The Deceit of Man

Meeting With The Weasleys

After Draco's breakdown, Harry dropped the Privacy ward and moved the conversation along. He needed to know where the four in front of him stood on the war and their family in general. It was why he had called them there in the first place.

"Moving on, Grindelwald's subsequent defeat led to Dumbledore's stifling of Magic. After all, who would question the man who'd defeated Gellert Grindelwald? If Dumbledore said that the Old Ways and Blood Magic shouldn't be practiced then of course, the Ministry would ban it."

"This stifling caused many of the most needed classes to be removed from Hogwarts curriculum. We went over past records for courses during the beginning of Dumbledore's time as a teacher to now and what we've found is appalling. At least ten classes have been either completely gotten rid of or stripped to the bare basics. Any kind of Wizarding course or Pureblood related course was removed such as Pureblood Customs which was was much like Muggle Studies. It was a single term class as the second term was Wizarding Traditions and Religion which discussed not only the Old Ways but how to properly celebrate them. Muggle Relations was the second half of Muggle Studies, which was never intended to be an elective nor a full year, and went over the best ways to blend into Muggle society. Muggle Combat used to be an offered class to help wizards and witches defend themselves without having to break the Statute of Secrecy and there was a Muggle Education course that all students were supposed to take every year to keep them on par with Muggles and prevent them from sticking out like sore thumbs. DADA used to be Defense and the Dark Arts, the Dark Arts were taken out as being too dangerous even though that portion was just the study of them. Mediwizardry and Muggle first aid were taken out. Wizard Law had been an elective for those who were interested in becoming a barrister. Finally, the most crucial of the lot we've uncovered was the Apprenticeship Program. Sixth and Seventh year students had once been not only allowed but encouraged to apprentice under someone under their chosen career path." Sirius was the one to present the information this time, handing over the list of courses they had pieced together and wrote descriptions for. It was a copy of their original but they needed to make another copy for Amelia later so they had to keep the original.

The Weasleys shared looks of horror as they read over what each course was intended for and couldn't believe they'd been denied the opportunity for such things. They, Bill especially, felt that some of the courses would have helped when having to interact with the Muggles at the sites where he worked. Bill was the first to speak, "How could getting rid of all the courses help the Wizarding World at all? Especially Pureblood Customs and Wizarding Traditions and Religion when the Muggleborn constantly complain about not being able to be successful in this new world they've found themselves in. For another thing, why are we celebrating Muggle holidays instead of the ones laid down for us by Lady Magic herself?"

"It does make you wonder doesn't it? What kind of agenda does Dumbledore have if he is determined to remove all of our history from us and force us to celebrate as the Muggles do. He is forcing a large breach in the Statute. It's why Voldemort was able to gain such a foothold like he did. The Purebloods were disenfranchised with the way the Ministry was brushing aside all concerns for the history and origins of our very Magic. Then, in comes this Halfblood upstart Dark Lord who promises to restore the balance of Magic and all they have to do is follow orders. Of course, it's not too long after that his insanity truly takes hold and they realize what a huge mistake they've made but by this time it's too late. They and their children are sworn into his service, at least their firstborn are." Draco speaks up now and it's clear he's regained his confidence.

"The rest of your family is stealing from me thus the Vow you took before we began. I couldn't tell you when it started but there it is. Ron, Ginny, your Mother, and your father are willingly taking money and family heirlooms from my vaults here at Gringotts. The goblins are going to be going after them once we're done here and know whether or not the four of you will stand in the way of them seeking justice for stealing from one of their most influential clients." Harry smirked and the Twins laughed.

"A prank worthy-"

"-Of the Marauders,-"

"We'd say, little brother."

"You didn't tell them yet, Prongslet?" Remus queried and Harry shook his head, fighting back a laugh at the stumped look on Fred and George's face, "What my dear nephew has failed to inform you of is that I'm Moony and Sirius is Padfoot. James was Prongs and Wormtail betrayed us. He's no longer a Marauder." Remus sneered Wormtail's name and neither Sirius nor Harry could blame him.

While Fred and George gaped like fish, Harry and the others moved on. They broke down their goals and plans for the start of balancing out Magic again. They also talked on how much Dumbledore needed to get out of Hogwarts and everywhere else he held power at. It was obvious that he was doing nothing but abusing his positions and overturning the balance.

"This is all well and good, Harrison, but what does it have to with us? None of us really have skills that can be used outside our professions." Charlie was the first to speak when there was a break in the conversation.

"That's the beauty of it. The reason you're wanted is because of your professions. Bill, according to Gringotts, you are the best curse breaker out there. We are going to need those skills in the coming months as well as your Warding skills which the goblins have highly complimented as well. Charlie, you train dragons for Merlin's sake and if you can't see how that can be useful well then you are denser than the entirety of your family. I'm not saying that they will be needed to fight but they make one bloody good deterrent. Who would go up against someone who had the loyalty of dragons? Then there's you two, Fred and George. The things the two of you invent are incredible and could easily be turned to the war effort. I'd like to see people deal with some of the things you'll invent. The best part being of course you get to work with Padfoot and Moony closely."

"That is very Slytherin-"

"Of you, little brother-"

"Using our idols-"

"Against us like that."

"We're in!" For most people, the twin speech that Fred and George enjoyed would have thrown them off. Harry had gotten used to it in his first week and known how to differentiate between them by the second.

"I want proof of the theft before I turn my back to my family." Bill, if nothing else, thought through every decision and was incredibly loyal.

"We figured you would. We had another couple of copies made of the withdrawals made over the last twelve years or so. Mind, your siblings didn't start getting paid until Harry started Hogwarts. We have no doubt they were paid to be his friends or just get close to him in general." Remus passed over another scroll that had been closed with the Gringotts seal on black wax, "This is a sealed copy of the vault activity ever since the death of Harry's parents. I'm sure that after looking at it and going through it, you won't have any qualms about the revenge we're going to seek on the rest of your family."

The four wizards who had called the meeting waited in silence as their guests read over the scroll they had been given. They watched as BIll's fist clenched around the parchment and as Charlie's jaw tightened in anger. The twins gained a spark in their eyes that promised revenge. If the four of them hadn't been sold before on the idea of going against their family, they were now. There was no denying the facts and the amount of money laid out by the goblins. Bill broke the silence, his anger very noticeably contained, "What do we need to do?"

Harry's grin was wolfish when he answered, "As the eldest born, you would need to take on the mantle of Lord Weasley and disown not only your other family members but Elric Weasley as well. Doing so will allow you to access the Weasley vaults that have been sealed due to Elric's betrayal of his marriage vows to Elaine Malfoy. The other purebloods froze the Weasleys out. This was also the start of the feud between the Weasleys and the Malfoys. The goblins, to appease the other purebloods, froze all but one Weasley vault saying that when a Weasley Lord disowned Elric, they would have access to the others. That is the sacrifice you would be making. Fred and George, as the only twins in the Prewitt line, you are the only ones able to claim the Prewitt Lordship. Then you two will also have to disown your family. As Elric wasn't your bloodline, you don't have to worry about it."

"You don't have to do this today. We actually don't have time for you to do so today. Take a day or two to decide as I know this is a lot to ask of you. When you have decided, send a letter with your decision. For now, we need to call this meeting to an end. Just know that I won't hold your choice against you but it will put us on opposite side of this war. The war that I intend to win."