War Against Magiterran

Chapter 1: The Royal Twins

In the days long ago, there was once the great continent of Magiterran, home of a great gathering of people gifted in the arts of war and of magic. This continent was divided into four kingdoms, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.

In the northwest was the Kingdom of Hufflepuff, land of the common worker. Indeed, the Kingdom of Hufflepuff prided it self in having the greatest of farmers, artisans, blacksmiths, merchants, craftsmen, anybody who worked with their own hands. For the citizens of Hufflepuff were the backbones of the four kingdoms.

On the other hand, the Kingdom of Ravenclaw, in the northeast, was the home of the scholars of Magiterran. Ravenclaw was the home of many a priest or scholar who wished to delve into the art of study. The northwest kingdom boasted the greatest religious activity and think tanks in all the lands.

A completely different matter was the Kingdom of Slytherin in the southeast. Run under a highly elitist system, the Kingdom of Slytherin was the kingdom of nobility. In Slytherin, the nobles had the final word and class structure was very strict. Yet, it was in this kingdom that the class structure constantly changed for those of the lower classes always strived to advance their ranks.

Yet, by far the greatest of the four was the southwest Kingdom of Gryffindor. A highly military state, the ideals of the Gryffindor kingdom were chivalry and valiancy. Gryffindor soldiers were admired by citizens of all four kingdoms, for their legendary bravery where they would charge into battle to save the lives of others without thought to one's own safety. Despite the prominence of the military, the common muggle was always treated most fairly in Gryffindor. This was the kingdom of equality and perhaps that was what made the Gryffindors so great.

The four kingdoms were gathered together in an alliance of commerce, religion, politics, and military. The symbol of the four-kingdom alliance was Hogwarts castle, located in the center of Magiterran where the borders of the four kingdoms met. Hogwarts was the home of the Mage Knights, the guardians of peace and justice in Magiterran. The Mage Knights wandered around the kingdoms freely without political problems. They flew to anywhere where there was trouble to help those in need. They were undeniably the greatest warriors in all of Magiterran. Yet, even with the Mage Knights, not all times were happy and peaceful in the great continent.

There was once a time of darkness when the dark lord Voldemort raised a following of fanatical extremists, called Death Eaters, for the sole purpose of ruling Magiterran. For twenty years of constant warfare, Voldemort waged war against the Alliance. So great was the terror that he brought upon the lands that people were afraid to even speak his name, preferring to call him You-know-who. Yet, in the end, the Death Eaters were crushed by the Alliance, and Voldemort was defeated by the Mage Knights. Peace returned to Magiterran.

This story starts two years after the fall of Voldemort. It was a day of celebration as the citizens of Godric's Hollow, the capitol city of the Kingdom of Gryffindor, crowded in front of the gates to the royal palace. There was much rumoring and gossiping amongst the folks as Prime Minister Seamus Finnigan stood in the balcony over looking the front gates where the crowd could see him. Behind him were other members of the royal court: Dean Thomas the valet, Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil the ladies in waiting, and a few others. Dean nudged Seamus as Lavender and Pavati started giggling. Seamus took a deep breath and spoke out to the crowd:

"Ladies and Gentlemen of Gryffindor, I have a very special announcement to make..."

"Well! Is it a boy? A girl?" yelled someone in the crowd. Other people followed suit and soon the entire crowd was shouting the same question at Seamus. Lavender and Parvati exchanged alarmed glances as Seamus tried to shout to the masses.

"Everybody! Calm down! Please calm down!" Unfortunately, the crowd continued shouting and didn't seem to be calming down when suddenly, what sounded like a very loud canon blast sounded through out the court. The crowd immediately calmed down.

The blast had come from a man standing right behind Seamus: a tall red headed man with rusty armor and a scarlet cape and a drawn sword. Sir Ronald Weasley was a Mage Knight and the high commander of the Gryffindor military. As soon as the crowd had calmed down, Sir Ronald sheathed his sword and said, "You may continue Minister Finnigan."

Seamus gulped and hesitated for a moment. He, along with a good many citizens of Magiterran had a small fear of the Mage Knights. But he immediately composed himself and spoke out to the crowd again, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to announce that on this day of the second year of the reign of King Harry the first that just one hour ago our beloved queen has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl."

