A/N: New chapter! For lack of motivation and laziness I took some time to finish this chapter. I wrote it down in straight 2.5 hours and I couldn't feel my fingers for at least one hour. So, if you want to appreciate the hard labor, you just have to click the REVIEW option below and say some nice words. Just kidding. But a review would be nice.

PS: My target is to finish this story before March. So, please don't kill me if I don't meet my target.


This is the most unusual day for Harry in weeks because he didn't go to the café this morning. He came straight to ministry along with Neville today because he thought some mysteries regarding the Weasley family needs to be solved now before moving forward. He and Neville have been going through files for an hour. In none of the files they found Arthur Weasley's name. Frustrated, he threw the last file on the table.

"That's it. There is no Arthur Weasley in here."

Neville bit his lip and remarked, "May be we missed some files."

"Nev, there isn't any. We have gone through every member from both the first and second order of the phoenix."

"Ministry must have missed it somehow. "

Harry shook his head, "How is it possible? All the Order members were honored after the war. Ministry made a very foolproof list."

Neville looked solemn and said, "Many Order members worked under cover. Perhaps Mr. Weasley didn't want his name on the list for security reasons. Plus, we already know, he blames himself for Ginny's condition. It makes sense in not keeping name on the list."

Harry nodded. "I guess, I have to ask Kingsley then."

"Are you sure? What he will say when you will show sudden interest in Arthur Weasley?

"I have a right to know about Order as an Auror. Besides how much do we actually know about Order anyway? We know Dumbledore formed it. We didn't even know how many were working for us. Kingsley was an active member. At least, he would know something."

Nev nodded and said, "Go ahead then. Let me know, if you need anything."

Harry headed for the door when he stopped on his tracks. He turned around and said,

"Nev.."

"Yeah.."

"I appreciate a lot what you guys are doing for me..I just wanted to say….erm..Thanks."

Neville rolled his eyes and said, "Thank us when you will get your girl. Go now."


Harry knocked two times, when Kingsley's grave voice said, "Come in."

Harry poked his head through the door.

"Ahh..Harry. I was wondering when I will see you again. Come on in, have a seat." He asked about this and that for few minutes before he asked,

"Kingsley, I wanted to ask you something about the Order members list."

Harry continued, "Is the list made by the ministry is foolproof?"

Kingsley frowned and said, "Scrimgeour was very strict when the list was made. He tried to make sure they listed all the actual members. "

Harry shook his head, "It's not about who made to the list. It's about who didn't. Do you know someone?"

"Erm..Not that I know of. I worked personally to make sure none was left out. Why?"

"It's just that recently I met someone who said he worked for the Order. But his name isn't on the list."

"Who are you talking about?"

"Arthur Weasley."

Kingsley stared at him for a second and the silence between them seems to stretch out. It was Harry who spoke first.

"I take it that you know Arthur."

Kingsley slowly nod his head and said, "Yes..I know Arthur. He is one of my best friends."

"Was he in the Order?"

"Yes…But..Arthur..He was a special case. He insisted me in keeping his name out of the list. After what he had gone through, this was the least that I could do for him."

"What happened?" Taken aback by Harry's tone of urgency Kingsley slowly replied,

"Arthur's case is a confidential one. I can't disclose anything… I am sorry."

Harry's jaw tightened, "Kingsley, as an Auror, I can access any file that I want. Are you going to save all the troubles for me by saying it all? Or should I leave now?"

Kingsley eyes widened at Harry's words. Still he said, "I don't get it. Why such a sudden interest in Arthur? Did he do something?"

"No. But I know what his family has gone through after the War. I want to know how much they have contributed at the war."

"Harry..I can't really.."

Harry stopped him in the middle and said, "Kingsley..Believe me; I have nothing but the goodness for the Weasley family. I would never hurt them."

Kingsley looked at him for second and said, "I do believe you Harry."

Kingsley took a deep breath and continued, " The Weasley family were considered as blood traitors for a long time cause of their affiliation to muggles and half-bloods."

"Arthur's wife, Molly…..Her brothers were killed in the first war. It is believed that Antonin Dolohov was the one who..."

Kingsley sighed and carried on, "Still..All the Weasley's never backed out from their fight against Voldemort. Six of Arthur's son contributed greatly during the second time. The Burrow, Weasley house were our temporary headquarter after Sirius…." Kingsley stopped because he knew how much Sirius's death had affected Harry.

