A Million Things {Hamilton/Harry Potter Universe}

Chapter 23

George Washington paced back and forth in his tent. The Aurors had scored a major victory against the Death Eaters and it was all thanks to Lafayette. He had been the perfect replacement for Charles Lee and aquired more aid from France.

Washington had to laugh because it made it sound like they had won the war already. Which they had not.

The tent flap opened and Lafayette strode in, flushed with pleasure at his sucess. Washington beamed. "Lafayette! How are you?"

The man bowed. "I am wonderful, monsieur. I am honored your Ministry is so...enthusiastic." He handed Washington a copy of the Daily Prophet. The headline read, FIGHTING FRENCHMAN LEADS AURORS TO VICTORY.

Lafayette took Washington's silence for astonishment. "They make it seem we have won already, non?" he said, laughing. "They are so happy to have something good to report."

"And there is always something negative too," Washington grumbled, turning the page to a different article.

"Ah, you are looking at Rita Skeeter?" Lafayette said, looking over his shoulder. "No offense to you English wizards, but she is...well..."

"I know, I know," Washington sighed, scanning the page. The title read, HAMILTON: HIDING OR HEXING? The two men leaned over to study the article.

It has been weeks since the young, ambitious Alexander Hamilton was seen at the right-hand side of George Washington, Head of Auror Office. It hads been said he has taken momentary leave from the desk but there are plenty of questions to unravel. Why would such a talented wizard be sent home when it appeared that Washington refused to work without him? And what is he doing now? Your reliable reporter, Rita Skeeter, is on the case.

I interviewd a certain Charles Lee, who was rudely sacked by George Washington, just hours before Hamilton himself was sent home. "Hamilton was so proud to be working with Washington," Lee comments. "Always swaggering around and acting as though he was better than others. So arrogant and eager. I can't see why Washington ever hired him."

Charles Lee was badly injured before he was dismissed and it is rumored that Hamilton was behind it somehow. Was this the reason Hamilton was sent away?

A number of things could explain Hamilton's behavior. Some digging resluted in finding that this wizard was born in the Caribbean to muggle parents and became an orphan at a young age after his mother passed and his father vanished. This emotional truama has obviously resluted in a wild personality and need for attention. This was evident throught his Hogwarts says as well.

"Alexander was always pushing for success," Aaron Burr says, a close collegue of Hamilton. "We were both in Slytherin and his determination was evident. He always wanted to be the best." Ambition and a want for power is a common trait among Slytherins and while it is unlikely a muggle-born would ever be sorted there, Hamilton seems to fit the bill.

But is there something more than just the want to succeed? Of course there is. Hamilton has time and time again, expressed his tendency to violence and trouble. At Hogwarts, he got into many rows with his peers, usually ending in a hex or jinx, though he was never expelled by Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. At nineteen, he picked a fight with Samuel Seabury, a respectable Ministry worker, who was giving a speech at the time. Hamilton had to be dragged off of the scene by Aaron Burr before Seabury was harmed. Samuel Seabury was not available for comment.

It is known that Hamilton is skilled at dueling, once an active member of the Dueling Club, but why would Washington have made him a secretary instead of a temporary Auror? Was Washingotn trying to keep the potentially dangerous Hamilton tied down? Perhaps George Washington is hiding something about himself...

All we can wonder is what Hamilton is doing now. Is he hiding at home, ashamed at his removal? Or is he hexing?

The article ended there. There was a long silence. Lafayette coughed awkwardly. "Well, at least your name was spelled correctly."

Washington crumpled the newspaper and tossed it aside. He began pacing again. "She makes Alexander look like a...a..."

"Madman?" Lafayette tried. He took a step back as the Auror glared at him.

"We can't let this type of talk continue. How would Alexander feel about this now? I didn't want to keep him tied down. It was never my intention." He could just imagine Hamilton's face when he reads the article. He would be hurt. He was already fustrated when he was denied the ability to fight, again and again. Skeeter's stories were as twisted as her hair, but they always seemed true.

"I am sure he is already aware. This was sent this morning. But it is close to what I would want to speak with you about." Lafayette paused, getting his words together. "I have aid coming from Rochambeau and we need to move to the rendezvous point immediately."

"Your point?" Washington asked, already irritated by the article.

"The point is westward, to the coast, but what I am thinking is that we may be able to win this war by the fall. But to do that we need-."

"Hamilton," Washington interrupted. "I know."

"Oui," the other man confirmed. "I reali-ah...understand you both ended not as well as you would have wanted but we need Hamilton to win. You have to ask him to return."

"I get it." Washington turned to leave, but Lafayette stopped him, his eyes dark and serious.

"I mean to say, we need him not to return as an aide-de-camp."