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The Greatest Mystery	By : LadyLaran Category: Harry Potter Crossovers > Slash - Male/Male Views: 15225 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 8
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Author’s Note - Holy crap! The response to chapter seven was absolutely phenomenal. You guys are rock stars! Seriously! So many good things to say and very thought provoking. You guys keep this up, and the muses will keep on giving. The responses have me on a major high right now. I can’t say thank you enough for the support.
Things will start going AU after the meeting with the ICPO, just to let you know. The ICPO meeting was taken from the subtitles of the DVD, which I spent part of a day typing up so I could have something to refer to.
Disclaimer - I do not own Death Note or Harry Potter. The characters do not belong to me; I just simply love playing with them. The dialogue from the meeting between L and the ICPO is from the DVD and not mine as well.
Chapter Eight - Confronting A Problem
Harry drew in a soft breath as the massive meeting hall of the ICPO came up on L’s computer screen. He wasn’t quite sure what he’d expected to see, but the group of people sitting at the tables, each wearing a set of headphones, certainly wasn’t it. There were so many people from varied law enforcement agencies all over the world. If it had been him in control, the wizard would have been nervous but he could tell that the detective beside him was in full control.
“Members of the ICPO,” the man began. “I am L.”
The smaller male in the room could see the expressions on the faces of those closest to the camera of the laptop Watari had brought into the building to transmit L’s message to the organization. It seemed that some were awed while others seemed rather upset with the fact they were being spoken to by a ‘freelancer.’
“This case is unprecedented in scope and difficulty because it involves more people than any other case has before. It is also an unforgivable crime of a serial murder.”
That was an understatement, Harry mused to himself. He wasn’t sure if the sheer quantity of murders counted as a serial murder or if there would be a new term for something like this. This case really broke new grounds, and the wizard had to wonder if new terms and other techniques would come of it. He wouldn’t be surprised if it did happen.
“In order to solve this case, I need the ICPO…no, the various worldwide organizations, to cooperate fully. I want you to decide whether you’ll support me at this conference. Also, I strongly desire to work with the Japanese Police.”
Considering that they were currently sitting in Japan at the moment, the green eyed male pretty much knew that the Japanese Police really wouldn’t have much of a choice. He knew that there was a good reason they were there, having spotted something that triggered Japan as the country that housed this so called “Kira,” and this was a good starting place for tracking the person down.
“Why Japan?”
L shot Harry a wry look before answering the question given by one of the members of the audience. He snapped a screen shot of the face as he answered the man‘s question, wanting to identify him later.
“Regardless of how many suspects there are, there’s a strong possibility they’re Japanese. Even if they aren’t Japanese, they are hiding in Japan.”
The wizard just grinned at the other, then shook his head when he heard L’s answer. That was going to fly about as well as a ton of bricks would without the aid of magic. When he heard the next question from the same individual, Harry had to stop himself from groaning.
“What grounds do you have for your claims?”
The long haired male face palmed, trying not to glare at the files sitting in front of the duo that they’d been reviewing since leaving England. Honestly, did the police have no patience in regards to researching their current cases? He understood that almost every police agency in the world was overworked, but some of the clues were rather obvious. If he could see it, then why hadn’t they?
“Why Japan? I think I can show you very soon by directly confronting the culprit.”
The next question was one Harry was burning to ask. The idea of a direct confrontation did not sit well with him, and he was going to talk to the other about it as soon as the conference ended. Despite his position as researcher, he was going to do what he could to keep both Watari and L safe.
“A direct confrontation?”
L didn’t answer the question and went on with his next train of thought, unknowing of his companion’s thoughts as he spoke.
“At any rate, I would like to set up headquarters in Japan.”
The wizard sipped his tea as the conversation went on for a while, listening to them discuss various things before L was formally offered the case as well as cooperation from every organization affiliated with the ICPO. L, of course, accepted it and said that he would solve the case and bring Kira to justice.
When the conversation ended, Harry looked at his employer as the man shut down the connection between the two computers. L could almost feel those eyes on him and questioned him while he worked on that small task.
“What is it, Orion?”
“What did you mean by direct confrontation?”
The detective poured himself another cup of tea, looking over at the wizard for a moment to try to get a read on the man’s thoughts. It was obvious the other team member was a bit concerned, not that Harry really had reason to be. He knew the plan would work, and this would give a good starting point outside of just a country that had an extremely high population.
“I’ve a plan to help try to pinpoint exactly where in Japan Kira is,” he told him, then began sharing his idea. He wasn’t exactly expecting the reaction he received once he’d finished giving Harry the outline of the great idea the genius had been hatching up.
“Are you out of your ever loving mind?”
The teacup paused in its journey to L’s mouth as the dark eyes stared at him, surprised by the question he’d just been asked. Of the reactions he’d anticipated from Harry, this one wasn’t it at all. In truth, it made him wonder just how well he’d be able to calculate the wizard’s movements in regards to any plans made.
“I believe I am in full retention of my sanity,” he answered, making the other shake his head. It was very obvious Harry wasn’t in agreement with the plan.
“Obviously not if this is what you’re planning,” the Master of Death retorted. “Granted, it’s a start in regards to giving us the general location of where Kira is but what happens after the prisoner is killed? That confrontation you’re planning is going to cause more problems than it solves.”
“How so?”
“First off, you’re giving too much information away to Kira if you go with the script you’ve come up with so far. He’ll know that you know where he is and be able to plan accordingly. Given what he’s done so far, I sincerely doubt he’d stupid. The less ammunition we give him, the better.”
