Heist
It’d been three months since the Hogwarts students had arrived at Ilvermorny. The buzz around them had died down a bit. Wilbur could still see some of the girls giggling in the hallways eyeing him, which drove him slightly crazy considering these were the same people that might’ve killed him for their country a few months ago.
“Hey Soot.” Wilbur turned to see a man he recognized, but had never met before. Quackity, Schlatt’s VP. “Schlatt wants to meet with you, come with me.” Wilbur looked around nervously before following, making sure to have his wand in hand. Quackity led him to a secluded classroom and opened the door wide. Inside there was a smiling J.Schlatt.
“What do you want?” Wilbur said through gritted teeth, trying to hide his fear behind a strong front.
“Well that’s no way to greet a political leader.” Schlatt said with a sly grin. “Though Phil would’ve taught you better. You know he was always such a golden boy when we were kids.” Wilbur tried to hide the confusion on his face. When they were kids?
“Oh he never told you, what a shame. Although we did have quite the falling out in our 7th year.” Schlatt said, grin widening. “But before that it was Schlatt, Philza, and Connor, Slytherins extraordinaire.”
“You’re lying through your teeth.” Wilbur spat through gritted teeth.
“Philza carries a Blackthorn wood wand with a dragon heartstring core that is 9 and a half inches- or about seventeen centimeters- with hard flexibility. His patronus is a unicorn, even if he never has to use it since he can control dementors.” Wilbur’s mouth began to draw agape as Schlatt continued to list facts that were supposed to be secret. “Phil was always a god at divination and charms, but he’s honestly not the best duelist and depends on his other skills more. Still sure I’m lying Wilbur?”
“It doesn’t matter. You know what I don’t care about what you have to say anyway! Just leave me alone.” Wilbur yelled at Schlatt, turning to leave.
“You’re going to hear me or I’ll move on to Tommy or Tubbo.” Schlatt replied sharply to which Wilbur froze. He slowly pivoted back around to glare back at Schlatt. “You’re going to do something for me Wilbur, and in return I won’t spill secrets to the rest of my cabinet.” Wilbur knew that cabinet, it was notoriously smart and powerful. Traves, Slimecicle, Connor, and Cooper were the most recognizable. Cooper was the treasurer, Traves was the Secretary of State, and Slime the Secretary of Defense. If this got out it could be terrible.
“What do you want.” Wilbur said quietly.
“You’re going to put Tommy’s name into the goblet of fire.” Schlatt replied.
“You can’t be serious! Phil said 5th year co-” Wilbur began.
“Do I look like I care?” Schlatt growled, stepping closer to Wilbur. Though WIlbur was taller he felt small next to the president.
“Fine. I’ll do it.” Wilbur replied.
“Good man.” Schlatt said with a smile, before leaving the room. Wilbur stood there still, looking around the room as if it would give him an answer. He spotted a dove on the sill staring at him. It felt almost unnatural.
“If you change sides now you just might be able to save your family.” a voice spoke in his head as he looked at the dove. He could have sworn it gave him a nod before flying away.
“Sir, there’s been a break in! Gringotts, with an unidentified witch!” shouting came from down the hall as his secretary burst into Vikkstar’s office.
“Prepare some flu powder for Diagon Alley.” Vikkstar said, the secretary rushing from the room. He looked up at one of the paintings in the office. “Send word to Philza at once.”
The Hogwarts students had immediately learned to avoid Ms. Ari. Eyes to the floor when you heard her heels clicking down the hallway. Don’t look at her, don’t make eye contact, and don’t ask any questions about what she was doing. Only acknowledge her if she acknowledged you first. They were rules his new friend Ranboo has told him. He was one of the more friendly Ilvermorny students, and got on well with Tommy and Tubbo. Currently they were messing around in one of the halls… during class time. Normally this would be fine if Ranboo hadn’t forgotten exactly which class he was skipping. Five minutes after classes began a dove flew through the window and landed right in front of Ranboo. It chirped at him twice, tilting its head ever so slightly.
“Woah, you’ve got a friend Ranboo.” Tommy said before noticing his friend’s worried expression.
“I- uh I gotta go.” Ranboo stumbled over his words.
“Hey wait a moment ma-” Tommy began grabbing at Ranboo’s sleeve. That was the final straw as the dove transformed into its human counterpart. Tommy looked up to see Ari standing over him and Tubbo in front of Ranboo. Her wings were spread wide, darkening the hallway, and she wore a scowl on her face.
“Don’t move, I'll get to you two in a moment.” Ari growled before turning to Ranboo. “I told you exactly what would happen if you were late a second time.”
“Yes ma’am.” Ranboo replied quietly.
“Get to class and begin, if you don’t there will be more problems.” Ari ordered. Ranboo’s head hung low as he turned to leave for his class. “As for you two idiots, you should either get to class or at least go back to the South Tower where you belong.”
“Hey wait a minute! What are you doing to Ranboo?” Tommy shot back, eyes burning with passion.
“Teaching.” Ari replied. “And if you two don’t get it together, I’ll be disciplined too. And I promise you I do not follow the rules when it comes to that.” Ari’s wings began to rise higher, making her form even more intimidating. Just as it looked like things might not turn out well for the two younger boys, a raven flew into the room, transforming into none other than Philza Minecraft.
“There will be no off the books measures taken today Ari.” Philza said sternly. Both had drawn for their wands and were facing each other, eyes locked and reading for aggression.
“Then tell your brats to behave.” Ari replied.
“Tommy, Tubbo, go back to your rooms.” Philza ordered, and the two had no issue scrambling down the hallway and out of sight. “Can we talk, Ari.”
“I’ve got nothing to say to you.” Ari replied shortly.
“I think you do. I think we both do.”
“And where were those words at Gringotts?”
“I- you know you shouldn’t have been there.”
“That doesn’t change the fact that I didn’t fucking do it! And you wouldn’t listen!”
“Look Ari, if this is about what happened at Hog-”
“I don’t care what happened then! It doesn’t matter anymore.”
“How did you even get out?”
“Transformed into a Warbler and flew three days straight across.”
“Shit. Look Ari I’m sorry I didn’t believe you, but you have to understand that with your record…”
“It was a fucking setup and you know it! Ted did it, but on paper I’m still fucking guilty.”
“If it was a setup then why are you even still working with Schlatt?”
“Ted did it one his own to discredit Schlatt, and he’s got proof of it. Ted wanted the presidency- not that he has a shot anymore.”
“Ari I can’t change the past, but we were friends. Please you at least owe me words.”
“I owe you absolutely nothing.” Ari said, ending the conversation by turning back into a dove and flying back to her class.
“Philza there’s a break in at Gringotts!” the painting yelled, a bit out of breath from making its way to Hogwarts in record time. Philz nodded grabbing his store of flu powder and teleporting into the Leaky Cauldron.
He rushed outside and pushed through crowds of people to see the bank to see scores of aurors at the ready surrounding the bank.
“What’s the situation?” He asked Vik, who was directing the aurors into position.
“Phil I think it best you take the lead on this one.” Vikkstar said nervously, “The perpetrator has been identified as Ari X.”