Perception

It had been two days since the destruction of the Wizengamot, Amelia Bones had been designated minster and Mad Eye replaced her as head of magical security. Every single person in the room was dead, not a single person survived, the explosion was caused by unknown means and the culprit was eventually identified as Lucius Malfoy, his reasons were unknown. The investigation was over before it began, there was no witnesses and no records, the only thing they had was that the explosive blast was tracked back to his seat. Narcissa Malfoy's leaving further implicated him but she was long gone and out of British jurisdiction, however Amelia Bones was not worried about that. She had to fill seats on the Wizengamot which could put an end to the corruption in the ministry, something she wanted dearly.

"Amelia are you sure about this?" Mad Eye asked walking into her office, in one hand he had a large cup of coffee which had helped him through the chaos following the explosion.

"I am certain, the investigation into the terrorist attacks in the ministry and Surrey are to be scaled down, without the important Wizengamot members pressing on us to find him we have no need. Not when we need to find out how a man was able to kill the entirety of the electing group," she answered quickly flicking through a number of files.

"He is still a danger," Mad Eye pressed

"I know do not end the investigation scale it down, most manpower is going to go on security from now, put your best person on the terrorist investigation and the rest of you can work out how we can secure the ministry from future attacks," she corrected, the attack had been unnerving seeing as she could have been killed too. It was a good thing Lucius didn't have the power to cause more destruction

"Ok, I'll put someone on it but I have to talk to you about something, it's about the attack in Surrey," Mad Eye continued, he had decided to tell the woman that he had reason to believe someone else was behind those attacks.

"Look I know what effect it caused and I want to investigate but it's over, we need to focus on our security before continuing the hunt for a man we have come less closer to finding since we first heard of him," she declared firmly not wanting to hear what she assumed would be more on the investigation. Moody looked ready to speak but then he decided against it, he had no evidence and the woman clearly did not want to hear his theories, she had work to do.

"Of course, I'll get someone people up here by ten," he assured the woman before leaving the office, however as he left he didn't notice Amelia unlock a drawer in her office, inside was a small good luck card. I'm counting on you was all it read, the woman looked at it before folding it in half and putting it away.

Later

Tonks had been put in charge of the investigation, a one person job it seemed to her as no one else wanted to help, not that she wanted them to. She was busy researching and trying to work out what the symbol she found on the dead men meant, which is why she was walking down a busy London street. The sun was out and she opted for dark glasses as she walked into a shop, a shop filled with skulls, books and DVDs on topics ranging from aliens to new world orders.

"Hello?" an overweight man with greasy hair looked up from his comic book, he was around thirty and the prospect of seeing a woman like Tonks in his shop was exciting.

"Hello I'm looking for some help," she announced looking at the man in his glazed hazel eyes, he seemed suddenly on guard, this man was a internet conspiracy theorist. Someone no other auror would have thought to contact him but she knew sometimes crackpot theories could hold a breadcrumb trail to the truth.

"What kind of help?" he asked casually, Tonks withdrew the black and red symbol she had pulled of one of the dead men. As she handed it over the man accidently pricked himself with a pin she was holding

"Oh sorry," she gasped seemingly unknowing about it, after he assured her it was fine she dived into what she was here for

"I'm wondering if you know what this is?" she asked and the man looked at it with wonder filled eyes, then he looked up at her

"Why would I know?" he asked and she sighed

"I was searching mysterious symbols and your site came up, the one with crop circles and god knows what else, now I found this and I need to know what it is and as you seem to be an expert you might be able to help," she answered removing her glasses and fixing him with a slightly pleading stare. He looked suddenly interested as his desire for her overpowered his make believe wariness about talking to people.

"Well that happens to belong to a shadow," he answered, Tonks just looked blank

"Have you never heard of them?" the man asked looking slightly confused, Tonks shook her head

"A secretive group of assassins, they control everything. Governments, industry and everything else, they like power and if someone disagrees with them then they take them out, they have agents all over the world and they are the most highly trained in the world," the man answered nodding fiercely as if he was seeking her approval.

"Ok," she responded not sure how to react to what seemed like a crackpot theory

"Look I know it sounds weird but it's true, these guys are in power all the time and they want more, coups, wars are almost always done by them to make themselves more powerful, they like to weaken government and all sorts before moving in," the man explained looking outside in case someone was looking in.

