Indeed it has been a while but I did not, I repeat, I did not abandon my story. Anyhow I hope this chapter is worth reading for you all, if not let me know.
I don't own any of the characters and/or exicting Harry Potter scenes that were used in the story that came forth from J.K. Rowlings mind, I do however own the characters Prof. Mehtlik and Prof. Venuta
Harry ran, in his mind forever. He ran to the cave where Sirius had hid himself when he had broken out of Azkaban, went inside and made his way into the dark gloomy cave. His running turned into striding and into steps, until he finally came to a halt and let himself slid down the wall. He sat there with his back against the wall on a cold stone floor, his wand loose in his hand, just in case. Slowly his actions began to seep into his consciousness and he couldn't suppress the self disgust he felt. Immediately he bombarded himself with questions he didn't know an answer to: How could he let himself go this far? Would he be prosecuted? Did he torture Bellatrix so long that she would be in the same condition as the Longbottoms were after she was done with them? He sighed, at least I avenged you Sirius, she paid….. for now.
Meanwhile in the village of Hogsmeade Order members were calculating the damage that had been done by this attack. No students had been killed or permanently damaged though some were so scared to come out of their hiding place it took more than Moody's eye to find them. The Deatheaters had all been stupefied and handed over to the Ministry for interrogation.
"I've found another one!" Mehtlik yelled as he came running towards the Order Members with a student numb struck in his arms. "This is Elisabeth McKley. She was so afraid she blindly threw jinx after jinx at me until I finally got hold of her and convinced her I wasn't going to hurt her."
"If I was her I wouldn't have stopped jinxing, you're 'bout as scary as these fella's were, not to mention your as dark as they come." Alastor said leaning on his cane , eyeing Mehtlik.
"Enough Alastor! I think today Mehtlik clearly showed on who's side he is, so keep them thoughts to yourself okay?" Tonks spat between healing student wounds.
"Bwaarg as if we couldn't done without him! And what is this was all set up in the first place!" Alastor grumped
"Come on we don't have time to argue we need to transport the students back to Hogwarts A.S.A.P." Lupin came between them.
Mehtlik smirked towards Moody, turned on his heels and ran off to help others leaving only the sight of his half long curly hair and large black cloak fluttering in the wind. Everyone got back to rounding up and healing students or searching for them. Finally they rounded up everyone except Harry and Romilda Vane. The Order members decided Lupin and Mehtlik had to start a search for them as the rest stayed with the group of students to protect them from further harm.
"I can't find Harry or Romilda" Lupin yelled as he came running towards his colleagues after a few minutes.
"We haven't seen or heard from them either but we can't stay here any longer, we have to get the students back." Alastor said.
"Go than. I'll find Mehtlik and tell him you've gone ahead. We'll continue to search for Harry and Romilda." Lupin said after a few seconds of thinking.
"Alright we'll be off than" Alastor said so that everyone could hear him.
The group marched off with a somewhat quick pass. Just before they left Moody leant over to Lupin and whispered: "Don't turn your back on that Mehtlik, I've got a feeling that he has more up his sleeve than he shows, literally"
Lupin waved the so called advise away and ran off in search for any of the three wizards. He systematically searched the houses and shops but didn't had any success until he heard his name coming from the edge of town. As he ran towards the sound he saw red sparks flying above the roofs coming from the hills around Hogsmeade. Again he heard his name as he ran, this time he answered with blue sparks to notify that he had heard it. When he arrived at the scene he saw Harry standing next to Mehtlik with an absent-mined look on his face.
"Harry where on earth have you been all the while? You had us searching like crazy."
"I was in the cave Sirius had used during the manhunt for him." Harry said blank with an expressionless face.
Lupin exchanged worried looks with Mehtlik a few seconds and than softly said: "I should have known that. Have you found Romilda yet Mordacay?"
"I let her through the secret passage under Honeydukes after Professor Mehtlik had taken care of the Deatheaters who had her cornered. She should already be in Hogwarts right now." Harry spoke before any word had left Mehtlik's lips.
