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The moment the members of the order reappeared in the house, Sirius was on his feet searching for her, "Where is she," Sirius asked as it was obvious that she had not come along. He was nearly crushed, he knew he shouldn't get his hopes up. After all, he was an Azkaban escapee, his goddaughter deserved so much better.
Quickly, seeing his mind going to darker thoughts, they explained the situation. "She needs a day to think about it," Fred stated. "She asked that we go back tomorrow, it was a lot to put on her at once. I mean she doesn't know about you then you want her to live with you. it's really just a lot to deal with at once."
Sirius nodded understanding that. He was one to leap into things without thinking but even he could see that that was a wise choice. He had to say, he was happy that the girl was a bit brighter than the marauders were growing up. It meant she would be safer. He was hopeful that he still had a chance to be in her life. From their words, she seemed to have some interest in it. "But she's considering it," He questioned to be sure he was not getting his hopes up for nothing. He just needed to know that their was a chance.
"Yes, she's considering it," George agreed quickly knowing it meant the world to him. "And if she says yes you'd best not screwed this up. She's trusting it mostly on our word too. We put our faith in you."
"I won't," Sirius promised quickly grateful that they were so helpful in the situation and seemed to look out for her best interests.
They relaxed for the next few hours though Sirius spent the time stressing about whether or not she would agree. It was going good until Arthur hurried out, "order meeting, now."
This startled everyone into coming in quickly. There was clear worry in his voice and the meeting wasn't planned. "What's going on," Remus demanded since they had never had such a sudden meeting during this war. Something horrible must have happened.
The headmaster, the order head looked to their resident spy expectantly since it was he who had summoned the meeting and made it clear that there was no time to wait. "Severus," Albus demanded.
"Demons," Severus stated causing everyone to freeze. Demons were dark being, the darkest and extremely dangerous. No one knew exactly where they came from. Just that they had power and were the monsters known by muggle and wizards alike. They were deadly and had the potential to wipe out dozens of people with barely a thought. They rarely ventured into the mortal dimension and when they did it was never for anything good. "The dark lord has demons on his side. Apparently, there is a group planning an uprising against the demon king. They have sided with the dark lord to secure their aims."
No one had ever heard of the thought. Demons joining a mortal willingly sounded absolutely insane. No demon sided with humans except to cause absolute chaos and destruction. Yes, Voldemort would fit that intention easily but they'd not work for him. They were known to have too much pride, too much power to work with mortals. "Demons and mortals don't mix, why would joining Voldemort help anything," Sirius demanded, as a black he knew more about demons then most. He knew just how dangerous they could be and how finicky, they'd have no reason to pair with a dark lord. They could out kill him easily. "Mortals can't change the tides of a demon war."
In most cases that would be true but apparently this was something else entirely. "There is a mortal they are searching for. Apparently, a mortal consort to the demon king. The king favors her enough to mark her untouchable to all demons. He has claimed her in all but ritual," Severus stated.
Everyone was shocked to say the least. A mortal and a demon, the idea sickened them. "What mortal would be with a being that dark," Sirius demanded since as far as he knew, even his own family was not that insane. "A demon is...as dark as they come."
"A necromancer maybe, I've heard of mortals being with demons but never a demon actually caring enough to protect them, expendable playtoys," Tonks stated. "Demons will use them and toss them away. Not go out of their way to protect them."
Severus spoke up once again, they all knew that and yet, in this case something was different. "This girl...they believe that if they capture her, the demon king will bow to their will. It is not an overnight fling. He has taken no one but her. They are convinced this girl is key to forcing compliance among the demons, enough to overthrow the current monarchy. If they get this girl...the demons will completely side with the dark lord which will make them untouchable. If the dark gains the demons no one holds any chance."
That was beyond a terrifying thought. They couldn't let this happen. "How do we find this woman before they do," Arthur demanded.
"Girl," Snape corrected, a woman implied an adult but from what he had heard, he was expecting a child not a grown woman which made the situation all the more unbelievable. "Not a woman but a girl. In her teens, a witch. All I have been informed of is she resides in England, is a witch of about 15 or 16."
"What students at Hogwarts would you even suspect of being necromancers," Sirius demanded, someone of that power would be noticeable in some way. Necromancers would feel of dark magic, black magic. "Because I was raised dark, I know the power behind a single demon can level a village if it really tries. An army of demons...there is no chance at all."
Remus shook his head it couldn't be a necromancer, at least a trained one, not at that age, "the magic to learn necromancy is ancient and complicated. I cannot see anyone still of Hogwarts age capable of it to an extent to summon demons. It's impossible."