The cheers that were issued from the crowds that day were louder than any sound that had been heard in the Alliance for a long time. The people celebrated for days about the births of the new prince and princess and nobody had ever been happier in the Kingdom of Gryffindor since before the days of Voldemort.

* * *

While the citizens of Godric's Hollow were celebrating with a lot of noise, there was another more silent celebration going on in the west wing of the royal palace. A young man dressed in elegant scarlet robes was looking out of the window at the cheering crowds. He was tall, had messy raven black hair, emerald green eyes, and a scar on his forehead that was shaped like a lightning bolt. He was Harry Potter, the king of the Kingdom of Gryffindor.

"Can you hear them?" he asked. He turned towards the king sized four-poster bed behind him, a small smile on his face. "Hermione?"

Lying on the bed was a beautiful young woman with long bushy brown hair, cinnamon brown eyes, and a loving smile on her lips. Lying next to her on the bed were two babies wrapped in swaddling cloth. They both had their mother's hair color. Though pale, weak, and exhausted from the laboring process of childbirth, Hermione still managed to sit up just a little and take the twins in her arms. It is said that a woman whom has just given birth is the most beautiful thing in existence and as Harry looked at his wife holding their children he couldn't help but agree as he fell in love with her all over again.

"Yes I can hear them," she said. She looked up at her husband and smiled. "They're celebrating our children, Harry. Our children. Can you believe it?"

"Its still a little hard to believe," said Harry. He sat down next to Hermione and brushed away a strand of hair away from her forehead. He kissed her in the same place and looked down at the twins who had just woken up. Two pairs of emerald green eyes looked up at Harry and Hermione.

"Look Harry, they have your eyes," said Hermione. Harry grinned as he took his daughter in his arms and kissed her on the forehead. He then bent over Hermione and kissed his son on the forehead as well.

"What are we going to call them?" he asked.

Hermione smiled and turned toward Harry. "James and Lily."

Harry was absolutely stunned. "You mean it?" Hermione wanted to name their twins after the parents Harry had never known.

Hermione leaned toward Harry and whispered, "Ever since I've been old enough to consider becoming a mother I wanted to name my children after the former king and queen. Of course, at the time I never expected that I'd end up as their daughter in law." She giggled.

Harry looked about ready to cry. "Thank you. Thank you so much Hermione. You don't know how much that means to me." He leaned forward and kissed her passionately. "I love you."

"I love you too, Harry."

Harry lied down on the bed next to his wife. Hermione also lied down and placed her head on Harry's chest. They stayed in that position for a while just gazing down at their twins still in their arms.

"When will you be leaving for Beauxbatons?" asked Hermione after a few minutes.

"The day after tomorrow," said Harry with a sigh. Hermione dug her face into the nape of Harry's neck. Harry started stroking her hair.

"I wish I could go with you," she said.

"I wish I could stay here," said Harry. He kissed the top of Hermione's head. "As a king, its my duty to go meet the delegates but I'd much rather stay here as a husband and a father." It suddenly hit him that he was a father. He chuckled softly from the sheer joy the realization brought to him.

"I'll miss you."

"I won't be gone that long, it's only a few days."

"Hold me." Harry wrapped his arms around Hermione, their babies in between them. Hermione allowed herself to melt in Harry's arms, the exhaustion finally catching up with her. Slowly, her breathing became steady and she drifted off to sleep. Harry smiled and kissed her on her cheek. He pulled himself out of bed and picked up the twins.

As he carried them to the nursery right next door, Harry gazed down his two children in his arms. HIS children. A part of him still couldn't believe that he was a father. But the two pairs of emerald green eyes that looked up at him were enough proof. Eyes identical to his and his mother's. No one else had eyes like that. Little James had fallen asleep and little Lily was following. Harry chuckled as he laid the two in their crib. He softly stroked their hair.

"I spent my life denied of all forms of love. Since then, I promised myself that when I have a family of my own, I will give them all of the love that I have been denied." He kissed the two on their foreheads. "Now that I have my own family, I'll renew that promise. I promise you two that I will give you all the love that I have denied. There is no way that I am going to let you two have the childhood that I had. I love you two." He kissed them both again before he left the nursery.