The older wizards sighed out of relieve and rejoice that everyone was unharmed and save. The trio apparated to the school front gate and entered the school grounds where they found Headmistress McGonagall and several other teachers waiting for them. Harry was immediately taken away by Madam Pomfrey to examine his leg injury. The Order Members and Professors left with Headmistress McGonagall for an emergency meeting in her room.
The quiet Headmaster/Headmistress room was soon filled with voices, all with another sound. From emotional to shocked to steady and strong, the last mainly came from the Auror part of the witnesses for they had learned to have supreme control over their emotions in their training days.
"What a disgrace, how low could Voldemort go! An attack on students in broad daylight!" Professor Venuta said emotionally but even now she managed to maintain a seductive undertone.
Professor Flitwick, shocked that this seemingly graceful and adorable woman actually pronounced the name, agreed with here "this shows the lack of respect he is giving us, even children aren't save any more"
"They never were, I mean he went out there for Harry before. After that they weren't of importance to him any more. It seems they are now, at least important enough to plan an attack on." Lupin said after he took his head from his hands.
"I don't think he planned for this to happen, I doubt if it was meant as an attack at all" Mehtlik said
Silence filled the room until Moody sat straight and turned to Mehtlik. "And how would you know, eh? Did he told you his plans when the two of you had tea?"
Mehtlik spoke after a sigh "No Moody, isn't it a bit unlike Voldemort to just attack without a proper plan? I mean what happened this afternoon was pure chaos there was no plan what so ever and I doubt if it was meant to come to an encounter with us in the first place."
"There is some sense in there Alastor you've got to agree, they were with very few and all had invisibility cloaks on. Maybe Mehtlik is right and were they just surveying." Shacklebolt spoke
"Whatever they were doing we won't be getting it out of Bellatrix in the coming days." Alastor grumped.
"What do you mean Alastor?" McGonagall asked
"Bellatrix ran into Harry, or Harry ran into Bellatrix that too is possible, even more logical" Tonks said, her voice in full speed not noting the occasionally rolling eyes of other wizards in the room.
"Ahem Tonks never mind, please come to the point" McGonagall said trying not too sound too eager or angry.
"Oh right sorry Minerva" She said blushing "The two met inside of Honeydukes when Harry got out after he let Romilda Vane into safety. They had a duel of some sort with the outcome that Harry had disarmed her and hexed her."
"That doesn't sound very disturbing" Minerva said on a tone which inflicted that she knew it was going to be worse.
"He Tortured Bellatrix Minerva. He used the Cruciatus curse on her and not for a short period either." Kinsley Shacklebolt spoke with full earnest in his heavy voice.
Minerva held her breath for a second, and just listened in awe. "Did she survive?" she asked when she caught her breathe.
"She'll live, but it was a close call. I think she's used to some torturing and that that might have saved her. But I don't know how long he had went on, when I came in he just stood there looking at the screaming body of that woman, and it didn't seem to bother him. He… he somehow seem to enjoy the look of it." Kingsley Shacklebolt said not able to suppress the slight revolting sound in his voice.
"Mordacay will you please go and see how Harry is doing" McGonagall said.
"Of course I will." He stood up vanished his black leather chair and walked out of the room.
After he had left Headmistress McGonagall sat straight and cleared her throat. "As horrific as this is I think it is our first predicament we need to worry about, namely the attack on innocent students. This said I still think that there needs to be done something because Harry clearly becomes more under influence of Vol.. Voldemort every day now." For a moment she hopefully glanced over to the portrait of Dumbledore. "I want to know why they attacked, I think that will become clear of the interrogation. Furthermore I would like you Remus to teach Harry as much occlumency as you can. And I have been thinking about something completely different." Everybody listened in awe and sat on the edge of their chairs. "I think we all have to agree that Professor Mehtlik is a very gifted wizard with unique skills and features."
Concurring sounds filled the room
"Therefore I would like him to join the Order." McGonagall stated
Excitement filled the room but it was the voice of Alastor Moody that made them all fell silent.
"No Minerva no! I will not tolerate this man inside the Order that Dumbledore founded."
Tonks again spat:"Oh Alastor stop it! What is it that you have against the man sure he is eccentric to say the least…" she was interrupted by a now standing Moody who came walking, or actually limping, towards her.
