Parseltounge

The Hunt Begins

"It would be a good time for you to arise now"

Anna groaned and turned over promptly falling out of bed.

"Most undignified behavior" Her snake hissed, it's brilliant blue scales flashed in the morning sun.

Varuski was Anna's familiar and a very unusual one at that: he was a very large snake, 12 feet long and about 5 inches in diameter, he was a brilliant sky-blue colour-same as his mistresses eyes and his mouth contained 3 sacs of venom which he could control and regulate. One was filled with deadly poisonous venom of which a single drop could result in instant death for up to 50 people. The second contained a mixture capable of paralyzing someone from 10 minutes up to 10 years. The last was a virtually harmless drug that acted like a dreamless sleep potion.

"It's only 4:00"Anna complained. She usually got until 4:20 before her morning training routine.

"You must arrive at your briefing at 5:30",Varuski reminded her.

"You're an egg you know that don't you", Anna muttered hauling herself to the shower. Although she knew the who, what, where, when, how and why of the mission it was necessary for all assassins and agents to undergo one final briefing to clear up any last minute problems.

Scorpio British HQ

London

Nile's Office

"Helloooooooooo?" , Anna called/yodeled poking her head round the door. Nile looked up from his desk.

"Anna", He said "Come in" Anna walked in and sat across from him. "There has been a complication", He said. Anna sighed this was not good. She gestured for him to continue. "We received a message from the Death Eaters last night they have requested that you interrogate him"

"Interrogate him?" , Anna was getting confused again. Assassins never spoke to their targets, if an assassin had a conversation with a target they may view them as a person and not just a job. This was the strangest mission she had ever had unless you counted the one in Alaska with the peanuts and the rice or was it ice….

"Anna!", Nile snapped "are you listening? I said yes you have to interrogate him. The information you must extract is in regard to a prophesy concerning the target and one of our employers"

"So what I just go up to him and say 'tell me about the prophesy' then kill him?"

"Yes, he will know what you are talking about but take this just in case he is uncooperative", Nile reached into a drawer behind his desk and took out a pistol.

"A gun?", Anna looked up more confused than ever.

"No. It's called a Legilimencer it allows the shooter to gain access to the mind of the target and extract one memory. It's come directly from experimental research Swisserland for this mission so don't waste it" Anna took the Legilimencer and put it in her holster placing her ordinary one on the desk. "You had better get going you need to be there by 6:00am", Nile informed her.

"Well then if that's all I'll be picking up Varuski, heading on my merry way and hopefully be back before lunch." And without a parting word she swept overly dramatically from the room causing Nile to roll his eyes at his youngest assassin's odd sense of humor.

Order of the Phoenix HQ

12 Grimmauld Place

Kitchen

"Mum Harry won't even be awake at 6:00am let alone ready to leave", Fred Weasley moaned as he stood with the other order members who had volunteered to rescue Harry.

"Quite Fred. We only have to be there at six there will be plenty of time for him to get packed", Mrs. Weasley snapped at the disgruntled red-head.

Lord Voldemort's HQ

Location unknown

Meeting room

"Are you all clear we are to observe this assassin at their work and make sure Potter actually dies. You must be at your places at 6:00am sharp and if Dumbledore or his little order shows up", Lucius Malfoy paused to emphasize the point "Eliminate them. Move out!"

A/N well there's another chapter done and dusted.