It was dark out when Ellen, Tyki, and Rhode stepped out of the Ark onto Privet Drive. The street was relatively quiet as most of the inhabitants had retired to their homes for the night.

She wrinkled her nose as she actually took in the place where Harry had been raised. Everything looked the same down to the last little detail. All the houses, the lawns, even the cars were similar. It was like someone had taken a cookie cutter and created the neighborhood to be what they considered to be perfect. Was this really the same place that had created Harry? Something about it just disgusted her.

Number 4 was just how it had been the past summer when Ellen had gone with the Order to retrieve Harry. That had only been a few months, but it felt like it had been a lifetime.

She sighed loudly. "Rhode, go take care of Mundungus."

"No, that's so boring!" Rhode complained, tugging on Ellen's arm. She froze when Tyki looked down at her with a fierce glare, yellow eyes glowing in the dark that surrounded them. With a sigh she turned and walked away, muttering about the unfairness of the whole situation.

Ellen moved her hand over and grasped Tyki's hand. "We have to do this. It's what's best for him."

"I know, menina." He squeezed her hand tight. "We must go now or we will lose our chance."

The pair marched up to the front steps of Number 4 Privet Drive, determination written on their faces. Ellen took a deep breath and reached out to knock on the door loudly. She could hear the sound of someone thundering down the stairs before the door swung open.

Standing in front of them was a large boy with blonde hair and watery blue eyes. He had the somewhat haggard appearance of someone who had lost a large amount of weight recently and the way he stood was oddly protective. She could feel him examining her snow white hair and red cursed mark almost fearfully.

"Hello Dudley," She said before he had the chance to introduce himself. "Is your mother home? We need to speak with her."

"Er, yes." Dudley mumbled before turning toward the stairs and shouting. "MUM! THERE'S PEOPLE AT THE DOOR FOR YOU!"

Petunia Dursley hurried down the stairs clutching her dressing gown, her face pale and pinched. Her eyes widened when she laid eyes on Ellen. "Go to bed Diddikins." She cooed at her son, all but slamming the door behind Ellen and Tyki.

She turned back Ellen with fury clearly written across her face. "What are you doing here? I thought you died."

"Oh, Petunia, did you miss me at the train station?" Ellen giggled as she walked into the pristine living room and sat herself down on the plush pink couch. "Besides, it's very hard to kill me. I'm sure you're very disappointed but please, have a seat."

"What do you want?" Petunia scowled but obeyed her. The pair stared at each other until Tyki cleared his throat loudly, snapping Ellen back into action.

Ellen smiled brightly and leaned towards Petunia as if they were old friends. "Tuney, you still do go by Tuney, right? Doesn't matter really, but back to what I wanted to talk about!" Her smile dropped and her eyes became cold. "You see, a little birdie has been telling me all about how you treat our dear Harry. Would you like to explain yourself?"

"That boy is nothing but trouble! He's a freak just like his mother!" Petunia spat out. "Just as strange, just as... abnor-"

It was Ellen's slap that cut Petunia off. She raised a hand to her stinging cheek while Ellen tried to collect herself. "I forgot how impossible it is for you to be civil, so we can skip the niceties. I'm taking Harry with me. You will never see him again."

Petunia sniffed and leaned away. "Good, I never wanted the boy."

"Oh, I know that." Ellen reached over and patted the woman's hand. "And you'll pay for that, but I need you tell me where Harry is."

"He's in his room."

Ellen grinned widely, ignoring the way Petunia winced. "Perfect. Well, come on then Petunia. I can't say that I remember where his room is."

The woman's face somehow became more pinched as she stood to lead them up the stairs, her hands shaking all the while. Petunia led them to the room Harry had been in the summer before then turning as if she was going to leave. Ellen reached out and gripped her arm tightly, her eyes glowing bright yellow. "Oh, I wouldn't do that."

She swung the door open effortlessly and dragged the woman in behind her. Harry's eyes were wide as he took in the sight of Ellen manhandling his aunt, Tyki standing just behind them. The boy's trunk was still sitting in the corner next to his owl's cage. It had only been a few hours since they had departed from King's Cross Station and Harry obviously had not had the time to unpack.

"Good, you haven't unpacked yet!" Ellen chirped as she finally let go of Petunia to hug Harry. "I was so worried that we would have to just pack it all back up. We're on a bit of a time crunch here, so get moving!"

"What are you doing here?" Harry looked at her with the most confused expression.

"We're kidnapping you Potter." Tyki said calmly.

"What!" Harry shouted. "You're doing what?"

Ellen walked over to his luggage and shrunk it, tossing the items in her pocket. "We're kidnapping you. Not that hard to comprehend, really."

He sat down on the bed heavily, staring at her like she was mad. "Do kidnappers usually just say it like that? Aren't you supposed to catch me by surprise and just kidnap me?"

"I dunno," Ellen shrugged. "Never done it before."

Tyki sighed and pushed off the wall. "Enough chit chat. Grab your things Potter, we're leaving."

