made everyone scramble to the control room plus the alteran and furling soldiers already in the embarkation room raised their weapons ready to repel boarders.

They lowered their weapons before General Hammond had the time to give that order when three ascended beings came thru the gate followed by King Harry and Master Bra'tac.

Harry turned around right away and with a motion of his hand turned the gate off and with another motion an event horizon formed on the gate but without the customary kawhoosh, which surprised everyone present.

He then touched the back of his ear, not because it was necessary, but so that the others present would know he was talking into his comm unit. "RANA 1 this is Altera please send Jaffa Cadet Ry'ac to the SGC stargate with Kit for a week. Wait one." He said and turned to General Hammond. "So we don't break your protocols again General Hammond please let me have one of your GDO's to send to Ry'ac so he can come here right away. Better yet the GDO will stay at RANA for whenever they need to send someone thru here."

"First of all what is RANA? And why would they…" started General Hammond before he was interrupted by one of the ascended.

"Oh for crying out loud you would think that's the pride of a wounded elephant that is talking not that Major General George S. Hammond one of the most levelheaded people it is my privilege to know. Jack is the one who is supposed to show his ass George not you. The King of the major power in the galaxy is asking for a GDO you either trust him or you don't. It's obvious you don't, but do you have to be insulting at the same time. That's not a good way to gain friends." General Hammond was not only beet red at the humiliation of being called out, but flabbergasted when said ascended turned out to be Daniel Jackson who with a flick of his hand send a GDO thru the gate. He turned to the general again who was still moving his mouth without sound. "RANA stands for Royal Alteran Naval Academy."

While General Hammond and O'Neill were still trying to digest Daniel's presence Sam on the other hand gave a squeal of joy and rushed to hug him.

"Daniel you are alive! How?"

"Actually I am ascended. Don't you remember Oma Desala here?" Said Daniel glad that at least someone reacted positive to him being back.

"Daniel!" Jack finally responded. "I'm so glad you're alive." He said clearly emotional.

"Yes Jack. Is good to see you too, in spite of your gross stupidity in the last couple of months."

"Hey, you have no grounds to judge me. I'm an American I've fought long and hard to defend my country and have given up a lot. Then this guys come and what? I'm suppose to give up?" he started talking but finished screaming.

"Well you haven't done such a good job of it in the last couple of months, have you?" Answered Daniel calmly. "In fact since for better or worse the rest of the world assumes you are the guys with experience they have been following your lead into what? Isolationism? Terra, which is this planet's real name, should be the leader of this galaxy as the rightful heirs of the Alterans, but your pride has been getting in the way. You are a citizen of Terra! Deal with it. There is no America or China or Europe anymore. One world! One! If you can't live with that then is time you go back to Laira and raise your children!" finished Daniel screaming.

Jack's mind tried to process everything Daniel said, but in the end he got stuck on the word children. "What do you mean children?"

"You did take a common law wife Jack even if you don't want to acknowledge it. That wife gave birth to twins whom she named Bart and Lisa O'Neill. They are 18 months old. Earth has a treaty with the Edorans and you have never gone back to check on a woman who loved you. That's not typical of the Jack O'Neill I grew to respect, neither has been his behavior these last couple of months." Finished Daniel plunging the knife in Jack's heart.

"I have children?" Croaked Jack while falling to his knees. He looked at General Hammond with longing asking for permission without speaking, but was cut off by Daniel.

"No Jack you offered SG1 as guides for the hunt for Voldemort and that is more important." He then moved and touched Jack, Sam and Jonas. Then he looked at Master Bra'tac. "Is Raknor taking Teal'cs place?"

"Yes indeed." Answered Master Bra'tac. So Daniel touched him also.

"Now I've made the provisional SG1 impervious to magic. So why don't we all go to the conference room and flesh out all the details of this mission?" Said Daniel.

Once they were all up in the conference room Jack asked the obvious question. "What do you mean you made us impervious to magic?"

"Just that." Daniel answered. "You can now accompany Major Rylands task force and not be a liability. It's true they will need you, just as you will need Raknor to take Teal'cs place." Said Daniel in a tone that made Jack hold his tongue. "It will last for about a year, no more, but for now no magic will affect you. Ok?"

"Yeah, ok?" said a sullen Jack. Right then all the people who had gone down to the infirmary came back up.

The first soap opera started with Harry and Snape. "What the fuck is he doing here?"

"I thought he might be helpful Harry." Said Dumbledore. "Your personal issues aside he is an expert on Death Eaters attacks."

"He is also a bastard that's hated me since I was born just for breathing." Said a hot Harry.