He got back into the master bedroom, changed into his nightclothes and climbed into bed. Almost by instinct, Hermione snuggled up to her husband. Harry smiled as he wrapped his arms around Hermione again. He kissed her softly on her lips, hoping that she wouldn't wake up. Hermione made a small smile in her sleep. Harry also smiled and whispered, "I love you," into her ear.

"I love you too," she mumbled in her sleep. Harry grinned and pulled her closer to him. He soon drifted off into a steady slumber.

Chapter 2: The Delegates from Durmstrang

A few days later, Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil were taking one of their customary "breaks" from their jobs when a hooded figure wrapped up in a brown cloak made their way toward the two ladies in waiting.

"Is Queen Hermione here?" asked a clear feminine voice.

Lavender immediately sprang to her job. "Uh yes. She should be in the west wing. What should I say to her?"

"Just tell her that Ginny Weasley is here to see her," said the figure.

"OK, I'll tell her majesty that Ginny Weasley is here to see her." Lavender made a dash for the west wing.

* * *

Hermione was in the nursery gazing down at her sleeping babies. It was a slightly odd sight with the Queen in all her royal violet robes and jeweled tiara on her head looking down into the crib with the two sleeping babies. But Hermione was a Muggle-born, born and raised as a commoner and personally had no cares for her Royal office although she was willing to use it for the sake of helping those in need.

For Hermione, her first priorities were her duties as a wife and now as a mother. A Mother, even after nine months of pregnancy and the trying experience of childbirth, Hermione still had a hard time comprehending the fact that she was a mother. She was the mother of the children of the most wonderful man in Magiterran and she loved him not because of his Royal background but for whom he was.

Hermione lovingly stroked the hair of her twins. "I love you two so much," she whispered. "But I wish your father were here. I miss him already and he's only been gone for a day." Hermione sighed. She and Harry had virtually never been apart throughout the entire year they had been married. Harry had stuck by her throughout the entire pregnancy, amidst the morning sickness, hunger cravings, mood swings, and the fact that she had nearly crushed Harry's hand when she went into labor. Sometimes she wondered how lucky she was to have the love of her husband. There were times when she couldn't help but chuckle about the fact that none of this happiness would have happened if she hadn't been stupid and kissed Harry during the birthday celebration of a good friend. It was around then that Lavender ran into the nursery. Hermione smiled. "Yes Lavender? What brings you up here?"

"Your Majesty, a Ginny Weasley is here to see you."

"Speak of the devil," said Hermione. She rushed out of the room eager to greet her old friend.

* * *

"Ginny? Is that you?" said Hermione.

"Hello Hermione," said a familiar voice from under the brown hood.

"What are you doing here? And why are you all dressed up like that?"

"Well Hermione," said Ginny with a teasing voice, "I wanted to show you something." Ginny threw off the cloak. Hermione gasped when she saw that Ginny was wearing very familiar armor and a scarlet cape. She had seen the same armor on Harry and Ron only that Ginny's visor had dove wings that went well with her long red hair. She had a thin sword holstered at her waist.

Hermione starred at her friend, her eyes wide. "Ginny? Does this mean..."

Ginny made a small bow. "Your majesty, you are looking at Sir Virginia Weasley, newly appointed Mage Knight." Hermione hugged her old friend. "Ginny, that's wonderful. I always knew
you had it in you." "Mum wasn't exactly thrilled about my prospects as a Mage Knight," said
Ginny. "But I said that if I wasn't aloud to become one, then I'd take
after Fred and George and become a court jester." The two laughed out loud. Hermione sobered up.

"Harry asked you to come here, didn't he?"

Ginny sighed. "Yes, he wants some Mage Knights here to protect you while he's away. Sir Cho Chang is here as well." Hermione was about say something when Ginny said, "Now don't complain, Hermione. I know that you're completely capable of protecting yourself, but you've just given birth. Please don't turn our protection away, if not for yourself than for the your children."

