Squib

Chapter 9: Punishment

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Punishment

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"Gellert Grindelwald.....Former Dark Lord".

Harry stumbled backwards and was about to fall when he was caught by Grindelwald's guards. Jerking his arms, he freed himself of their unnaturally strong grips. Harry immediately looked around for any outlet that he could use as a means of escape.

"At least let me explain." Grindelwald started. Harry had by now come to the conclusion that he couldn't escape if Grindelwald didn't want him to. No other choice left, Harry nodded his head.

"The final battle....between me and Dumbledore took place on the streets of Hogsmeade. The thing about final battles, Harry, is that they always have a conclusion, one way or the other. And this one didn't turn out well for me.

I was defeated by Dumbledore and I will not go into the details but let me tell you this. Even at the final point the battle could have gone either way. But Alas, Dumbledore got the better of me, he disarmed me.

I knew that I could never face Albus Dumbledore without my wand, so I just stood there, defeated. I played right into Dumbledore's weakness. He could never murder, don't get me wrong, he would order for someone to be executed within seconds, but he could never kill someone with his own hands, As if that is any different.

But Dumbledore was a vile bastard. 'There are worse things than death' he told me and stripped me of the one thing I was proud of, my magic. I was left as a squib much like yourself with a magical core inside me but no magic to call upon. He then portkeyed me to a muggle area. Though with illusions, he made it appear as if I had turned to dust.

I knew I could not return to the wizarding world. They would hunt me down like dogs. So I stayed in the muggle world which is a story unto itself. But it is enough to say that I had a very close look at the lives of Vampires and Werewolves mingled in muggle crime. And as a squib I began to feel the neglect that they felt from the magical world.

Nevertheless, the first few years were the worst of my life, after that I began to settle, plan and build. Since then, for over five decades, me and my organization have been preparing for a day to fight for equality if not superiority over wizardkind. I have gathered squibs, vampires and werewolves (he gestured to his body guards) and even a few wizards to join me and we form what we like to know as the Brotherhood.

Five decades is a long time Harry. And believe me, we have used the time to our advantage. The element of surprise will aid us and we will be successful. And now young Harry, you can either join us or walk away without any memory of the brotherhood."

Harry contemplated the pros and cons of joining the brotherhood. But who was he kidding? Right here was an opportunity for him to be what he had always wanted. A part of something big and important. But the deciding factor was the thought that John wasn't involved in it in anyway, so he joined.

Right after Harry agreed, Grindelwald used Ligilimency on him and after a short struggle, broke through his mind, when Grindelwald came to the memory of Harry's acceptance, he felt the emotions and decided that Harry was loyal. He broke out and nodded at Harry who was holding his head in his hands.

"You are now a member. As your first assignment, I ask you to improve your occlumency skills during the summer. Though you may be able to block normal attacks, your mind can not yet face the brunt of a full blown legilimency attack. We shall meet again in your next year."

Harry still had a lot of questions and a big headache but before he could ask anything, Grindelwald and his bodyguards disappeared in a blast of smoke, that strangely wasn't suffocating in the least. Cool! Harry thought, maybe I would be able to do that someday. A smile graced Harry's face as he made his way back to the castle.