When Harry did not move he sighed again and opened his hand, letting a large purple butterfly to bloom from his palm. It flapped its wings as it moved to float in front of Harry's face, its razor sharp teeth snapping in the air. "I said move, Potter."

"C'mon Harry," Ellen whined, "Don't make us have to be the bad guys. I'll explain it all later."

The boy reluctantly stood and grabbed his things, holding Hedwig's cage tight against his chest. She mumbled under her breath to open an Ark gate which appeared shining white as ever in the middle of his bedroom.

Ellen opened the doors and gestured dramatically. "Go ahead."

He stepped into the Ark, the Teez hesitated for a moment before fluttering through determined to follow the boy as its master wished it to. Ellen turned back to Petunia with a cold expression. "I never thought you were nice, but I didn't think you would ever be capable of what you've done to him."

Petunia opened her mouth to respond before Ellen silenced her with a speedy flick of her wand. "No talking. Tyki, love, please go handle the boy. A nice blow up fight should do, nothing incriminating."

Her husband nodded before heading down the hall with his wand raised. "What are you going to do to us?" Petunia asked fearfully once Ellen lifted the charm from her.

"I will take everything away from you, just as you did to him." Ellen hissed. "Your riches and luxuries, your reputation, all the things that you have taken for granted. Maybe then you will understand a fraction of what you made Harry feel. I would apologize, but I don't feel bad at all. Obliviate."

The spell hit Petunia before the woman could even think to move. Her eyes rolled back into her head and she collapsed roughly onto the floor. Ellen shook her head as she worked at modifying the woman's memories. All Petunia would remember would be a fight with Harry ending with the boy storming out, vowing that he would not come back.

She reached into her pocket and pulled out the note she had forged so carefully in the hospital wing and placed it on Harry's pillow. The play was set and act one was officially beginning.

Tyki walked into the room moments later with a satisfied look on his face. "Are you ready?"

"I think we've got everything. Bye Petunia!" Ellen waved to the unconscious woman with a cackle before stepping through the Ark gate with Tyki.

They looked up to see Harry standing with Rhode, the former looking extremely uncomfortable. Rhode had one of her favorite blood pops in her mouth, the candy leaving her teeth coated with bright red.

Ellen practically skipped up next to him and grabbed his arm, leading him through the streets. The four of them walked in relative silence, the only sound being Ellen's constant chattering as she pointed out different places in the Ark. Despite the feelings of panic simmering just below the surface, Harry could still appreciate how beautiful Noah's Ark truly was.

The paths that they walked on were a solid cobblestone, little flowers blooming at the eyes. There were fluffy white clouds in a bright blue sky and the breeze was warm and sweet. All of the houses were a brilliant white, little splashes of color here and there. The tower grew closer with each passing step, as did the feeling of dread in Harry's stomach.

They had finally reached the base of the tower when he dug his heels in and looked over at her. "Why are you doing this?"

"Because it's what's best for you." Ellen said firmly. "Albus has allowed himself to grow overconfident in his abilities and his plans. He believes that the blood wards on that house will be enough to protect you, but they won't be. Those awful people never truly accepted you into their home, so the wards never stuck. You would be a walking target in that house. The Ark is the safest place for you right now."

"But what about the Order?" Harry asked, still not moving. "They'll notice that I'm gone."

"That's why we left a note." Rhode piped up, happily licking her blood pop. "You've decided to run away, you can't stay in Britain any longer. It doesn't feel safe. Blah, blah, blah."

"We'll make sure that they really believe it, Potter." Tyki pushed him forward. "There's going to be a few 'Harry Potter sightings'. America, Italy, Japan, France, anywhere with a large enough population that will still recognize the Boy-Who-Lived."

Ellen smiled widely at him. "Don't worry about it though. C'mon, let me show you your room!"

She reached out and grabbed his upper arm and began to drag him up into the large tower, Rhode trailing behind them. He could faintly hear Tyki shout out that he needed to go do something for work but he was quickly pulled away. The three of them began to make the trek up the tower in silence. By the time they had reached the right floor Harry wheezing, his lungs screaming for air and his legs aching. How was it that the Noah seemed so unaffected by the climb?

Rhode looked up at him and scoffed loudly. "We're going to have to get you into much better shape than this."

"Don't be rude, Rhode!" Ellen snapped. "But we're here! Go on in Harry, I hope you like it."

She swung the door open to reveal another brilliant white room. Everything in it was the same blinding color, from the furniture to the curtains on the window to the sheets on his bed. Ellen flounced over to the white dresser and un-shrunk his luggage, his clothes flying onto hangers moments later.

Harry sat down heavily on the bed, trying his best to absorb what had happened in the past fifteen minutes. He had resigned himself to a miserable summer with the Dursley's only to be snatched away only hours after having been home.

A few moments later Ellen settled on the bed next to him with a huff. "You know, you really don't own that much. We'll have to get you some clothes that actually fit."

"I don't care about clothes!" Harry moved away from her. "How are you so okay? Sirius is dead and you're talking about shopping."

