Order
Molly Weasely exited from the Meeting Room with a heavy heart. She passed by the Order's children who have gathered themselves in the hallway, guarded by none other than Remus Lupin.
The group perked up when they saw her, a hopeful light in their eyes.
"Mum..." One of them began. She shook her head and they deflated.
Dumbledore has asked for Harry's friends to be watched at all time, lest the children do something reckless and complicate the situation. They have also been temporarily barred from the Order's meeting for "not being able to calmly take the news regarding the status of the Boy-Who-Lived". But in all honesty, who could?
The number of letters Harry has been able to sneak out have been decreasing. When the first letter came informing them of a skirmish in a nearby town, the Order couldn't determine if it was a trap since the letter was not properly addressed. It was not until the next day when the Prophet reported that the said village had been destroyed overnight did the adults start to take the letter seriously.
As time passed, Dumbledore has been able to determine that the letters came from Harry from little clues present in each letter. Kingsley suggested using Severus Snape as a liaison between Harry and the Order, but Harry has always suspected the Potions Master. The boy refused to let Snape get close to him. It would seem that Harry would act extra malicious and Voldemort-like whenever he sees Snape.
It's also worrisome that as time passes, it would seem Harry became increasingly frantic with each letter. Its length diminished to the point that they could scarcely be called a note, which could only mean things were becoming even less favourable for Harry.
Molly could not bear to let the children know that the Order is really left in the dark of Harry's condition since Snape's access to Harry was close to non-existent, to the point that the man could only assure that the Boy-Who-Lived was still kept alive. On top of that, Molly was very disturbed by the fact that Lucius Malfoy has apparently taken a liking to the boy and the two were always seen together.
Part of her worried if Harry has already been fully possessed by Voldemort to cause him to not mind the company of Lucius Malfoy, but she banished the thought almost immediately. Voldemort wouldn't inform them of Death Eater's plans. Harry must have been pretending everything in order to survive. Who knew what the poor boy must be going through surrounded by Death Eaters all day long. One wrong move and... She could not bear to imagine the consequences.
She caught the eyes of Remus, who was tensed and look like he hasn't gotten a good sleep ever since he was first informed of Harry's disappearance. Tonks walked up from behind and tapped Remus lightly on the shoulder. The two exchanged a quick nod and Remus went to see Dumbledore while Tonk stayed to watch over the children.
Molly gripped her wand tightly. It has been a long time since she felt just like her children, whom she has always called reckless. She wanted to go save Harry at the first chance she got, but Dumbledore has decided to respect Harry's wish, which was to let him remain behind the enemies line in order to find out their weaknesses and future plans.
She could tell many of the Order members wanted to pull the boy out of the mess themselves as much as she wanted to. Even though Harry has survived many situations that could easily claim the life of an experienced wizard, to ask the boy to take on the role of a spy while combating the infamous Dark Lord inside him was just too much; but if Dumbledore insisted that they do nothing, he must have his own reasons.
Author's Note: A little calm before the storm (well, not really, but I guess the calmest you can ever get before I make Harry's life hell again? I feel the need to say I don't hate Harry before the accusations come flying :P). Thank you for reading, and a big thanks to all of those who have reviewed, followed, and/or added the story to favourite! :)