"Then?" Harry urged Kingsley.

"Then during the second time, all the death eaters came prepared. They started to hunt down every suspected Order members they could find and Arthur's name was on the top of that list."

Kingsley's face darkened, as if what he is going to say next, is sickening.

"The Death Eaters tried to hit the Order members at their weakest spot like kidnapping family members…."

Harry swallowed hard, he asked, "And?"

"Arthur's daughter…Ginny was kidnapped."

A surge of rage was now going through Harry's mind. Kingsley must have not seen his distress because he continued with the past events.

"It was Arthur's birthday, February 5th when Ginny was kidnapped from a gift shop of Diagon Alley. She was supposed to be in Hogwarts that time but her family thought it was best to stay put at that time."

"Where was she taken?" Harry asked in almost inaudible voice.

Kingsley frowned and said, "Malfoy Manor."

This was too much for Harry. He abruptly stood up and started pacing in the room. Kingsley, taken aback by his sudden change of mood, asked,

"What's wrong Harry?"

Harry almost growled, "Malfoy's..I don't understand..After so much evidences of their wrong –doing, still they get to walk free..In the name of WHAT? Guilty Conscience? That's a load of bullock…Ministry is still as thick as during Fudge."

Kingsley shook his head and said, "Harry calm down..Malfoy Manor was used as headquarters, that doesn't mean the Malfoy's are responsible…"

"Don't give me that Kingsley..We both know what is a Malfoy is made of."

"Harry..You are going off-track. The Malfoy's would not make their hands dirty in engaging directly in kidnapping or torturing..They know better and you are forgetting that during that time, Malfoy's were greatly pitied by all of the death eaters after the ordeal at the ministry.."

"So, what happened then? At the Malfoy Manor?"

Kingsley seemed to think that Harry calmed down a bit. He continued,

"Not only Ginny but many Hogwarts students were kept at the Manor. Some of their family members or relatives were fighting directly or indirectly against Voldemort's regime. ….Cruciatus Curse was the favorite one for torture or inquiry."

Kingsley sighed and said, "Remember how Quibbler was speaking for you?

Harry nodded.

"Quibbler's editor, Mr. Lovegood's daughter was also kidnapped. He was told to stop writing about you. From what we have gathered, we came to know that Ginny and Luna, who are best friends from Hogwarts, found each other at the Malfoy celler."

Almost anxious, he asked, "Then what?"

"Mr. Lovegood was promised that if he stopped writing about you, they will return Luna. Eventually, Quibbler started to sing Voldemort's song.."

Kingsley lowered his voice a bit and said, "The day, when Luna was decided to be released from the Manor, the death eaters decided to wipe Luna's memory of the days of her imprisonment…."

Kingsley stopped to look at him and Harry didn't even know his face showed any emotions. Kingsley continued, "They were mainly concerned about concealing their whereabouts…but when they came to remove her memory, Luna struggled a lot."

"Rookwood..threw a stunner at Luna. It was Ginny's sudden push that saved Luna by inches..Mind you, Ginny was a tough cookie. She was kept at the cellar for one week; still they didn't get her to open her mouth about a single information about Order."

Absorbed at what he was hearing, Kingsley carried on. "Rookwood, being frustrated, what was supposed to be a mere memory charm, cast a very powerful one on Luna. Again, Ginny trying to save her best friend got the full blast of it."

Kingsley stopped. The silence in the room was agonizing.

"And Ginny lost her.."

"Short-term memory." Harry whispered.

Kingsley nodded sadly. He said, "Arthur was devastated. He blames himself for not finding Ginny soon enough. Bill found her on the grounds of Hogwarts, unconscious. Few days later, when the Weasley's realized what's really wrong with her, the pain of them was unbearable…"

Kingsley stopped to drink water from his glass a second before he spoke again, "They took her to St. Mungo's of course. But the healers didn't show them many hopes. They suggested in keeping her there, but Arthur thought it was best that she kept at home. Anything new causes her distress."

Harry, finally able to wrap his head all the information that he was given in the last fifteen minutes, said,

"Why the Order didn't do anything that time? Didn't they ever guess that Malfoy Manor was used as headquarter for Voldemort?"

Kingsley shook his head. "Harry..You do remember the time during the war? Over half of Order members were killed or were fleeted. With the number of members left, raiding Malfoy manor would have been a suicide mission even if we didn't know that it was used as a headquarter."