The Noah's face dropped and she reached out to wrap her black, scaled hand around his. "Oh, Harry… I promise you this isn't what you think. I can't tell you everything, but I can tell you that Paddy is alive and well."

"What?" He exclaimed, his eyes wide.

Ellen traced the Ark key on Harry's finger, the metal heating where she touched it. "Sirius had a key just as you do. The fool listened to me for the first time ever and he activated it before he fell through the Veil. The Clan has spent the last week getting him settled with fake documentation. We've got him hidden away in the American south until this war is over and we can clear his name."

"You've got to let me see him." Harry insisted, trying to stand up.

"I can't." Ellen shook her head. "If Sirius knows that you're with us then he'll refuse to stay put. His safety is one of our top priorities right now and I won't throw that away. You've just got to trust us Harry. I know I keep saying that, but it's important that you do.

"Then why even take me? Why are you doing this?" He frowned.

She took a deep breath to collect herself before looking at him. "You are going to have to fight Voldemort one day. As of right now, he will kill you. You got very lucky in that graveyard and that's it. Albus will have you believe that you can win a war with Expelliarmus and the power of love, when you can't. Sometimes you have to meet lethal force with the same intent."

Harry frowned even deeper. "You can't actually think I'm going to kill someone."

"Well that's just something that you'll have to get over!" She snapped. "War is an ugly thing. People are going to die and some of them will be by your hand. Unless you would like to die?"

"I'm not a killer!" Harry shouted, shooting up off of the bed. "I'm not going to kill people just because you think it's alright!

"Then you'll have to accept that more people will die. People that we care about. I'm not asking you to murder people, I'm asking you to learn how to defend yourself!" She whipped out her wand and pressed it to Harry's neck, glaring up at him. "How would you defend yourself now? Are you going to hit me with a tickling charm? How do you save yourself?"

He stepped back slowly, staring at her as if he had never seen her before. "I — I don't know."

Her wand gently lowered from his throat as her eyes faded back to silver. Ellen stepped away slowly. "Harry, I've watched so many people that I love die, please don't become one of them."

Harry stumbled back onto the bed and placed his head in his palms. There was so much new information rushing through his mind that he did not know what to do with it. In the matter of hours he had been forced out of Privet Drive onto the Ark, told that Sirius was actually alive, AND been all but informed that it was going to be his job to kill Death Eaters.

Ellen knelt down so that they were face to face. "I know that this is a lot to process, but I would never suggest this unless I thought it was the right thing to do. You know that, don't you?"

"I'm not evil, I can't do those things." Harry said quietly.

She felt a small piece of her heart break for him. "My sweet boy, you are the furthest thing from evil. Men like Tom Riddle, those that kill simply because of their own hatred and intolerance, they are evil. The rest of us simply exist in different shades of grey."

When he just moved away from her, Ellen accepted defeat. She stood up and gently kissed him on the forehead before heading to the door. At the threshold she looked back at him with a tiny smile. "I'll give you a couple hours to get settled. If you try to leave, I'll know. Don't forget that this is my Ark."

She walked out and closed the door behind her, sighing heavily. All she was trying to do was keep Harry safe, why couldn't he see that? She turned to walk back down the stairs, jumping when Rhode was standing behind her. "Bloody hell, you're going to give me a heart attack one day!"

Rhode giggled and intertwined her fingers with Ellen's as they started to head down. "He's not happy about Black, is he?"

"He wants to see Paddy." Ellen huffed. "I understand, I really do, but he just doesn't get that it isn't safe. He doesn't get any of it!"

"You weren't too keen on the idea of killing at first either, Allen." The tiny girl pointed out. "What was that that you used to claim that you wanted to be? 'A destroyer who saves', wasn't it?"

She rolled her eyes sarcastically. "I was fourteen, give me a break."

"And Harry is only fifteen. You've got to use a different tactic on him."

"What do you mean?" Ellen furrowed her brows.

"You've got to ease him into it like we did with you." Rhode explained with a giggle. "Gradually teach him the darker stuff, let him figure out what kind of person he really wants to be. He'll be ready to kill by the end of the summer."

Ellen leaned her head on top of Rhode's, a frown on her face. "Are we evil? The things we've done, does that make us monsters?"

"Of course we're monsters." Rhode laughed. "The world needs monsters though. Without us, no one would be able to see the good in the world."

The two intertwined their fingers as they began the trek down the tower. Ellen held back a deep sigh as she looked down the path they were headed. The greater good be damned, it was the time for monsters to reign.

Aaaand that's the first chapter! I know it's not as long as the ones in A Glint of White but 3000-7000 will be about the average chapter length. I'm going to try to update at least once a month once everything calms down. I live in Houston and while I was lucky, my family's home was destroyed and we're still dealing with the aftermath. There just isn't that much time for writing lately :(

I hope you all enjoyed it and I can't wait to hear your feedback! Don't forget to favorite and review. Love it, like it, hate it, or just want to say hi, all reviews are welcome :)