Just Walk Away

A New Plan

The most embarrassing thing in the world is fainting in front of the Queen of England. This was Harry's first thought when he awoke from his spot on the floor. The palace attendants helped him up silently handing him water and then quietly informing him that the Queen and Prime Minister had stepped into the next room for a moment.

This just made Harry more nervous. As the pounding in his head began to fade, he couldn't help but glance at the file on the wizarding world that was still sitting on the table. More specifically, he was looking at the Treaty between the people of magical Britain and the royal family. How could such a big thing get overlooked? How did this fail everyone's notice?

However the question that was at the front of his mind was this; what was going to happen now? It was very clear that the magical world had failed in upholding their end of the treaty. It was also just as clear that the muggle government was angry about it and intended to do something about it. Harry couldn't blame them if they decided to expose the wizarding world. The fact that the wizarding world was apparently doing the opposite of the treaty and they were keeping it secret from their citizens did not help the situation.

These thoughts continued to run through his mind making him more and more nervous by the second. No longer was this meeting just a quick chat to satisfy a muggle's curiosity but now it was a fight to keep the people of the wizarding world – the people he just saved – safe. He had to find a way to fix the ministry's problems once again.

His thoughts came to a halt as the door to his right opened to admit the Queen and the Prime Minister. Trying to not let his nervousness show he rose from his seat and quickly bowed low to show his respect. This time, it took a minute for the Queen to acknowledge him.

Finally though, they were once again seated and as much as Harry wanted to begin defending the Ministry of Magic, he found himself silent. He knew that anything he said without permission would only make things worse.

"Mister Potter, are you feeling better?" The Prime Minister asked softly staring at the wizard nervously

Harry nodded slowly, "I apologize. I was....shaken by what I read."

"Yes, that much I can tell." He peered at him intently, making him shift in his seat nervously. Finally when it seemed that the silence would stretch on forever, the Queen spoke up,

"Mister Potter, can you give me any legitimate reason why I should not consider the treaty between our worlds null and void. Now that you have read and are aware of its contents, can you honestly defend it?"

Harry pursed his lips, in slight frustration but answered neutrally. "Your Majesty that only thing I can say is that there is a possibility that the majority of the wizarding world is not aware of the treaty."

"That right there is already more than enough reason for me to expose your world. Did it or did it not say that you were to keep your people informed of the treaty and what it represents?"

Harry bowed his head respectfully as he answered, "It does and as much as I wish I could say that the ministry of magic has been doing their job, I cannot. I can only answer for myself."

"And yet you are meeting with myself and the Prime Minister as if you are the leader of the magical community. Why hasn't your minster made attempts to fix things?

Harry didn't answer. He didn't want to make anything worse than it already was. When he stayed silent, the Prime Minster spoke up.

"Mister Potter, how old are you?" Kevin asked his voice flat and neutral.

Harry was thrown by the question but he answered anyway. "I will be 18 next month, sir"

Kevin nodded slowly, "From my conversations with Minister Shacklebolt, you seem to have a lot of power and influence for one so young. I will confess, when Kingsley talked about you, I almost expected a middle aged power hungry aristocrat. What makes you so special that gives you such power over the Ministry of Magic?"