L considered this, staring into his tea cup for a moment as he rolled the wizard’s words around in his mind. Harry was onto something there.
“All right, what else,” he asked the other.
“Secondly, I know you’re competitive but challenging him as you’re planning will only agitate the hell out of him and give him more motive in trying to beat you before you can uncover who he is and how he’s doing this.”
Harry was quiet for a moment, gathering his thoughts so he could present his argument in a more logical fashion. A part of him, the one that had fought in a war, was thinking in tactics and keeping the important piece on the chessboard safe was vital.
“The best approach is to keep him guessing and in the dark as much as possible,” he told him. “It’s better to have him thinking we’re trying to figure out where he is while we know where he’ll be.”
L’s gaze shifted from the cup to the man sitting beside him. Harry’s words had a great deal of merit and showed that he had a tactical mind as well. Obviously, they had chosen well for someone to help from the magical world.
“The Queen and King are the most powerful pieces on the board,” the wizard reminded him. “We protect them while moving into strategic positions, then spring the trap. Giving away too much will leave us with too much freedom for him to move and not enough time to counter.”
The dark eyes were fascinating in how they occasionally allowed glimpses of emotions to be viewed, Harry thought as he waited for L to respond. He’d pretty much just slapped the detective in the face with his own ego but for the sake of the case, it had to be done. Kira would stop at nothing to destroy L if he realized just how much the other knew about him, and the Potter-Black Lord would not allow anything to happen to the World’s Greatest Detective if he could do anything to prevent it. He just really hoped that the genius would allow him to protect both him and Watari throughout the case.
“You are right. I was approaching this as I would a game, challenging him despite the fact that I knew he would react accordingly and plan to counter anything I could come up with. This is nothing like a game, and I should remember that. Thank you, Orion, for reminding me of what is at stake here. I will hold you to continue to do that while the case is ongoing,” he told the smaller male at his side.
“I’ll do my best, L, and act as a sounding board for you as well as the research you need. I fought through a war so I do have some experience with tactics and the like. Sometimes, it takes someone looking in from the outside to poke holes at the plans and see where it’s weak. Then it can be tweaked, fixed, and launched against the opponent.”
L nodded, readjusting his position as he did so. He would speak to Watari about this and then change some of the approaches for the case.
“Indeed. Now, we should change the script for the broadcast,” he told the other, opening a file to begin working on various ideas as he discussed them with the wizard.
Harry listened, offering his opinions as he knew the second half of the broadcast would end up being rather short. That, in his mind, was a good thing as it would give L a bit more protection as he worked on the knowledge the broadcast’s results gave him. As he did this, a thought occurred to him and he set his book down to face L directly.
“I’m going to send a missive to the Japanese Ministry of Magic now,” he said. “I want maps of where the magical areas are and when we find where Kira’s general location is, I can head into the one closest to him for more detailed research.”
“Can you do this and not run the risk of having a leak develop?”
Harry frowned, reviewing what he would need to do. It could be done but would take a bit of fancy spell work to get the secrecy spells laid down.
“Yes, I can,” he said softly, getting up to retrieve his writing implements. It didn’t take long before the lord had everything he needed and sat back down, focusing on what he needed to do.
L watched in fascination as the quill scratched over the parchment in a way that was almost musical. He’d often thought that the sound would be annoying and was very surprised to find that it wasn’t. Harry was graceful with it, not spilling when he would occasionally dip the nib of the quill into the inkwell.
A short time later, the quill was set aside and parchment dried before being handed off for L’s approval.
Dark eyes looked at the parchment for a moment, taking in the elegant handwriting. Given what he’d seen Harry write with, he knew it would take him years to be able to write cleanly much less with this type of penmanship. That thought made him determined to see if he could try to learn how to do it when he had a few moments where he needed to keep his hands busy while he was in deep though.
~To the Honorable Leader of the Japanese Ministry of Magic,
I know you will have noticed the spells cast upon the parchment that have taken affect on you at this moment in time. It is rude to do such a thing without permission, especially to person in a position such as yours, but given the reasons for my presence in your beautiful country, I find myself needing safety and privacy. I can only apologize for my rude actions and hope you will find it in yourself to forgive me.
It has probably come to your attention that the International Detective, L, will be in your country soon if you have even remotely the same relationship with your muggle ministers as the British Minister does with the English Prime Minister. L will not be arriving alone.
Given the odd circumstances of the murders occurring world wide, he found himself in need of an expert in things tied into our world. He and his retainer, Watari, are in the know regarding the magical world and heard about my experiences and knowledge. I was offered a position on his investigation team, and I accepted.
Because this is my first time in Japan, I am unfamiliar with where the access points are that will allow me and my potential companions into magical areas. I was hoping to have some sort of reference guide to that if at all possible as well as ensure that you know that the muggles in my presence are aware of the magical world so that when magic is used in front of L or Watari, no alarms will be triggered.
If it does seem that this “Kira” is of magical origin, we will be happy to work with your law enforcement in order to bring this violent person to justice.
I will not be reachable by owl or other couriers, but my house elf will be monitoring the situation in case your office needs to reach me. I must ask, given the sensitivity of the case, that the attempt not be made unless it is something incredibly important.
Thank you for your time and patience.
Sincerely,

