In the kitchen of Grimmauld Place, there was a tension in the air that nobody could deny, they were all there for a meeting that the leader of their illustrious group; Albus Dumbledore had yet to arrive. Why they had been gathered was any body's idea but the presence of the teenagers in the room did not bode well. The door opened to reveal Albus Dumbledore standing there in all his strangeness, he was wearing robes of a deep purple that had an assortment of brightly coloured stars on top. Which gave the people in the room a big enough reason to look away from him. Dumbledore's silvery hair and beard were both tucked into his belt and his glasses on his nose were tilted slightly to the left. He looked at them all with his oddly flustered gaze straightened his glasses before entering the room.
"I am sure you are all wondering why I have gathered you here and it is correct that this is not a normal order meeting, but that will have to wait. We are still waiting, not everyone is here."
"Albus who is it that we are missing?" asked Professor from where she sat at the table.
"Why of course we are missing Severus I am sure he will be along soon"
After waiting, at least, ten minutes Sirius Black could not hold it in any longer and exclaimed: "we have been waiting, Professor why don't we just carry on without the greasy bat."
"Now now Sirius I am sure he will be here soon" as soon as Dumbledore had finished that sentence the door opened to reveal the elusive Severus Snape who was being half carried half dragged in by Lucius Malfoy everyone knew at once that something was wrong he was leaning heavily on Malfoy. Severus's robes were torn in several places and there was dried blood visible on the dark black robes. Several of them drew their wands at the site of Malfoy.
"Albus… he knows" this short statement caused a wave of talking and nobody could understand what was going everyone was talking over each other there seemed to be a generally worried and concerned tone throughout the room. Some were shouting accusations; some looked ready to hex Malfoy.
Suddenly Albus shouted "SILENCE" at the same time Severus seemed to lose what little strength he had and he slid to the floor.
"Albus… you promised" Severus gasped his voice wavering. Albus moved over to Severus and knelt by him "He knows, my family… you promised… help… they will… kill my wife… children… help them… please." At that point, Severus slumped unconscious. Everybody in the room and heard the implications of what had been said fall upon them. They had lost their spy. Severus was in danger. Snape had a family. These thoughts whirred through these people's heads. Several more people drew their wands at Malfoy who stood their stoically not moving an inch.
"Molly contact Hogwarts get poppy hear tend to Severus. Arthur, Kingsley, Alastor, Remus, Tonks with me we are going to a safe house collect Severus's family be on alert." Albus said this all while standing up and moving towards the floo. "Lucius please you and Severus are the only ones who now the password." Lucius moved towards the floo wands still trained on him he stopped and looked at Dumbledore at said quietly but everyone heard "He will never forgive you know matter how hard you try, the address is Prince Manor and the password is Haven." Lucius stepped through the floo leaving everyone confused except the Headmaster who seemed to be upset as a single tear slipped from his eye and into his beard.
