"Come on, laddie," barked Moody. "We have them surrounded."
Sirius watched from his position, biting his lower lip in anticipation. His idea of using the Muggle military really worked wonders. The Muggles had sighted a couple of the Death Eaters near Dover. Using utmost secrecy, they had selected the best Aurors they had under their command for this operation.
"Listen here everyone," said Sirius. "We have gone through the plan. We're going to split up. We have received intelligence that the Death Eaters are spread in two groups, so we're going to split up as well. Team Alpha, you'll be coming with me and Auror Moody. Team Beta, you'll be going with Director Black and Head Auror Scrimgeour. You know how dangerous they are. Coordinate with each other and take them out as quickly and efficiently as possible. We can't risk them trying to escape. Is that clear?"
"Yes, Minister," said Kingsley, speaking for them all.
"Good," said Sirius, nodding at them. "Split up; let's get started."
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Peter Pettigrew panicked as he heard screams and saw flashes of spellfire. No, they couldn't have found them! They had been so cautious, so how had the Ministry managed to track them down so quickly? He saw Mulciber get killed by a severing curse. An Auror was also killed, but Moody managed to take out Jugson. Peter's eyes widened in shock as he saw his former best friend Sirius Black duel Rowle, who was one of the best duellists in the inner circle. Sirius was bleeding badly with several cuts all over his body, but he was able to hold his ground. Behind him, his wife Amelia was fighting like her husband, dodging everything Dolohov was throwing at her. Travers screamed in pain as three Aurors surrounded him and fired Reductor curses. He died of a massive hole in his chest but managed to wound an Auror in the process as well.
Peter's insane eyes glinted with worry. He had gained very useful information over the past few months. He could see that the Dark Mark was growing stronger, which meant that the Lestranges and Rookwood had found their master. It was only a matter of time before the Dark Lord returned to Britain. He couldn't fail their master! He needed to survive to give the Dark Lord all the information he had found out! Transforming into a rat, he scurried away. Ten minutes later, Rowle and Dolohov were killed by Minister of Magic Sirius Black and Head of the D.M.L.E. Amelia Black.
"Take the Minister and the injured Aurors to St Mungo's," said Amelia. "Quickly!"
Amelia looked at the pale form of her husband. He had managed to kill Rowle but he had lost a lot of blood in the process. She watched as four Aurors and Sirius disappeared using a Portkey.
"Damage report," said Amelia.
"Dawlish was killed in the skirmish with Mulciber," said Kingsley, looking worn and tired. "There are no more casualties as of this moment. Auror Roberts was injured by Travers, but he'll recover. The Death Eaters are dead."
"Good," breathed out Amelia. "Pack them up and send them back to the morgue at the Ministry. Search the area for the others. We still have Pettigrew, Rookwood and the Lestranges to catch."
"Yes ma'am."
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The news of the deaths of the four Death Eaters was met with huge cheers by the people of Magical Britain. The common folk were singing Sirius' praises. The fact that the Minister of Magic himself had been involved in the fight and had killed Rowle personally induced a reaction of awe in everybody. Amelia was also highly praised. The Head of the D.M.L.E. had been the one to hold the press conference after the attack. Fresh from the battle, still displaying the scars on her body like a proud warrior, she had explained what had happened. The common witch and wizard were overjoyed, but they were warned that the Lestranges were still out there. Those three were nearly as dangerous as Voldemort himself.
The Quidditch World Cup was being held in Britain this year and massive preparation was needed to ensure that there were no problems. Muggle-repelling charms were placed over the entire area and any Muggles living near the site were Confunded and sent away for the duration so that the International Statute of Secrecy could not be breached. Hundreds of thousands of witches and wizards from all over the world were coming to watch the matches, especially the finals. International Floo and Portkey travel would become very busy, so more people were diverted to that. The Aurors were ordered to secure the area of the stadium so that security was not compromised.
Once he became Minister, Sirius had not wasted any time in allocating more funds for the D.M.L.E. In fact, he had personally donated a hundred thousand Galleons to the department himself, so they were quite well staffed. Not wanting to be outdone, several other families had donated as well after the Department of Magical Revenue introduced a tax deduction on donations to the D.M.L.E., but a certain shady kind with questionable connections stayed away.
Sirius had also met with the Triwizard Committee to discuss the tournament that was to be held at Hogwarts. The negotiations had been going on for three years and it was finally coming to fruition. The only black mark over the whole issue was that Barty Crouch was still the Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation. Sirius had been very ticked off about that fact. Even though he was Minister, Heads of departments were recommended by him but appointed by the Wizengamot. That's why even though Fudge left office, the rest were doing their jobs. Crouch may have made a blunder with Sirius, but the man was still respected by many from when he was the Head of the D.M.L.E. during the last war. So he was here to stay… for now.
Being so busy with the Ministry and international relations, Sirius and Amelia didn't have time to take care of the politics of the Wizengamot. Rigel was also growing up and the summer demanded that he was irritable. Of course, that's when Harry decided to step up and take charge. Once the second term at Hogwarts was over, he had enlisted the help of the Greengrasses and began planning a ball at Potter Castle, which left Sirius free to work on other matters.
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