Lord Harrison J. Potter-Black

Head of the Most Ancient and Esteemed House of Potter

Head of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Black

Order of Merlin, First Class ~
L finished reading and nodded, pleased with what he’d read. It was polite, diplomatic, and also held a door open in case they needed help from whatever passed as police in the Japanese magical world. Harry had really anticipated future needs when he’d written this, and the detective was quite pleased with it actually.
“Very good,” he told him, handing it back. “You’ll be able to keep someone from speaking about this to others and protect your identity?”
“Oh yes,” Harry answered, taking it back and began casting a series of spells. The first would make the writing and seals visible to the Minister only. The others would keep the information as well as Harry’s identity and presence in the country private as well as L’s and Watari’s. The Minister would not be able to speak of anything in the letter or the case unless in Harry’s presence and with the right code word spoken to release the spells temporarily. A translation charm was also added in case his intended recipient couldn’t read English.
“There we go,” he murmured, putting the letter into an envelope and using sealing wax to close it. The necklace was slid off and both signets were pressed into the hot wax, leaving the seals embedded in the blue wax.
“Dobby!”
The house elf appeared with a pop, looking eager to serve. Harry knew his little friend would deliver his message without fail.
“I need you to give this to the Japanese Minister of Magic or whatever his title is here,” he told him. “You need to ensure that the Minister is alone before you do so and wait in case there is a reply.”
Dobby nodded, ears bouncing with the movement. He loved being able to help his master and wouldn’t fail in this mission.
“Dobby understands and will deliver Master Orion’s letter,” he promised earnestly. “It will be given safely to the Minister.”
“Thank you, Dobby, I know you will and great job on remembering the name I’m using here,” he praised him with a wide smile curving his lips. “You may go now.”
The little creature beamed happily at him as he nodded again, disappearing with another quiet pop.
Once they were alone, Harry gave a soft sigh. That was one detail taken care of, leaving a great many more for him to focus on. He picked up his book as he spoke, eyes going back to the heavy tome in his hands.
“And now, we wait.”

Author’s End Note - Well, here is the next installment! I’m sorry it took so long. Thank you so much for your patience. I’ve been so enthusiastic with the responses to this so far, and I hope that I continue to please my readers with what I share. I’m really happy with it so far and can’t wait to see what my muses spring on me. Please, take the time to review and let me know what you think of this. Your opinions matter a great deal as they inspire me to work on the next chapter!
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