The Visitor

James jumped at the sound of someone knocking on front door. He noticed that Angus didn't move but his whole body was focused and locked in the direction of the front entrance.

"Are you expecting a guest?" James asked.

"No one but your mother or Professor Longbottom are welcome on my property and both them have a key so there wouldn't be any need for them to knock. Hold on!" He said and walked over to his bookcase easing a book from the shelf and removing it. He looked inside and opened it to remove his 1911SC and silver magazine.

He checked the magazine that was loaded with ruby glowing bullets and then he eased it inside the weapon and pulled back the nose of the pistol with a quick practice movement. James noticed that the hybrid magi/non magi weapon glowed for a second before it returned to normal.

The presence of danger around Angus intensified making the hairs on James arms and neck stand up. Angus had changed. Though not physically the change was there in the still and power surrounding his body

James took out his wand, that was a blue Horn Snake core but Angus held up his hand. "That won't work. Put that away. I need you to stay in here. I'll deal with it and come back."

James frowned. "I got top marks in dueling and mother paid to have me tutored by retired Aururs in London. I can help."

Angus smiled looking at his son. James stared at the cold stare. James stared back holding his father's steal gaze. Angus nodded then as the knocking continued. "Your a man now. So you got your say. Just remember. Follow my orders. Don't use any disarming spell if your going to use that thing then you better intend on harming or to kill because whoever is at the door is intending on doing the same to you."

James nodded. "Yes Sir."

Angus started forward with his Hybrid weapon aimed in front of him and that level of dangerous energy around him expanding out as he went on the hunt.

James frowned as new strange understanding of his father came to him from where he didn't know but he trusted in the knowledge knowing it to true.

They came to the front as whoever was at the door continued knocking with persistent knock though not overall pushy.

"Turn around and leave my propriety you are not welcome here." Angus said in a commanding and dominating voice.

"Angus! It's Ava. Honey my key doesn't work. Will you let me in." Ava voice called from the other side.

Angus stopped James from going to the door with a raised hand. "If you have the key it should work just fine for Ava. I need you to turn around and leave my property. I will not repeat myself."

"Angus I-"

The door was blown apart. Angus fired his weapon. A fireball of gold flames and electrical energy came out the nose of his weapon hitting whoever it was in the chest and sending them flying backward outside.

James stared in shocked surprised. He had never seen anything like that show of raw power in a wand duel or sparring match.

"Easy son. It ain't over. It's coming back." Angus said calmly.

"It?! What?" James began but stopped as feeling fear shook him to his core at the tall figure that came back inside through the whole in the front of the house. The creature was in the figure of a tall man but wrapped up in a cloak of darkness and then suddenly it was Professor Longbottom stood before them.

"James I came to-Ah!" The creature screamed as Angus fired another fireball of lightning hitting it in the body and setting it on fire this time. The creature screamed and screeched out in a horrible blood chilling sound of pain and rage.

"James. You going to use that wand or pick your nose with it?" Angus said in deadpan serious voice that woke up James from his stupor.

"Dad. What the hell is it?" James asked.

"Dementor of course."

"What?!"

Angus nodded as he studied the creator. "The court of Owls sent me to hunt down the last remaining of their new breed that had come over from the old country. I thought I got them all that's why I came back early from my job. Well if you not going to do anything I'd best."

James straitened up away from his father and thought of one spell. Raising his wand he pointed at the focusing his mind on the happy memories of he had of being with his mother and father all together and shooting at the gun rang home.

"EXPECTO PATRONUM!"

Ah loud bang came from his wand as a pale blue horned snake flew out of his wand's end and slivered around the room and around the Dementor wrapping around it smothering it in it's body before biting down on it.

The Dementor roared in pain before exploding into pure light as Angus fired one more time at the deadly creature and exploding it into nothing.

Angus finally turned to face James and nodded to him. "A bit slow but you did good for your first battle. A horned Serpent Patronus. Nice. You'll make a fine Auror."

James stared at his father. "Who are the court of Owls? Are they a magi para-military group in the Magical congress of magic?"

Angus grimaced but he shook his head. "Yes and no. The President is the primary Chief of the court." He said in a somber tone.

James frowned. "I've never heard of the Court of Owls. They must have been established recently."

Angus smiled shrugging his shoulders. "In a way yes. Listen son. I think you should have a talk with your mother today and hear her out on her job offer." He said.

James studied his father closely. "Okay so does Mother know about the Owls?"

Angus sighed. "I don't believe so. But, son I think it would best you didn't mention anything regarding the Court to your mother. It's not that I want you to keep secrets from your mother but I'm not really ab liberty to reveal any of this to the general magi public."

James stared at him. "Okay. But would it be okay for me to ask you questions regarding the Court of Owls?"

Angus stared at him. His lips shook a little. "With your new gift you'll find out eventually and your now a witness to me finishing a execution order then it's okay. But, please remember not to reveal this to anyone else outside of you me and a member of the Court of Owls. I got your word on it." Angus said and held out his hand.

James smiled taking his father's hand. "I promise not to tell mother or anyone else not associated with the Court of Owls. I got one more question though. How do I use back sight?!"

Angus opened his mouth then closed it. "Ask your mother she's much more smarter on the subject and I got a lot of repair work to do now on the house. After the mess that dammed creature made of my house."