Harry’s Strategic Plan

"Anyway" Ginny continued "Harry didn't want to be bothered on the ride other so he locked the compartment door, Hermione however didn't get the hint and she and Ron tried to open the door. She and Ron confronted us in the common room, Ron was being an over protective prat and wanted to know what I was doing with Harry in the compartment. We told him everything we did, then Hermione started pestering us on how Harry locked the door because she couldn't open it even when she used magic. Harry refused to tell her then she stormed off, me and Harry then began kissing and I don't remember what happened after Ron lunged at us."

"Why not?!" Hermione demanded

"If you were kissed the same way Harry kissed me then you'd be appreciative if you still know your name" Ginny responded, Harry had to do his best not to look smug "anyway I do remember Ron attacked Harry, Harry pushed me out of the crossfire and the next thing I know Harry is dragging Ron to the hospital wing."

"There's got to be more to it than that" Hermione responded

"Harry dragged Ron to the hospital wing by his ankle" Ginny offered

"What happened to his clothes?" She asked

"That was me" Harry answered "I may have in my paranoia threw a few spells at him to check if he was still awake. I accidentally damaged his clothes, they got even more damaged when I dragged him there"

"Why didn't you carry him?"

"Because he was sweaty and smelly" Harry replied

"What else did you do to him?" Hermione wanted to know

"I don't remember" Harry spoke in a robotic tone "it was so fast, I didn't know what happened because I was hyped on adrenaline"

"Miss Granger" McGonagall intervened "until Mr Weasley has woken and given a statement we will not take action, once he does we will take the necessary steps required." Soon Harry and Ginny found themselves in a room with the head of houses.

"It'd good to see you" McGonagall smiled "is there anything we can expect this year?"

"Yes" Harry nodded "Moody isn't the real Moody, he's a death eater named Barty Crouch Junior, he's father snuck him out of Azkaban and tried to control him with the imperious curse. He eventually broke free and went off to find his master, Voldermort." Everyone apart from Harry and Ginny shivered before Harry continued "he has a plan, he's going to get me into the tournament and wear me down.

He's going to turn the cup into a portkey and take me to a graveyard where Voldy will try and force me to participate in a ritual to get himself a new body"

"What are you planning to do?" Snape asked

"I'm going to play along for now" Harry answered "nobody confront him, if we suddenly accuse him then people will ask questions, I have a way to destroy Voldermort once and for all but the problem is I can't do that yet."

"Why not?" McGonagall voiced the thought on every mind in the room

"I don't know if it's the only thing he's planning, there may be more. I doubt he'd tell Barty everything. Also I'm pretty sure Albus knows. No in fact I'm certain he knows, he always seems to have a hand in what happens to me at school. Me and Ginny are going to proceed with our soul bond while we wait."

"Really?" Ginny asked "I thought you wanted to wait until fifth year"

"That was before Voldermort decided to officially return" Harry replied "Dumbledore is a reliability, I have no doubt that he has suspected Crouch enough to use legilimency on him. He'd do it even if he didn't, if he hasn't stopped it by the time the tournament has started then it's safe to assume he has some plan of his own.

I'm going to allow him the opportunity to execute his plan, for all I know it could be a good one. But by the end of next year if he hasn't done anything then I'm going to deal with Voldermort myself. We're going to try and do the soul bond now so we'll be fine if Dumbledore starts to get to much to handle. But naturally we'll keep it secret for as long as possible"

"How does a soul bond help exactly?" Sprout asked

"It's brilliant" Snape exclaimed "the soul bond will give you both full emancipation….among other things. Well done Potter"

"What other things?" McGonagall asked

"Ah" Harry interrupted "spoilers. I promise you I'll explain everything after the bond is complete, I roughly estimate it to be ready by the end of the tournament. Until that point you all have to act as if everything is fine, remember Barty Crouch is as far as you're concerned Alastor Moody and Dumbledore is still the loveable wise leader of the light. We'll talk later but first I'm going to have to go and have a word with Barty Crouch senior and the real Moody"

"How do you plan to do that?" Flitwick asked

"Without them knowing" Harry replied before he popped out of the room

"You can't apparate in Hogwarts!" McGonagall shouted in surprise

"Miss" Ginny spoke softly "it's Harry…I promise you when someone says something is impossible the first thing that comes to his mind are the words 'challenge accepted'"

Alastor Moody (the real one) was miserable, not only did he get captured by a death eater , he was also locked in his own trunk. He had never been so embarrassed or depressed, the bastard took his eye and leg as well, the only thing that brought a smile to his face was the thought of escaping.

"Moody" A demonic voice spoke, Moody's first instinct was to draw his wand but he realised it was no longer there. He looked up and instead of seeing the death eater, he saw someone who looked a hell of a lot scarier.

In front of him was a person wearing black combat boots and trousers, on both of his legs was a knife holster with a knife in each. A black shirt that seemed to meld to his skin, covering not just his body but his arms and on his hands were thin black gloves. He wore a black hood that covered his entire face.

"Who are you?" Moody demanded "you're not Barty Crouch!"

"Calm yourself" The figure spoke but he did little to actually calm him, in fact the man rather reminded moody of a Dementor. "Barty Crouch has kidnapped you and is using Polyjuice potion to portray you. He intends to force Harry Potter into the tri-wizard tournament to wear him down and then trick him into using a portkey so Voldermort can use his body in a ritual to make his own"

"Why are you telling me this?" Moody looked at the man suspiciously

"I believe Dumbledore knows" The figure tossed Moody a small pouch "he hasn't done anything yet which leads me to believe that he has a plan. I will not interfere as I don't want to ruin his plan, which is why I cannot rescue you, if he has chosen not to rescue you then I won't interfere. Do you understand?"

"I suppose" Moody growled "what's this?"

"By the end of the tournament, if Dumbledore has not done anything to rid us of Voldermort than I shall take matters into my own hands and do things my way. Inside the pouch is a shrunken multi compartment trunk, just like the one we're in. In the trunk there are food and medicine along with a toilet, hopefully this will make things easier for you. Say my name if you wish to enlarge it then say 'shrink' to make it smaller. I'd advise not letting Crouch know you have it"

"Why are you doing this?" Moody asked

"I belong to neither the light nor the dark" The figure proclaimed "I am the product of their war. I am the product of pure evil and the unwillingness to vanquish it. I should not exist, yet here I am. I'm giving the light a chance to rid the world of darkness, however I will not allow innocents to suffer as I do so." The retired Auror had risen an eyebrow at his claims.

"What's your name?" He asked, the hooded man seemed to ponder over his answer.

"I am the curse used to rid the innocents of evil, I am the curse that reminds people that the devil exists, I am the curse and I'm the here to stay" A flash of light followed and Moody was left on his own.

"Great" He mumbled "another crazy person for me to deal with. Crazy or not, this 'Curse' does interest me."

Harry apparate back into the room with Ginny and the other heads, they all yelped in surprise when he entered. He removed his hood and was instantly wearing his regular school clothes again.

"Should I even ask?" McGonagall whispered

"I wouldn't" Harry smiled "I will explain everything to you all in time but just know there are some things I cannot tell you despite how much I want to tell you. And no I can't tell you why I can't tell you."

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