Enigums

New world

Dumbledore is sitting in the headmaster's office at Hogwarts. The school was supposed to be in session but no student showed up this year just like the last two years. No matter what he tried no one wants to come to Hogwarts. The school has been closed until they can get students back. Most of his staff has left too over the years, only those loyal to him stayed. He is the headmaster of an empty castle. How is he supposed to shape the minds of the future when he has no pawns? He is looking at his chessboard wondering where he went wrong.

Nothing went according to his plan. He worked for years on his plan but somewhere something unseen derailed all his careful planning. It all went wrong when he found out Harry Potter was missing. He remembers the day he sent Hagrid to deliver his acceptance letter to Harry. But to his horror Harry wasn't with The Dursley's. They never saw him. They weren't even aware that Lily and James died let alone they had a child. People started to ask questions, how could he leave a toddler on someone's doorstep. How come he never checked on Harry during the years? He had a lot to answer for. His reputation took a hit but he was able to minimize the damage. Minerva was also scrutinized for abandoning a toddler in the cold of the night. The search for Harry Potter started but no trace of him was found. He went to the goblins and they were no help either. He knows that he is still alive somewhere but where is the question that has been plaguing him for the past 15 years, 25 if you count the decade he thought he was with The Dursleys.

When he left Harry on his aunt's doorstep he counted on her abusing him, keeping him ignorant of his true nature and he would offer him a chance to get away and be seen as his savior. He would have made sure Harry was light oriented from the start by meeting Ron and filling his head with anti Slytherin views. The Weasleys were supposed to be his surrogate family in the magical world. He would have tested Harry of course to make sure he was the savior he wanted him to be.

Voldemort was supposed to come back. Tom was supposed to be his ticket to being immortalized when he ultimately defeated him. But he miscalculated and Tom got out of control so he had to come up with a new plan so he nudged Tom on the path of Horcruxes to buy himself some time. Faking the prophecy was easy and his pawn Severus did exactly what he hoped and told Riddle. He placed a rune under Harry's crip to make sure he survived, he liked Lily and James but sacrifices needed to be made. No one has seen Voldemort since that night at the Potters, 25 years ago and he knows Tom is out there biding his time, for what he does not know but it won't be anything good and he needs to find Harry and make sure he is ready to face Voldemort when he returns.

If his earlier plan had worked, Harry and Tom would have had a big fight and with the information he was going to give Harry, Tom would have been defeated. Sure Harry would have to die but it wouldn't be permanent, he still needed him to shape the world in his image. How can he better the wizarding world when his puppet is nowhere to be found. As for himself? He planned to die and watch from the shadows as his weapon destroyed his creation and after the dust settled he would return miraculously and guide them to a better, lighter future.

He picks up his rook; he had plans to have a new, better version of the Marauders with Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny. But he only had two of the four since Miss Granger declined to come to Hogwarts. She wasn't the only one. The year Harry Potter was supposed to start at Hogwarts was the year the number of students started to dwindle. Not only was there no Harry Potter, there was no Longbottom, Malfoy, Greengras or other powerful and influential families. No money to fill Hogwarts vaults and his pockets.

His political career also took a turn for the worse. Aegis Peverell has been a thorn in his eye and throwing wrenches in his plan for decades. He claimed all titles under the Peverell line, including the Potter line, shortly after James and Lily's death. He tried to contest the claim but he was shot down when they reminded him Lady Magic accepted his claim. Peverall has been vetoing most of his proposed laws and some how been overturned. He is barely holding onto his position as chief warlock as it. He believes Peverell knows where Harry Potter is but everytime he asks him Peverell tells him that even if he knew he would never tell him.

Dumbledores is brought out of his thoughts when Molly, Ron and Ginny Weasly step out of the floo. He looks at them, times have been hard for them. Ron is barely able to hold onto a job, he was supposed to be Harry's best friend. Make sure he stays on the light sight, fill his head with anti Slytherin rants, keep him oblivious to his real power in the magical world. Ron was supposed to live off the fame of being Harry Potter's best friend. They were supposed to be aurors and eradicate the death eaters and anyone else with dark leanings.

His eyes wander to Ginny, she is a quidditch player, not even famous and from what Molly tells him, she has a new boyfriend every week. She was supposed to marry Harry, have children, take charge of the Potter inheritance and get rid of Harry when she was done with him. He wrote their marriage contract the day after he placed Harry with Petunia. He made sure Ginny would get everything and was free to do as she pleases while Harry was bound to be the dutiful loving husband. Of course none of this couldn't happen without some love potions and spells. Molly was supposed to brew them along with all the other potions he needed to make Harry malleable. Instead of the high life he envisioned for them they are barely getting by.

McGonagal enters his office and looks at them, "What are they doing here Albus?"
"They will be joining us." Minerva shakes her head, "Albus they aren't on the approved list." Albus ignores her, "I offered them jobs when we open again and they accepted. It will be a good experience for them," he lies. He wants them to join and look for Harry Potter. Minerva shakes her head. She loves Hogwarts and she warned Albus to do something but he ignored her and now the school is closed.

Mme Edgecomb and other ministry officials step out of the floo, she looks at the three Weasley, Minerva shakes her head at her. The ministry is less than pleased with Albus. She will let Dumbledore play his stupid games. Mme Edgecomb activates the international portkey and they are all sucked in and they land in a field.

A young woman in her early twenties greets them, "Hello, I'm Judy Black," "She hands them out badges, "These allow you to enter the campus. They will monitor your movements, we also have security cameras everywhere," she looks at The Weasleys, "You are not on the approved list yet here you are." Dumbledore looks at Judy with his grandfatherly smile, "It will be a good experience for them, they will have teaching jobs once Hogwarts opens again." Judy doesn't buy his story but she was told to let them in, "Fine, but know this, one toe out of line and you're gone."

They follow her and after five minutes of walking they reach a gate, "Welcome to Enigmus," Judy ays. They scan their passes and they stop to take in the sight. It's lively, there are magical creatures flying and walking about. They see several houses, manors and buildings, they can see a big lake in the distance and a forest to their left.

Judy looks at them, "It's a lot to take in at first. We will be meeting the board by the fountain, follow me." The others look around, "It's impressive," Mme Edgecome says, Minerva agrees.
They see a fountain with a griffin in the middle. Ron is looking at it when it changes to a werewolf, "Oh." "It changes every two hours into another animal," Judy informs him. They look around, this place feels alive and safe. They see a group of people walk towards them.

Dumbledore is taken aback when he stares at Regulus Black who he believes is dead. But it doesn't end there, next to Regulus is his brother Sirius, he hasn'T seen him since he turned over Pettigrew, another miscalculation on his part. He looks at Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy, they left Britain decades ago. Standing to their left are Remus Lupin, someone else he hasn't seen since in decades and what he supposes is Draco Malfoy and Severus Snape, so this is where his pawn fled to. But the person next to Snape catches his attention. It cannot be....

"Harry Potter"

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