Different plans

Chapter 25-A new member

A/N: I've planned this one a long time because I think it's going to be a great chapter; hope you think so too!

"We have a new member in the Order of the Phoenix," Dumbledore said, looking at everyone.

"Who is it?" Sirius asked, hoping it would be his godson.

"Me," a boy said as he entered.

"Sorry," Severus apologized as he followed. "We came from a meeting."

"You can't do this!" James yelled, standing up. "Why can he join us but not Max, Hermione or Ronald?"

"He's right, Albus," Molly agreed. "We won't let them in, so why would you let Har-"

"Raymond," the boy cut her off. "I changed my name to Raymond Eduard."

"You will not do such a thing!" James went on.

"He already did," Snape said. "And the Dark Lord approves."

"What does it matter if Voldemort approves but not his parents?" Sirius interrupted.

"It doesn't matter," Ray said. "And dad did let me do it. Also, if you forgot, James gave all Rights over me to Severus; so he shouldn't say anything about it because he can't change it."

Slap.

"I told you to keep your hands off him!" Lily bellowed, rushing to her son; nobody had noticed that Ray and called Snape 'Severus' and not 'dad'.

"Leave me alone, Lily," the boy said, holding one hand to his cheek, breathing heavily. "Go on, James and Sirius, beat me up like you did to Remus. Then we can end it here and now."

"H-how do you k-know?"

"It is simple," Raymond answered. "As soon as I read the article of the Daily Prophet from 1982 I knew you did it. You beat him up and tricke-"

"Stop it, Ray," Remus said, looking down.. "They are not worth it. And you know that you are over them."

"What do you mean, Lupin?" Sirius asked.

"That I trained karate, archery, fencing and boxing," the boy explained. "Also I train weekly at the headquarters of the Death Eaters to duel. So, you won't have a chance against me."

"We will see that," James spat.

"Go on, I don't care. I officially ask you to a duel."

"I take the offer." James smiled evilly as he thought about a plan.

"We have more important things to discuss," Dumbledore interrupted. "So, Severus, what can you tell me?"

"The Dark Lord has been wrong," Snape answered.

"What do you mean?" Kingsley asked.

"Potter isn't the Boy-Who-Lived, Ray is."

"Then we will need to discuss Harry's trai-"

"I don't need training," Ray cut his headmaster off. "And My name's Raymond."

"You need training, boy!" Moody interrupted. "How do you want to defeat him when you're not trained?"

"I won't defeat him."

"What do you plan do to then?"

"Drawing," Raymond answered.

Moody looked shocked for a moment, but then he began to laugh.

"What's funny?" Ray asked.

"Y-you pre-prefer to draw rather t-than kill the most da-dangerous man on earth!" Mad-Eye-Moody said between his laughers.

"I can't see anything funny," Raymond said. "I don't like violent things."

"In the basement at 10:00pm," James hissed as they went out of the kitchen after the meeting. Ray nodded.

As Ray entered the basement there were a few people: James, Sirius, Maximilian, Severus and Kingsley. James broke up his conversation with his son. Raymond knew they planned something.

"Bow down," Severus ordered.

"We know the rules, Snivellus," James hissed as he bowed down.

"I know," Snape hissed back. "But I just want you to remember: this is a fair duel, not one of your tricks! Turn around and go three steps back."

"Stupefy!" Ray yelled the second he had made the three steps back and faced to turn James again.

"Protego!" his biological father countered. "Expelliarmus!"

"Expecto Patronum!" Raymond's silver-white griffin shot towards James who tried to escape away from it, but no luck.

"GET THAT BEAST AWAY!" the man yelled as he fought the Patroni. "IT'S NOT FAIR TO USE THESE BEASTS!"

"It is allowed," Severus corrected, smirking.

With a flick of his wrist Ray let the Patroni disappear. "Stupefy," he said. The spell missed James by millimeters.

Angrily Potter yelled,"SECTUSEMPRA!" The spell had hit Ray in his stomach.

"Rictusempra!" Max followed, causing Raymond to grimace as he suddenly had to start laughing, and more blood than before came out of his wounds.

"WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?" Moody demanded to know as he stumbled down the stairs.

"Potter is breaking the rules of a fair duel," Severus explained as he began to heal his godson.

"JAMES POTTER!" Moody turned to face the man. "YOU ARE AN AUROR, YOU KNOW THE RULES!"

"And he encouraged Max to help him," Kingsley added.

"YOU ARE BOTH GROUNDED!"

"YOU CANNOT GROUND ME NOR MY SON!"

"OH, I CAN'T? THEN LISTEN CAREFULLY! YOU, JAMES POTTER, ARE GROUNDED FROM MISSIONS UNTIL YOU GROW UP AND YOUR SON IS GROUNDED FROM GOING TO HOGSMEAD THE FOLLOWING YEAR UNTIL HE GROWS UP! AND IF I HEAR ANY DISAPPROVAL FROM YOUR TEACHERS, MAXIMILIAN, THEN I'LL BE THERE!"

"MAXIMILIAN!" Hermione yelled as she heard what had happened. "HOW COULD YOU BE SO STUPID?"

"Where is you twin, anyways?" Ron asked.

"Snape took him to Voldemort," Max snapped angrily.

"Well at least he's away from you!" Hermione went on. "But how could you after what he had done last year for you?"

"Well, how fair is it that he gets to be in the Order and I don't?"

"I can't understand how he could do this," Tom said, looking at his son who lay in his bed; Alex face was nearly as pale as the white pillows his head rested on.

"They are both jealous," Severus answered, making Ray drink a liquid. "Raymond is better in nearly anything than they ever will be."

"We need someone who is trusted by Dumbledore," Voldemort went on.

"What about Minerva? She's Ray's godmother and I'm sure she would like to know about it."

"You're right. Talk to her."

"Minerva, I need to talk to you."

"What about, Severus?"

"Do you trust me?"

"Of course, why shouldn't I?"

"You are Ray's godmother."

"W-what? Why me?"

"I thought it's a good idea," Severus whispered. "But before I can tell you who else is, you need to swear that you will not tell anyone about what I'm telling you."

"I swear on my wand," the woman replied, a bit irritated.

"The Dark Lord isn't bad." Severus looked at Minerva who stood there, mouth opening and closing like a goldfish. "He's Ray's father," the man continued. "I'm his godfather with Remus and a man called Ronny Lott. Bellatrix Lestrange and you are his godmothers."

"W-why did you tell me?" Minerva asked finally.

"Because Tom wants you to be a spy," Severus answered.

"Give me one day," Minerva said. "I need to think about all this."

"Ray?"

"C-Cedric?" It had come out as a whisper, but Cedric hadn't thought anything else. His friend was still weak and had only woken up. The last six days Ray had been in a kind of coma due to the great loss of blood.

"W-what happened?"

"Potter cheated in the duel and his son helped him," Cedric explained. "You've lost a lot of blood and some of the injuries might leave scars."

"I've made my decision," Minerva said.

"What do you choose?" Severus asked.

"I choose..." the woman began.