"Of course, you're the spawn of James Potter. You're an arrogant useless waste of air, the only redeeming feature you have is that you have your mother's green eyes." Responded Snape hotly.

Merlin intervened like Daniel had done for Jack O'Neill. "Don't open your mouth Dumbledore it's your fault they have as much animosity towards each other." Said Merlin. He then addressed Harry. "Harry, Snape became a death eater because he was your mother's first friend."

"What!" said Harry. "That doesn't make sense."

Merlin took up the tale. "Harry, Severus is a half blood born of a muggle abusive father, who got worst when he discovered he had married a witch. And a pureblood witch who loved her son. He suffered abuse from his dad and love from his sickly mom. At nine, two years before Hogwarts he met a beautiful muggleborn who would become his best friend that best friend was Lily Evans. She became the love of his life; only he was sorted into slytheryn and she Gryffindor. Then four pranksters from Gryffindor one of which had already fallen in love with the beautiful witch decided to drive the slytherin crazy and targeted him for all their pranks. You can imagine it all went bad from there, ok?"

Sirius appeared out of nowhere next to Harry and put his hand on his shoulder. "Harry the lord knows I hate the asshole, ok? But don't judge him because of that. Our battles shouldn't be yours, ok? And this problem should be ours not yours. Ok? You have to make decisions on what is best for your people not what will avenge your parents. Ok?" Harry accepted that premise.

"That's all well and good, but if he wants a pardon he will then have to swear the paladin oath."

Snape saw that he had no other way when Dumbledore had no more to say and he had to swear the oath. He had thought that he would be miserable but instead he was so happy he couldn't believe it.

Harry was also coming to grips with Snape's emotions thru the bond. He couldn't believe the visible emotions of going thru the crime would throw guilt over people.

"Ok what do we know?" asked Harry. But he had to come to grips with Snape's joy at having for once been able to have good emotions. It's what lily would've wanted. Harry decided once he mentally received all of Snapes imagery of Lily to pair him with Dudley and Petunia. He would deal with them if they were truly innocent.

Once that decision was made he then asked the relevant questions. "What has happened here?"

"OK, Snape your penance will be to guide Petunia and her son into being good people and productive members of our society, that's on the personal level. Ron Weasley will man the Antarctic chair under my command. Tiber Inus will man the Atlantis chair under Remus' command and I will have command of all the alteran forces under Avalon's firepower."

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The planet known as Earth hung in space as a big giant target. No one with any real firepower could have guessed that earth could defend itself almost from any enemy.

Daniel had sent SG1 with the Alteran task company on the hunt of the Death Eaters in the mean time he had taken General Hammond to Washington D.C. to talk to the president and it had been an elucidating conversation.

After the task force went off world after the death eaters who left earth they were at a lost to find the people responsible for the attack on the mountain. Harry left Sirius to help after discovering that Dementors had also escaped with Voldemort. Sirius Called Mad Eye, who zeroed in the Magical Liaison for Kinsey. That's how they found them. That's how they targeted them and found them.

They found the cell that would've attacked Washington D.C. fairly easily and then they went to the White House to Brief the President.

In the Oval Office where present Generals Maynard and Hammond, Daniel Jackson, Mr. McGarry, Mr. Lyman, Mr. Ziegler, Ms. Craig, Mr. Seaborne and Mr. Young. The general and Mr. Jackson were told that the aforementioned people where of the complete confidence of the president and could play a significant role in their future.

After initial explanations of what had happened in the last couple of days the Americans where at a lost for words. This was a group of pretty bright and accomplished individuals, who could be a tad arrogant at times because of their intelligence and their accomplishments. They couldn't still comprehend how out of their depth they were in the intergalactic stage, but worse they couldn't comprehend how they had influenced all other countries into following their lead when they always had to bribe anyone to follow them. It was hard for them to comprehend that when it was only Terran politics the other governments envied them and banded against them. Now that they were dealing with intergalactic governments, they were more or less looked upon as big brothers and the lesser governments would follow them.

Daniel Jackson went on a tear. "How proud you all must be to be the assholes who have brought us to the brink? Great demonstration of American pride! How smart are we? Huh?"

"Daniel!" exclaimed furiously General Hammond.

"What George? I'm lying? Did any of you stopped to think about the consequences after the capture of over 600 American traitors? What?" Said an irate Daniel.

"So you are right Daniel. Is that what you wanted to hear?" Asked a defeated General Hammond. "You were once one of us. What did you expect?"

