The Halfwolf (Year 1)

The Minister

General POV

Back inside, Ginny was watching Teddy, Zach, and Luna's daughter in the garden. She sighed as she leaned against the counter. Her brother's voice drew her attention back around behind her where four of her 5 living brothers sat around the table.

"Do you remember him, George? Theodore Nott?" Ron was asking as he sipped from a mug of tea that Mrs. Weasley had handed him. A dark look came over George's face as he nodded.

"I do. Bloody arsehole when we were in school. Good to see some things don't change." He grumbled. "Father's in Azkaban, if I'm not mistaken?" He looked over at Bill, who shrugged.

"I'm not the one to ask. Dad may know, but I'm pretty sure head of Magical Law Enforcement would be the best one to ask if he's still there or not."

"We can ask dad," Ron interjected, "and if he doesn't know, we can owl Kingsley and ask him. But I'm pretty sure the Auror office would have heard if a Death Eater was being released." Bill snorted.

"I keep forgetting you're an Auror, Ron. Still pretty hard to believe after all these years." Ron glared at his oldest brother. Ginny shook her head.

"Harry needs to hurry up," she mumbled. As if summoned, a figure appeared in the fire, spinning extremely fast. As the green flames died, Harry stepped out of the fireplace while his cousin tripped out beside him.

"Bloody hell," Dudley exclaimed as he caught his balance. "You travel like that regularly?!" Harry chuckled, then caught sight of almost the entire adult Weasley family staring at him.

"Everyone alright?" He said, striding over to Ginny.

"Not exactly what you'd call 'alright'. Hello again, Dudley." She said, looking past Harry's shoulder and giving him a smile. He smiled shyly, taking in the group around the table. George was sitting back in his chair with an even grin on his face. "George, don't even think of it." He looked at her in confusion. "He's family. Let it alone." As George continued to look puzzled, Ginny turned back to Harry.

"Charlie owled you? About Anna?" Harry's eyes went wide.

"How do you know about Anna?" he whispered. Ginny gave him an exasperated look and pointed behind him at the table. Charlie raised a hand and waived at him with a grin. "Oh. That makes sense," he said out of the corner of his mouth. Ginny roller her eyes. Harry strode over to the table and shook hands with Charlie, Bill, and George. He clapped Ron on the shoulder, then turned again to Charlie.

"How is Anna? Did she come with you?" Charlie smiled sadly.

"She's well, asleep in the sitting room actually."

"And very pregnant." Ginny said quietly. Harry's head snapped around to her, then back to Charlie.

"Seriously?" Charlie nodded. "Wow. That's great, mate, congrats."

"Thank you." He said, inclining his head. "Now I'm hoping you can help us find this idiot and make this Vow go away." Harry gave him a look.

"You know who it is, then?" Charlie nodded again.

"Anna's brother told her before he died." Harry went very still. Ginny walked over and put a hand on his shoulder.

"He was under and Unbreakable Vow, just like the boy, Harry." Harry kept still, waiting for Charlie to confirm what he could already assume.

"He has two sons, twins. Both betrothed, both with brother's vowed to watch over them." Charlie said as he kept his gaze on Harry.

"The Finch-Fletchy's" he whispered. Charlie nodded.