The Wizard, the Alchemist, and the Hunter

BirdZilla: for those of you who have read this before… I have made some adjustments to the plot, mainly concerning Edward and his position within Hogwarts… I felt that the change was necessary, but my Ocs' plot will remain the same.

This is slow Ch, chock-a-block of ocs u probably won't see after this… but it is a necessary evil.

For those who haven't read this before, : D! enjoy!

Chapter one: The Game begins

Imogen was walking as slowly as possible towards the room which her "managers" had summoned her from her history class. She had no patience or desire to see these people right now, especially since they had interrupted her classes- history happened to be a favorite.

She swung the door open allowing it to bang loudly against the wall as she surveyed the room and its inhabitants. There were six people in the room, three men and three women. One of the women was her transfiguration teacher- she had been in the process of handing out snacks, but stopped dead at her arrival.

She was a short woman with fading brown hair cropped neatly under her chin. She was also very pale; her skin was the type that made getting a tan impossible for she burned easily when she stayed too long out in the sun. Though she was very gifted in transfiguration, she was not very gifted when it came to kids; in a nutshell, she was terrified of them, especially Imogen.

"I-I shall be leaving you to it then." And she all but flew out of the room, sparing Imogen one terrified look.

"Good to see you came on time Miss Brandwick, albeit a few minutes late." Said Shane, the stocky man who's most attractive feature was his nose, which had somehow managed to escape being mauled by some creature with claws unlike the rest of his face, neck and chest.

"My apologies, but this school is rather big and this room is on the opposite end from the class I just came from." As usual Imogen replied her mono tone voice, dead and devoid of any respectable emotion. It was more than they deserved to get from her these days.

"Apology noted." Shane grumbled.

"To what do I owe the pleasure of your company?"

"Alec has escaped."

A deathly silence descended on the room.

Imogen, did not move, her face blank as she continued to stare in shock at the woman who had delivered the news. Dora, Imogen remembered, the plump woman who had a suffocating motherly nature.

As she stood still trying to process the information she became aware of the barley concealed fear of her "managers" as they waited with baited breath for her reaction. Thomas, the thin man with the Obsessive Compulsive disorder, had his hand clutched tightly around something in his jacket pocket, a wand most likely, ready to defend himself at a moment's notice.

Imogen snorted, turned around grabbed a chair from the corner of the room and sat down, Imogen fort the urge to roll her eyes as she watched the group visibly relax, Thomas though, did not let go of his wand.

"Is that so?" Imogen asked filling in the gap of conversation, she had suspected that the meeting had something to do with him…. But she had not expected him to have escaped…

"Yes," said the ancient looking man at the back. Robert was his name and he had been in the group the longest, ever since she could remember he had been here; out of all of the five she liked him the most, but at the same time, hated him as she hated them all.

"And he has fled to Europe." Robert finished.

"We remembered the difficulty we had capturing him last time- so we have come to ask of you a favor." Said Rose, the youngest member in the group.

She was a bright ray of sunshine with her Honey colored hair and blinding white smile, she talked to all others who she considered lesser beings like they were five years old, Imogen was one of those people she considered "a lesser being"

"You never ask of me favors, you tell me what to do." Imogen replied icily, shooting Rose a dark look.

The silence was back; the members paled considerably at her icy statement.

Imogen sighed through her nose; what a day.

"Well give me the information I need to hear and I'll bring him back."

Shane cleared his throat;

"He escaped three nights ago and moved with incredible speed and was out of the country by the morning of his escape, we notified Aurors around the world informing them not to attack but to notify us if they spotted him. He was seen in Asia, later in Germany and now England."

"Where exactly in England?" she asked.

The five members glanced at each other as though they were afraid to tell her something.

"On the out skirts of Hogsmade, twice actually. Brittan's ministry of magic wants to interfere but we have stayed their hand telling them that only a-"

"Why is Brittan so eager to interfere? Do they have no faith in the Australian government?" Imogen snapped cutting Dora off.

"Britain - Well Fudge in a manner of speaking has become rather paranoid of late and has decided to live in "splendid isolation."' grumbled Shane obviously unhappy with this predicament.

"Splendid Isolation?"

"We have heard rumors, unpleasant ones and they seemed to have split that country in half in opinions." Wheezed Robert, easing himself upright in the chair.