"What I have against the man? I'll tell you. Mordacay Mehtlik has been to my best information the leader of a dark wizard sect for many years, and is up till today. This sect has broken the wizard and muggle laws so many times that I've lost count. The fact is that we could never prove it was them as much as we could prove they existed."
"Do you know if this sect sympathises Voldemort?" was asked
"No they don't" Mehtlik spoke as he pushed open the door. "Really Moody you should be more discrete with this information. The first year Gryffindors could even hear you up in their tower, so imagine how well I could have heard in the infirmary. "
As he walked in he noticed several wizards and witches inconspicuously reaching for their wands, it just made him smile. He made his chair appear out of thin air again and sat in it, and folded his hands so that his finger tops touched each other.
"If I had pupils I would have looked around the room and to your robes, since I haven't got them I already noticed how you reached for your wands. Let me tell you that will not be necessary if it was for me." He spoke after a few seconds laughing about the slightly surprised faces.
"Mordacay" McGonagall started "As you might have noticed Alastor was telling us about some sort of sect your were supposed to be part of. Tell me is that correct and if it is, what does this sect have as a purpose of existence."
"Indeed I am part of a group that doesn't expose itself very often but isn't anything like a sect and as Alastor stated I am indeed leader of this group. It really could be compared with an order that holds most of the wizards and witches in this room as a member, we keep a low profile." He answered the questions with a smirk. "Only the group I take part in isn't all that interested in who has the upper hand in wars or who is good or evil."
"Than what does your group interest in Mr. Mehtlik?" Shacklebolt asked
"First of all let me state that I am not so much a leader of a sect or group. I instruct people in the Dark Arts in a save and secure area which is of course is hidden from the wizarding population and world for purposes that speak for themselves. It isn't much of a revelation to you all as I read from our facial expressions."
"No it suits you, now who do you teach" Moody asked
"I instruct people who are willing to be thought and, not of the least importance, worth to spent my time on Mister Moody; and of course you'd understand that I cannot give names with all these Ministry people around. But take comfort in the fact that it are less than all the students I currently teach Defence Against The Darks Arts."
"Professor Mehtlik, you never spoke of this with me before not even in the conversation when we had you on Veritaserum"
"Indeed I did not Headmistress McGonagall, but then again Veritaserum is for the weak of mind and unsuspecting, But than again don't we all have secret groups or Orders that we attend, hmm?" He asked sharply
"I'm sure we do" she spoke back while leaning a bit more against the back of the chair.
"Professor Mehtlik would you mind standing up." She spoke
"If you insist" And he rose from his chair without any resistance.
"Now please stick out both of your arms"
Mehtlik sighed but complied.
Without warning two Order Members grabbed his arms, one on the wrist one on his robes sleeve, and slowly pulled them back. Everyone rose form his seats to see whether or not there was a Dark Mark. Slowly the sleeves were pulled back as in slow-motion, than fast. They revealed two underarms without a mark.
"Well I hope that this pleased you all, I will take this as a precaution matter"
"Nothing personal, to quote a certain Professor "One can't be cautious enough in these times" McGonagall said. Mehtlik nodded with a small smile and took his seat, impressed by the fact that she threw his own quote back to him when it was most appropriate.
"I do hope you don't treat all of the new the Professors like this."
"No only the ones that provoke it" Alastor grumped a bit disappointed in the fact that he wasn't completely right in his judgement and Intel.
McGonagall Wrote something down on a piece of paper, and handed it to Mehtlik.
"I want you to read this and remember it." She instructed clearly.
Mehtlik took the paper and read aloud for himself "12 Grimmauld Place, London"
"From now on you are an official Order Member, Welcome to the Order of the Phoenix"
Most wizards were knocked off-guard by this sudden gesture and turn around in the conversation. But welcomed Mehtlik nonetheless cause they knew that his different point of view, his different experiences and knowledge of the Dark Arts would make him a good addition to the order.
McGonagall looked up through the surprised and handshaking wizards and witches and saw a silent Dumbledore nodding slightly and smiling to her from his portrait..
