AN – I own nothing!

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Chapter 28

Harry started to unpack his stuff in his room. Just a few minutes ago, he had arrived into 12 Grimmauld Place and was greeted by Sirius, Remus and Tonks. He was thankful that he was able to leave the Dursley's early yet again. It's not like they wanted him to stay for his company, but for his service to them. This year, he was going to spend his birthday with his friends at the Burrow.

"Harry, we need to talk?" Sirius said as he opened the door after knocking.

Harry turned around and saw Sirius and Remus standing right next to the door as it closed. They both had smiles on their faces, but he knew it was something serious with his gofather's tone of voice.

"Have you heard about the King's return?" Sirius asked as he sat on Harry's bed, watching the boy finish unpacking.

Harry nodded in reply. "Ron owled me the other day. He told me that King Richard had come back from hiding. He also stated his own personal reasons, which were not so nice."

"Such as?" Sirius asked in curiosity. He wanted to hear about the redhead's point of view.

Harry shrugged. "He said things like the King was chicken the whole time, and went into hiding. He couldn't fight the war of on his own and whatever not. And his heir had to be a fake or sorts."

Remus and Sirius frowned at each other. So Ron wasn't in favour of the King.

"And how do you feel about it?" Sirius asked his godson.

"I feel alright about it I guess. I mean, at least we have more people with us in the Order, more people fighting against Voldemort. That's a plus to me."

"Harry, take a seat will you," Remus said as he took a step foward. "There's more to the King's return that you need to know."

He obeyed, and sat down next to Sirius. "What is it?"

"Firstly you have to take the wizard's oath and not tell anyone of this," Remus told him.

Harry looked at him, and then at Sirius who gave him a nod. "You have my oath."

"Keep an open mind-"

"The Malfoys have joined the Order," Sirius said interrupting Remus. He got straight to the point.

Remus sighed. That was Sirius for you. He was just as blunt as one person could get. It really was annoying from time to time, most especially now.

"What?!" Harry asked aloud as he rose to his feet. "Is this some kind of joke?"

"It's not Harry," Remus replied.

Harry started to pace heavily, back and forth in front of his bed. Malfoys, in the Order? Hell did freeze over. "They're Death Eaters for fucks sake, which means they are followers of Voldemort!" he stated, his voice getting louder with each word. "They cannot be trusted!"

"I told you he wouldn't take this well," Sirius said as he looked at his best friend.

Remus walked towards Harry, and stood right in front of him. He saw his chest was heaving, red faced, with anger "Calm down Harry."

"Calm down?! How do you expect me to-

"They're spies for the King!" Remus said aloud, raising his voice louder than Harry's. His hands, firmly planted on Harry's shoulders. He had no other choice.

"What?" Harry asked in a softer tone. His brows frowned in confusion. He heard him clearly though. Spies for the King? He just needed to hear it again. "What do you mean spies?"

"They were always double spies for King Richard, since the beginning. They never were followers for the Dark Lord. The light was always the side in which they were on."

Harry's frown became deeper as he tried to absorb all the information that Remus just told him. Malfoys? Light? The words were difficult to put in a single sentence. From what he knew since day one, the Malfoys were the number one followers of Voldemort.

"Sit Harry," Sirius said as he patted the mattress.

"How long have you known?" Harry asked his godfather. "Who else knows?"

"I just found out recently. Remus has known a little longer than me. The rest of the Order knows. You are the only one amongst the younger ones that know. And... there's more to it," he said as he turned to Remus.

"You're going to have to take Occulemency lessons again," he informed Harry.

"With Snape?!" Harry exclaimed. He really disliked the man. Even though he was proven to be part of the Order, he was still a git. He didn't trust him all too much, but just relied on Albus's word. "It didn't go well remember?"

Remus shook his head. "With Lucius," he answered. "He's the one that has trained Draco. Maybe it's better if you trained with him."

Harry shook his head, and unconsciously scratched his scar. The more he tried to make sense of everything, the more information kept on coming at him. He thought he 

knew everything there was to know about the war. He was deeply mistaken. Yes, he had heard about King Richard, once or twice in the history books. Since his reappearance, there was more to the war than he could imagine. Before Harry could say anything, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in," Sirius said.

"Hermione?" Harry asked in surprise.

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AN – It just keeps on getting closer and closer. Another cliffy yet again... Review!