Harry Potter: Rise of the Spiral

Chapter 36

Iris stayed at Grimmauld Place for two more days, spending time with her godfather and uncle. Meanwhile, Edmund secretly destroyed all the dark objects in the building and had to convince the deranged house elf to let go one particular trinket of doom.

When he sensed the familiar weakened aura of Voldemort in the building he sent his henged clones to find it. He could have killed the elf for trying to stop him, but he decided not to and convinced the elf that he'd destroy the locket himself. He also learnt a very important bit of information. Voldemort's trinkets were called Horcruxes, a very dark type of soul magic in which the caster splits its soul and anchors the part to an object. The process was fuelled by murder.

Now he had the diadem and the locket. Was there any lost item that belonged to Helga Hufflepuff?

'Well, time to read some history books.'

As he was coming back to his room, he heard a commotion down in the dining hall.

"What the hell are you doing with that death eater spawn Iris?! Listen, you should stay away from him. He's dangerous. I told you in our first year, right? His whole family is dark. I bet Voldemort has ordered him to get close to you. Hermione! Make her see reason!"

"Ron's right Iris. I've read about it. Vulpis family is very dark and evil. They killed a lot of people in the last war. Vulpis must have been trained like Malfoy. They hate muggleborns like me, like your mother. Iris, listen to us, please! He's not good for you."

Edmund listened quietly, hidden out of sight of everyone. There were two youngest Weasleys and their mother standing at one side while Granger had flanked the opposite side. The pig had Iris' shoulders in his grasp and Iris' eyes were slightly unfocused.

Edmund frowned while feeling lightheaded, 'Iris would have clocked that shit in the jaw for touching her. Why isn't she reacting? Ugh, why am I getting so... confused? I'm dark and evil? Voldemort sent me to get close to Iris... I'm dangerous for her... I'm a Vulpis... I hate muggleborns... I'm not good for... Wait, what's that smell? It's perfume, a very strong one. It's.. messing with my head.
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Oh... no they didn't!'

Edmund in a deep menacing voice, "What do you mongrels think you're doing?! How dare you!"

Before anyone could react, Edmund jumped forward in a blur and grabbed Ron's face in his palm. Then he lifted him up and slammed him through the dining table. Ron screamed in pain. Then he jumped towards Molly Weasley and smacked her hard on her face, sending her flying through the kitchen door.

Sirius, Remus, Tonks and other order members came running into the room. Edmund's fist was about to hit Ginny's abdomen when all the men jumped in to stop him.

"Edmund!" Remus exclaimed, shocked at what the enraged teen was about to do. "Get a hold of yourself! Why you attacking them?!"

Edmund snarled, "Smell their perfume! Smell it and tell me why I shouldn't just crush their filthy selves under my feet!"

Iris snapped out of her confused and dazed state and looked around. Hermione was standing against a wall, her eyes wide in fear and her body shivering. Ginny was sitting on the floor, crying and gasping for air, also looking terrified. Ron was lying on the destroyed remains of the dining table and was coughing out blood while holding onto his ribs. Mrs Weasley was nowhere to be found. Turning around, she saw a very angry Edmund being held back by nine men.

Remus moved forward and sniffed. The smell of the perfume was very strong and it had something in it that was making him feel less focused and confused.

Remus might not have had a mastery in potions but he was good at the subject. So when he smelled it, he immediately recognized a confounding potion. He then eyed Iris and saw that the situation had caught her completely unaware.

"Edmund... Wh..What's going on?" Iris asked, bewildered.

Molly stumbled out of the kitchen and saw the people standing in front of her. She saw Edmund being held by a couple of men and immediately thought of turning the situation on him.

"Keep holding him!" She screeched. "He just attacked us and said he wanted to kill us! He wants to take Iris to You-know-who!"

Remus narrowed his eyes at Molly and said in a hushed voice, "Molly, tell me honestly, why are all of you, except Iris and Edmund, wearing a perfume that has a strong confounding potion in it?"

All the order members turned towards her while they relaxed their hold over Edmund.

Before Molly could think of a way to get out of this predicament, Edmund growled, "They were trying to compel Iris to break up with me. Saying that I work for that bald snake faced dork. That pig Ron had the gall to touch her with his pig hands. You better keep holding me down Sirius, or I will put an end to their pathetic lives."

Every order member looked at Molly, dumbfounded by what she was trying to do to Iris.

Iris herself was shocked numb. How could they fall so low? Hermione had said she wanted to talk to her and apologize for her behaviour over the past year. Iris had thought that she would finally have her first friend back. Even though her faith in Hermione was lost, there was a sliver of hope that said she would have her first friend back.

But now, she was once again manipulated. Iris looked at Hermione, feeling betrayed. So overwhelmed with the feeling, she broke down, "How could you do this Hermione? I thought... I thought we'll be friends again. I was ready to forgive you. I just wanted my best friend back. But you..."

With a clenched jaw, Edmund hugged Iris, allowing her to cry into his shoulder.

Molly was trying to mumble her way out. Edmund scowled at the infuriating woman and snarled, "Shut the hell up you cow. Get me Arthur Weasley. I want that man in front of me within the next twenty minutes, or else I do it without him being aware."

Kingsley just nodded and went towards the floo, understanding what Edmund had meant. Fifteen minutes later, Arthur Weasley came rushing through the floo and went straight towards them.

He looked at Molly who was eyeing everyone while looking down and asked, "Honey, what's going on?"

Then he looked towards Edmund, "Lord Whirlpool, Kingsley said this was urgent. Why did you call for me?"

"Sit down Arthur."

"Your youngest children, your wife and Granger used a confundus potion as perfume and tried used it against Iris to have their way with her. It's so strong that it could damage anyone's brain who doesn't have decent occulomency skills."

"Wha..." Arthur tried to say something but his voice was caught in his throat. He was shocked at what his family was trying to do. He knew Molly always wanted Iris and Ron to be together and was sad when Edmund became Iris' boyfriend but this was downright criminal.

Edmund continued, "So, I Edmund Dominic Whirlpool, Lord of the Noble house of Whirlpool, declare a blood feud against house Weasley, and their transgressions shall be forgiven when the right action is taken against the offenders. This I swear, so mote it be."

Arthur's eyes went wide like saucers. Weasley family was down to earth and a family that believed in honest living. Never had anyone declared blood feuds against them. Arthur felt like he had aged over the decades. His own wife and children had shamed his family name.

"You are an honest man Arthur, so I'll give your family a chance. I don't know what you'll do with them. But if they get out of this scot-free, I'll erase every single Weasley's existence from this world."

Without giving the man any face, Edmund grabbed Iris' hand and said, "Let's go. We've overstayed our welcome here."

Iris just followed him without saying a word. Edmund snapped his fingers and all their belongings were arranged in from of him. After sealing them in a scroll, he, along with Iris flashed away from Grimmauld Place.