"I expected you to be the matured one George. I expected a stronger president. I expected the candidate I voted for and not some left wing talker that turned into a middle of the road politician as soon as he got into office and lost his balls and integrity, but he is a politician what is your excuse George? Because I cant accuse you of the same immature stupidity with which Jack can get away with." Finished Daniel with his rant.

The President started to respond. "So you are saying that my staff takes me to the middle?" He asked and Daniel just looked at Leo McGarry, who after a minute couldn't stand Daniel's gaze.

"No Mr. President what he is saying is that you take us there." Said Leo. But before the presidential eruption could happen Daniel glided towards the President and touched him in the shoulder and whispered in his ear. "You are cured now Mr. President, you are free. But can you do the right thing?"

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He was seeing pinpricks of light for the umpteenth time in the last day and he knew he had had enough and needed a rest. The Dark Lord Voldemort came out of this last event horizon and wand extended stupefied the Jaffa guarding the gate before they could do anything.

The rest of his contingent of Death Eaters, Dementors, Giants, Trolls, Vampires and Werewolves stepped off around him. All told he had managed to escape Earth with a large contingent of magical folk and most importantly tons of magical supplies. Over 90% of all of his war materiel he had taken with him in various magical compartment trunks. Plus, 100% of his personal library on Dark Magic.

Voldemort hadn't just panicked when he discovered that the Potter brat was Merlin's heir. He had kept his wits while his followers were running around like chickens with their heads cut off.

He did have to throw a couple of crucios to restore order, but with Bella at his side that was easily accomplished. He had sent Rodolphus Lestrange, Crabbe and Goyle Sr. back With Lucius Malfoy to check on Cheyenne Mountain and after receiving another report he had decided on a plan of action.

All their gold, war materiel (this included potions supplies, magical creatures, magical supplies and magical references) would be taken with them. Also an emergency signal to all family of the Death Eaters there at that specific moment would be sent so the could come with them. Only children at Hogwarts would be left behind.

Lucius Malfoy for once did the right thing in his Life and sent an emergency secret signal to Narcissa informing her to hide herself and Draco and to salvage what she could was the only thing that permitted that family to escape, not that Draco would appreciate that for some time to come.

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It wasn't until 72 hours later that Narcissa Malfoy reached out to her Lord Black and confessed all by throwing herself and the House of Malfoy at his mercy with a shell shocked Draco at his side, who didn't know why the Malfoy's had to beg anything from Lord Black.

It was an amused Lord Black accompanied by his Heir that received his cousin and the Malfoy Heir.

"So Cissy, what brings you here now of all times? I thought you had decided long ago that I wasn't Black material and not worthy of your time? But then again here we are you prostrating with the Malfoy Heir before me and the Black Heir. Is the minor cadet line of Malfoy willing to swear the blood oath of primacy that they should've when you were given to them in marriage or not? Because if not Cissy there is nothing you and I need to talk about." Finished Sirius and signaling Jamie they stood up and started leaving.

Draco Malfoy couldn't for the life of him understand why his mother was acting the way she was, but she was sufficiently scared that it had cowed him into behaving at least until he knew what was going on.

"We are my Lord, the only reason my husband didn't do that before was because of the equivocal policy of the House of Black with respects to the Dark Lord. You My Lord Black have never been equivocal in your beliefs and the fact that uncle Arcturus left the House to you has made the direction of the House of Black unequivocal. The Malfoys are willing to do their part for the good of the House." Said Narcissa.

Sirius Looked at Jaime who was thoroughly lost in respect to the conversation, which was nothing else than a pureblood negotiation, which he had not been raised in. nevertheless his dad was trying to educate him in it. "Is the Malfoy Heir Apparent willing to do his part not only in respect to the house of Black, but in respect to the Royal House of Potter?"

"Yes." Answered Narcissa. Draco was going to protest, but was slapped down by Narcissa, who answered again. "Yes."

"So Cissy What do you and your spawn have to offer the Alteran Kingdom apart from your oaths?" Said Sirius imperiously from up high. Draco was shaking with rage at first, but after his mother slapped him down he remembered what being from a cadet minor house signified and then also remembered that his father had cast them loose, whether because of a sacrifice or callousness he had left to do what best they could by themselves like good slytherins. He knew that his godfather that hated Potter with a passion had already sworn allegiance to the new alteran kingdom and to Potter as their king. He had also talked to Blaise for a little while as he had been standoffish, but he could understand that from one of his friends if he had fallen in love with potter. He knew he and his mother had to chose a side because thing were coming to a head and they were coming to a head pretty fast and his time to choose was now.