Harry understood. But he felt so helpless over the situation that he didn't know where to vent his frustration.

"I am…erm..Sorry, Kingsley. That was stupid of me.. It's just that during that time nobody said a thing about Order that time to me. I could have helped you..All Dumbledore told me to find the horcruxes and destroy those..If he would have let me help you…"

"Harry..It's not your burden to save everyone from everything…. Besides, Dumbledore trusted you and it was necessary to follow his instructions more than anything in that time."

Harry took his head in his hands. He doesn't even know what to do or what to say now. He felt emotionally exhausted.

"Harry?" Kingsley murmured.

Harry slowly looked up to see Kingsley's concerned eyes upon him.

"You still didn't tell me why you wanted to know about Arthur's history."

Harry didn't say anything.

"It is Ginny, isn't it?"

Harry's face, devoid of any emotions, gave the answer that Kingsley needed.

Kingsley smiled a little and said, "You couldn't have picked a better girl."

"But Kingsley.."

Kingsley cut him in the sentence and said, "I know, it's not going to be easy. But let me put it in Mad-Eye's words, CONSTANT VIGILANCE!"

Harry laughed at Kingsley's exact copy of Moody. Feeling a bit light headed, the tension in the room seemed to eased a bit.

"Harry..Why don't you take this day off? You need a break my friend."

Harry nodded and said, "Thanks Kingsley..Err..For putting up with my…Er..For the lack of words, I must say, Temper."

Kingsley looked amused. He said, "No problem Harry. After all, your temper is as famous as your scar."

Harry was going to open the door when Kingsley called him,

"Harry..Do you know that Ginny is a teacher?"

He said, "Yes."

"She is a teacher at Saint Loreto Tutorial in London. If I were you, I would have been waiting for her to finish her classes to take her to some place nice." Kingsley winked.

To meet Ginny some place else other than café was really intriguing, lost in his thoughts, he didn't see when Kingsley came forward and nudged him, "Go on..Use the break from work. Take it as a command from your boss. "Kingsley smiled.

Harry hastily pulled the door open when Kingsley added, "Did I say that Ginny's favorite flower is Lily?"

Shocked, Harry's faced twitched with a smile and said, "Kingsley, I really owe you one."


Finding Ginny's school had been easy. It is one of the most popular kindergarten school in the muggle world. Harry bought a bouquet of Lily on his way. The coincidence of Ginny's favorite flower being Lily is mind boggling a bit. Shaking that off, he entered the school premises. The school was jam packed as the school ended for today. Wondering, where he could find Ginny, he saw her at that moment in the doorway. His breath seemed to whoosh away at the sight of her. Ginny was talking to a woman who was holding a boy, who is around 7-8 years, and clearly restless. His mother said something, the boy's face lit up with an adoring smile.

The boy ran towards a group of boys, who were just next to Harry. Pondering how to approach Ginny, harry found an idea.

"Hi there.." Harry approached the boy, whose mother was talking to Ginny.

The boy seemed a bit surprised but still replied timidly, "Hi.."

"I am Harry." Harry gave out his hand.

The boy seemed friendly enough; he took his hand and said, "I am Andrew."

Harry smiled and said, "Hey Andrew, do you see the woman your mother is talking to?"

Andrew smiled too, "Ohh..Yes, that's our Painting Teacher, Miss Weasley."

Harry now crouched down to talk to Andrew, he said, "Could you do me a favor? Give this flower to Miss Weasley."

Andrew nodded and asked, "What will I say about who is it from?"

Harry smiled, "Say it is from a friend of hers. Okay?"

Andrew nodded and ran towards Ginny. Harry quickly hid himself behind a big tree. He saw Andrew is giving the bouquet and Ginny's surprised expression. Ginny was now asking Andrew about who gave it to him and he pointed the place where Harry was standing just a minute ago. Ginny's eyes glinting with surprise and excitement for this unknown new friend is the last thing Harry saw when he apparated to his flat.

A/N: I love putting some little info's which relates to me or HP universe. ST. Loreto tutorial was my kindergarten where I studied nursery. The little boy's name "Andrew" is inspired from Andrew Sims of Mugglecast. When I wrote the word "Suicide Mission", I totally imagined it from Aberforth Dumbledore's voice from DH2..LOL!