"Not so long ago we were contacted by Dumbledore. He told us that Europe's most evil dark wizard has risen again." Said Rose her voice becoming small towards the end, one of her small hands covering her mouth as though she has just said a dirty word.

"That Lord Voldemort?" Imogen asked genuinely curious, she had read very little on this elusive figure as the wizarding world made a point on avoiding this particular dark figure in their history.

Again there were a few nervous glances around the room.

"Yes, and when you are in England it is not advisable to mention that name around the students or teachers, they are a bit touchier towards it unlike us." Thomas nervously spat out, his dislike for Imogen evident in the way he spoke, it was the way a ignorant pure blood spoke to their house elves; with contempt and superiority.

"Students?" Imogen asked her eyes narrowing in suspicion, they weren't telling her something, as usual.

"Yes- that is where you will continue your studies, it is close enough to Hogsmade for you to search and blend in." Rose piped up, her cheerfulness returning at the mention of something 'pleasant'.

"Once he knows I'm there blending in will be pointless- Why? I've done similar dog hunts for you and not once have I attended a foreign school. Why now?"

"We must consider the situation in England right now- if the rumors are true, then the most likely reason Alec is there for could be to join up with he-who-must-not-be-named!"

"What makes you think that?" Imogen snapped momentarily loosing her cool.

'Let us finish.' Wheezed Robert, at least he alone wasn't completely scared of her.

"Or, if Fudge is correct and one of the most powerful and respected wizard in the world is wrong, then Alec might be joining up with mass murderer Sirius Black." Continued Shane

There was a pause, then:

"WHY. Would. He. Want. To. Join. Either. OF. THEM?" Imogen was standing by now, her chair long forgotten.

"B-because of the area he is hanging around, both of those unsavory characters have one thing in common- Harry Potter! He is attending that school we are sending you to! Why else would Alec risk exposure to all those wizards, let alone Dumbledore of all people?" squeaked Dora, sinking lower into her chair.

"We believe he may be after Harry, so to be accepted by either one, if he manages to bring that boy back to them. Think about it, if you get close to the boy, then you may chance upon Alec sooner," Shane added eyeing Imogen warily, "Fudge is more in favor of the black theory, so we advise you not to give him any reason to suspect us, we can't risk breaking relations with an ally."

"Do you know if he has contacted any other suspected Death Eaters, or does he have some already backing him up?" Imogen snapped, ignoring the last statement.

"We don't know."

"Do you know any possible hide outs he may be using?"

"No"

"Anyone in Hogsmade suspected of being in contact with him?"

"We are uncertain"

"Where and when was he last seen?"

"We already told you, Early this morning, outskirts of Hogsmade."

"So," she paused looking at each of the five in turn, stone faced, "You're basically telling me to put out a fire blindfolded, without telling me just how big it is?"

"Sorry, but we don't know any more than that. You are due to leave for Brittan next week, Hogwarts school starts in three weeks time- enough time to scout around for some information that we may have missed, Knockturn alley must be crawling with rumors." offered Shane as he subconsciously traced a particularly deep scar that ran from the corner of his right eye all the way down to his bottom jaw.

Imogen bowed, then walked out from the room stiffly as though she had a red hot poker strapped to her back, and didn't bother to close the door.

"I think at this point we should delay sending her the documents on Alec's punishment." Shane said as soon as she was out of hearing range, "perhaps it is best that she does not learn of it until she is in England." The last part he muttered more to himself, a small shudder running down his spine, in all of his long years he had never had the pleasure to meet someone like the pair of them, even when he was an Auror; and he was more than content to stay the hell away from the two when they clashed.

BirdZilla: You are all probably wondering where the heck Edward falls into all of this; it is well after the promised day and Ed has already gone travelling west in search of new knowledge… and had been given a post as an alchemy teacher in exchange to be taught magic… yes he can no longer perform alchemy- but I'm sure he would still be more than capable to teach it. Yes? As for the rest… that is a part of the plot and it would be stupid to reveal that now, wouldn't it? :P

and now I would love to hear some reviews, nice constructive reviews please, I'd like to know if anything needs fixing or ideas in general…. though if it really is bad enough to flame then by all means go ahead… :D