Hermione sighed and gave in. "OK, I'll accept your protection." She grinned as she took a hold of Ginny's arm. "So tell me, how have your brothers been doing?"

* * *

A Black ship was sailing toward Magiterran. A splendid yet dark ship that appeared to have been through many an icy winter and battlefield. The ship anchored itself in Beauxbaton port.

Many an important looking person strolled out of the ship down the carpeted road. But they all moved out of the way for the most important looking man who strolled out of the ship. He towered over most of the people around him. He had thick eyebrows, a dark complexion, and a hooked nose that reminded people of a bird of prey. He was wearing the most expensive looking purple robes, was carrying a golden scepter and had a blood red crown on his head.

"King Viktor Krum of Durmstrang!" announced the herald. Viktor Krum strolled his way to the waiting citizens of Magiterran.

"I hav come to zis land in peace," he said. "Are youv the rulers ov zis four-kingdom Alliance?"

The four rulers of the Alliance stepped forward to greet the foreign king.

The first was one King Justin Finch Fletchley of Hufflepuff. He had only been on the throne for about a month. He was wearing plain yellow robes of a farmer. But he had a few topaz rings. He came forward and shook Krum's hand.

The second was Queen Penelope Clearwater of Ravenclaw. She was wearing plain priest's robes and was carrying a few books. She had one sapphire ring. Standing behind her was Prime Minister Percy Weasley her betrothed. Penelope also shook his hand but Krum had a slight look of disdain on his face for a brief moment.

The third ruler was Draco Malfoy of Slytherin. He was wearing very elegant, kingly, green robes and emerald encrusted jewelry and was also carrying a silver scepter. "Welcome to Magiterran," he announced with high pomp and flair as he shook Krum's hand.

Finally, Krum came to Harry who was wearing his Mage Knight armor and red cape. He also had his ruby encrusted sword holstered on his waist. It was clear that while the other three rulers were former Mage Knights, King Harry Potter of Gryffindor was still a fully active Mage Knight. Standing with Harry was Ron and Harry's herald, Neville Longbottom. Rather than shake Krum's hand, Harry made a polite bow.

"Ah, Harry Potter," said Krum. "Tales uv your valiancy hav reached even us across za sea." He turned to the other rulers. "Shall ve proceed?" The Alliance rulers all acknowledged and made their way to the conference hall.

* * *

The conference with the delegates of Durmstrang was going successfully. Within hours the Alliance had established trade of commerce and technology. It looked like diplomatic relations would soon be established between Durmstrang and the Alliance.

"Well, I believe that was a successful conference?" said Draco. "Lets just sign the forms and all shake hands."

"Not so fast," said Krum. "If ve are to hav diplomatic relations, than our side must hav ze necessary accommodations."

"Oh, and what may that be?" asked Draco.

"Queen Hermio-ninny."

Harry spat out the tea he was drinking. "What?!"

"I vould like to hav Queen Hermio-ninny," said Krum.

Harry was now seething with anger. He slowly composed himself as he hissed, "And exactly what do you want with my wife?"

"Ve hav heard tales ov Queen Hermio-ninny in our land. I vould like to hav her for myself."

If Ron and Neville hadn't held him back, Harry would've killed Krum on the spot.

"Zis is a one time offer," said Krum. "If I can not hav Queen Hermio-ninny, zen zere vill be no peace between our lands."

"This is an act of war," hissed Harry. "If you dare even talk about my wife as a commodity you will pay!"

"I'm afraid I'm going to have to agree with Harry," said Penelope. "An insult to Gryffindor is an insult to the Alliance." Justin also stood by Harry. Draco however seemed a little reluctant.

"Very vell," said Krum. He stood up and started to make his way out of the building. "You've just ruined your chance for peace. But I vill have vhat I vant." He left and went back to his ship.

It was only after he had gone that Harry realized the full implications of Krum's words. "Oh my God." Harry turned and shouted, "Ron, Neville, we have to get back to Godric's Hollow NOW!"

"What?" asked Ron.

"Don't you realize what he just said?!" shouted Harry. "They're going to kidnap Hermione!" Ron and Neville immediately got the idea and the three Gryffindors dashed to their horses, hoping that they could get back to the Royal Palace in time.