Close Or Far From The Law

Chapter 21 : 20. Department of Mysteries

Voldemort was not used to feeling nervous yet he was without being able to explain at first glance where this feeling came from. More and more present, occupying a part of his mind normally focused on the paperwork in front of him. It ended up diminishing, leaving him with a slight headache and then without warning, this nervousness transformed into fear which took his breath away for a brief second. He held the desk with both hands, finally understanding that his emotions were not his but his little lion's. Why this sudden terror? Harry was at the Ministry to be heard by the entire Wizengamot. There was no reason for anything to happen to him and at the same time… He knew how the youngest attracted trouble like pollen attracted bees.

Voldemort left his office, unable to sit still even though he had no idea what was happening. Lucius had not returned to debrief with him about the meeting, so it must not have been over. So what ? Had Harry been attacked on the way to Hogwarts? Possible but unlikely... Voldemort cast a few glamours on his person as a precaution and apparated not far from the high gates of the castle. He looked around and didn't notice anything unusual. The fear was still there accompanied by pain though. His little lion was injured and he wasn't there to protect him. Inhaling deeply, he cast the spell that would allow him to locate the teenager using his bracelet. The management pointed to the ministry. A place where he couldn't go without a lot of precaution. Voldemort gripped his wand tighter and decided to go to London anyway. To be as close as possible and if necessary, to intervene.

He would not lose his future husband as soon as he had him on hand.

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Harry tried not to lean on his right foot, supporting himself upright with the smooth wall of the hall. He no longer had any idea what he should do. Did he have the right to use magic in such a situation? Increasingly worried, he only saw this possibility as the elevator made a sinister noise. Harry made up his mind when he saw the machine move. He didn't know how deep this thing went but if he left Sirius and Graves inside there was a good chance he would never see them alive again. So he grabbed his wand and cast a spell that he had learned with Voldemort and which he had then taught to his friends because it seemed to him that it could be useful to them during a fainting spell or something else:

- Mobilicorpus  !

Sirius' body flew away and Harry placed him as soon as possible on the flat surface of the hall a good meter from the elevator shaft, casting the spell again quickly as the sounds panicked him more and more. He almost hit his lawyer's head again on the iron frame and the remains of the elevator plunged while it still held the man in the air. Harry had difficulty swallowing and finally placed Graves next to his godfather. Neither stirred or seemed to regain consciousness, which would have done him a lot of good. Vastly overwhelmed by the events, Harry slumped against the wall while he regained his senses, much more shocked than he would like. What had happened? And why ? He shuddered to think what would have happened if he too had fallen unconscious. It was while playing with his bracelet that he realized that he might have been the only survivor once again because Voldemort's magic would have protected him. This drew a little hysterical laugh from him which ended in a groan of pain. He looked down at his leg, pulled up his pants. His ankle had at least tripled in size and the purplish color was not reassuring. Harry hesitated but at this point…

- Ferula …

When the restraint and support system clicked into place, Harry bit his lip to keep from crying out and then relaxed. It was only temporary but it might just help him walk so he could find an adult in this place. Sure, he had called before but only silence answered and it didn't seem like it was going to get better on its own. Of course, Harry also assumed that the disappearance of the elevator must have attracted attention but how long until the thing was fixed? He couldn't just sit there and wait, Sirius and Graves' cases were possibly serious, he knew that a blow to the head could create a lot of mental problems.