The Words That Define Me ~{Drarry Soulmate Au}~

Chapter~42

Everyone was hard at work practicing the Camilio spell and gathering allies. Pansy and Draco had been most successful in finding allies. The group included Blaise, Crabbe, Goyle, Marcus Flint, Graham Montaugue, Luna Lovegood, Cedric Diggory, Astora Greengrass and the Weasly twins. Harry had only managed to get Neville and Ginny.

They held meetings every week to explain the details of their situation to the new members and come up with plans. The meetings were held at the hogshead because the owner was completely supportive of their plan. Everyone was on board with one of the recent ideas that had been given at one of the meetings by Luna. "Dumbledore has three pillars of power. If we take each of them out from under his nose he will be powerless," Luna said.

Different groups were assembled to take on this very task. The Ministry was the first and easiest pillar to take down. Currently the Ministry of Magic feared Dumbledore too much to go against him. In charge of uniting the Ministry against Dumbledore was Ron, Pansy, Blaise, Marcus, and Cedric.

His supporters were his second pillar, they had full belif in his lies and falsities. It was the job of Luna, Crabbe, Goyle, Graham, Astora and the Weasly twins to spread gossip and truth about Dumbledore's misconduct among his followers and get as many to chage loyalties as possible.

The third and final pillar was the hardest because they would have to converse with some of Dumbledore's worst enemies to find answers. The third pillar was his magical strength. Very few people knew of his weaknesses, and it was Harry, Hermione and Draco's job to find those people and gather intel or recruit them.

Somehow Kate and Mason found out about the excursion and wanted in. However, being protective as he was Draco didn't allow them to join in. He said that they weren't old enough yet. They complained of course saying that he was only about three years older than they were. Draco wasn't having it and shut them down.

Kate grabbed a pouting Mason's hand and dragged him away while she looked down with sad eyes. She looked like a dejected puppy who was thrown outside. Their faces of course made him feel guilty, but Draco had work to do.

Harry put a hand on his shoulder, Draco sighed exasperated, leaning into Harry. He rested there a solid 3 minutes before grabbing Harry's hand. It was time to get work done.

Tom Riddle was the first person Harry had marked for them to meet. According to Hermione he was living in Godric's Hollow. She had been able to whittle down the houses to one that was supposedly inhabited by an oldman named Eldrid Attenheim. Harry suspected it was an alias.

They knocked on the oak door and waited. From inside they heard footsteps shuffling along the floor toward the door. Creaking on rusted hinges, the door opened albeit partially and a man peeked out. "What do you want?" He asked.

"Are you Eldrid?" Harry asked. The man nodded. "We have some things we'd like to discuss with you that we think would be of interest."

The man led them inside, and seated them on the couch that was bright red leather. He sat across from them in a matching chair and stared at them skeptically. Draco began slowly with an introduction, "my name is Draco and this is Harry and Hermione," he said gesturing towards them. " We are here to ask you of your connection to Albus Dumbledore and hopefully recruit your assistance."

The man flinched at the name and grimaced. "How did you find me? Who are you? What do you want?" He asked, growling a little and reaching for his wand. Carey threw his hands up and surrendered, opening them wide to show he wasn't a threat, the other two followed suit. " My full name is Harry Potter, Dumbledore killed my parents and is the true Voldemort. I found this out when I was going through his office and found plans on his desk. You Tom Riddle could be the key to exposing him once and for all," Harry inhaled realizing he hadn't breathed.

Riddle's shoulders relaxed as he looked at Harry, searching for the scar on his forehead. Harry lifted his hair. Tom nodded and got up. He walked into a closet and pulled out a stack of papers and a couple vials. "These are the things you will need to start your overthrow."

Tom began to explain that as a student he snuck into places he shouldn't have. The paperwork were business ventures Dumbledore had participated in, each signed and fingerprinted by him. The vials were memories he had forgotten in his pensive. This was perfect.

Sorry for the minimal posting, I suck at typing and don't enjoy it so chapters never get done. I have two other chapters for other stories that are partially written, so maybe I will get more posted. Thank you to all of you who still look for these slow updates. I hope you enjoyed the Chapter. I wish you all good luck on finals or midterms. And I hope you have a great day! I love you all!
~Omelette❤️🧡💛💚💙💜