"There are natural born necromancers, or legends of them," Sirius stated having heard stories about that sort of witch or wizard being born. It was rare, and most were killed young by either foolish mistakes or their parents killing a threat to the world. He had thought for a long time they were myth, but it was the only explanation he had.
Filius shook his head unable to bring himself to believe any of his students able to do something so sickening, "I cannot see any girl currently at Hogwarts capable of consorting with demons."
"It has to be someone, clearly it's not one of the families that supported Voldemort or they would already have the demons on their side," Sirius stated. "If this girl is really that important to the demon king. How does a mortal even become important to a demon king."
"From what they implied, this is no recent discovery. It's well known that this girl is the demon kings chosen."
"Chosen for what," Bill asked since that could make all the difference in figuring out who she was. "Demons don't just go around choosing mortals. Is she a chosen sacrifice...a chosen...well fuck buddy?"
Snape looked unsure of this, "from there implication, this girl is his chosen mate. He has demons guarding her day in and day out. She is never completely alone. She is the demon kings chosen mate. Wife when she comes of age. They claimed he desires no one but her."
"Demons don't desire anything but death and destruction," Filius argued having been witness to a demon summoning once, he had been one of a very few who survived to speak of it. It was the most horrendous thing he had ever witnessed.
Snape glared, "that is what they implied. No matter what the truth is, if this girl is found Voldemort has a demonic army at his side. It doesn't matter what he has chosen her for. Whether it is as a lover or as a wife this girl is being hunted."
"What sort of girl would allow herself to become some demon's plaything," Charlie demanded.
"A lot, demons can be extremely seductive," Tonks stated. "Just from the stories heard. While they are destructive monsters, they are also master manipulators. They can corrupt...Especially if the girl doesn't even know what he is. or didn't know in the beginning."
"Look, we just need to find her," Emmaline Vance growled since this wasn't getting them anywhere and the war clearly depended on them not getting her. "quickly. She needs to be removed."
"We can't just kill a child who doesn't know what she got into," Arthur returned refusing to even consider the idea. Killing a child was not why he went to fight the war. "We just need to keep her out of the demons reach."
Remus had been mostly silent, a dark realization coming upon him and he wished he was wrong but he saw no other way. It took some time to bring himself to talk. Finally, he looked up and to Sirius not wanting to say it but he had to, too much depended on it. "I am sorry," he whispered knowing in the answer they sought but he wished it wasn't. He wished he was wrong.
"What about," Sirius demanded since the statement was so out of place.
Remus cringed knowing exactly how his friend would take it. he couldn't help but and wonder how he could have missed it. He should have seen the truth, but he didn't and now, now it may be too late, "I should have realized, maybe if I did two years ago...merlin I am so sorry Sirius."
"Sorry about what," Sirius demanded not understanding what his friend was apologizing for. "Why do you have to apologize to me?"
"There's a darkness about her, as if she's been touched my evil. Death, destruction...I could smell it in her room. Something diseased, dark," Remus stated. "I think I know who it is."
"No way," Sirius said realizing what he meant, its not as if his friend visited many teen girls. He had however just came from Sirius's goddaughters home. The others cringed remembering him questioning the girl. "that's not possible Remus. There is no way in hell that Harry...no just no."
Dumbledore looked down having come to the same conclusion and wishing that he had not, "I am sorry Sirius. Looking at all the students she is who I too would guess could be capable of this. there is a darkness surrounding her like a cloud. It would explain so much."
"We need to get to her now," Remus said. "Sirius I am sorry, but we have to know for sure. We may be wrong but that is my best guess. I've never seen a demon, I don't have their scent but I have never sensed anything like that before."
"It's not her," Sirius challenged. "No way would James daughter be involved in a relationship with a demon. A relationship of any kind. Where would she even meet a demon."
"We have to check," Arthur stated hoping for Sirius's sake that they were wrong only they doubted that they were. Dumbledore and Remus seemed too sure and out of everyone, they would know. "Perhaps he has not corrupted her yet. We can find out. everything but we need to hurry."
"It can't be her," Sirius stated, "We will prove its not her."
"I hope so my boy, I hope so," Dumbledore said knowing otherwise. Still, he could have hope that one of his students was not so far lost into depravity as to lie with a demon.
"You will see," Sirius said. "Its not her." It couldn't be. It couldn't be the little girl he held in his arms. James and Lily's baby girl. His beautiful goddaughter whom he had loved since the moment Lily placed her in his arms and asked him to be godfather, giving him easily the greatest gift in his life. It just wasn't possible.