"Hang on, would they for example kill a head of state or security team?" Tonks asked suddenly realising the man made some sense, Harry had done things to weaken them.

"Of course, I mean... wait hang on" he nodded and then suddenly he seemed more aware, he had just told this random woman everything he knew and he had no idea why.

"Obliviate," Tonks wiped his mind before he could question, she then withdrew the small pin she had stabbed the man with, it was laced with a potent lust potion meaning he would tell her anything to impress her to increase the chances he never had. She then waited until he came back to his senses

"Can I help you?" the man asked and Tonks shook her head,

"Sorry wrong shop," she smiled before walking out again, she had just used one of Harry's tricks which she changed slightly, but she now had some information however dubious, once she stripped away the crap and conjecture maybe something would make sense.

Meanwhile

"Intriguing," a girl around sixteen with long blond hair commented as she studied a map of the ministry , she was pacing slowly while people looked at her from a long wooden table that was shrouded in darkness.

"Intriguing? I have just lost a number of my supporters and the most you can say is intriguing?" a man growled from the far end of the table, his blood red eyes glowered even in the dark of the room. A number of other death eaters were at the table looking at the woman, none of them knew anything about her other than the fact she was from a group allied to them.

"Of course, I should have thought of that, manipulate someone into deploying the bomb, very ingenious but a lot left to chance," she announced pacing slightly as she thought of Harry.

"How do you know that? How do you know he had anything to do with it?" Bellatrix asked lowly, the woman turned to her

"Because the timing is too precise, Harry is a master manipulator and stripping a man into nothing as he did would indeed create the effect he needed, you know it full well Bellatrix, because of him sixteen people breaking through Hogwarts defences were killed by him," she retorted and Bella snarled. This girl was supposed to be an ally from a group her master worked with , however she was proving herself more competent and Bellatrix didn't trust her

"And you still won't tell us who he is," she defended

"His name is Harry and he betrayed my order, that is all you need to know. You also need to know I intend to use his own plan against him, he has done something very spectacular today," she pointed out.

"And this helps us how? Madam Bones is in the seat of power, her protection is second to none and I doubt she could be attacked," Voldemort pointed out and the blond girl smiled.

"That is what makes this plan perfect, he has delivered our enemy to a position to hurt us and yet out of our range, incredible. Now this doesn't help us at all however he has created circumstances we can exploit, there is little government and we have an ideal chance to make the campaign more aggressive. Demoralise them even more and make them surrender," she answered fixing the man with a calm stare as she faced the supposed most powerful wizard.

"And this Harry? What risk is he?" Voldemort demanded,

"I told you when he first attacked, he is powerful, clever, brilliant and can bend anyone to his will, but he has a flaw, he works alone and is untrusting, meaning his plans but be done in a very precise way. He will have limited support and I suggest you over a price for information," she suggested thoughtfully.

"Why?" Dolohov demanded wanting to know why a sixteen year old was telling him what to do

"Because unless you keep track of him then he slips into nothing and then at your most vulnerable he will strike, all you will be his next targets," she announced casually and suddenly everyone was silent.
"What?" Yaxley spat,

"Oh I'm sorry I thought it was obvious, he has taken out the corrupt Wizengamot now he needs to take out the people who were corrupting it and will try again, all of you will be next so be cautious," she warned.

"Is that it? No tips or help?" Bellatrix asked wondering how someone could be so casual

"No, if you see him or if he attacks then you are going to die no question, however be sure to alert us as the combined efforts of all of you death eaters could distract him so I can attack when he has finished wiping you out," she smiled knowing Harry outmatched all of them except her.

"You seem very confident," Voldemort pointed out

"I am, I have seen what he can do and if a man can kill the minister in his place of work then he is more than a match for almost all of you," she answered nodding to Voldemort who could hold his own. Magically that is because if he got close Harry would snap his neck like a twig.

"Is that admiration I detect?" Greyback wondered growling slightly, he did enjoy young women like this

"Of course wolf, you must admire him. He is brilliant enough to do in a few days what none of you could do it over twenty years, think fool," she spat regarding the wolf as little more than a foolish animal.

"Could he join us?" Bellatrix asked , the girl chuckled

"No he would never join you, he may return to our ranks if he is lucky but that is up to me, you shared a night of passion with him and he most likely treated you, he does not love you. He does not love full stop, he does what he feels to be right and that is how we will beat him,"