AN: Wow, started this a mere two days after finishing the last chapter and it's taken me months to even get close to finishing, which I haven't. This chapter moves focus away from the main group and back to our spies, Draco and Severus. This is really short, for which I apologize, I am still working on this story and this chapter and will try to update soon.
Severus found himself pacing his counter-parts quarters. Back and forth, back and forth. The movements soothed his nerves. He had received orders from his commanders, now he had to get the information to Draco and they had to pull this off, all before Voldemort went through with his major plan. If they failed, if one of the Death Eaters somehow detected the poison before it took affect, everything would come to naught. The worry was killing him, he had not been this stressed since before the end of his own war.
A knock sounded on his door. He straightened his robes and took a deep breath to calm himself. He strode over to the door and opened it. Voldemort stood on the other side.
"Severus, I have a job for you."
"Yes my Lord? Anything that I can do I will," Severus said with a half bow.
Voldemort smiled, "Good. As you know our celebration of our reign over Britain is to take place in two weeks. Young Draco ha been put in charge of the gathering, but I want you to be in charge of entertainment. You have always been good at finding the perfect specimens for decoration and the later festivities."
Severus managed to maintain his façade, "I am honored that you would think of me, my Lord. Is there anything else I can do for you?"
"Yes, one other thing. I want you, while you are searching for decorations, to try and find the Potter twins. I wan them Severus, they need to suffer and die for causing us all this trouble. Find them Severus, and find them soon. You have a month."
Severus quickly bowed as Voldemort's voice became deadly, that was a tone he recognized from his previous spying days. "I will do everything in my power to find them before the start of the next month."
"Good," with that parting word Voldemort turned and left Severus's rooms.
Severus put his head in his hands and groaned quietly, mentally cursing the bad luck that seemed to follow the Potter twins. He would have to send them an update with this information included.
Severus would be glad when this was all over. He was ready to get back to his normal life. Maybe he would finally get out of teaching and open his own potions shop.
Hermione snatched the missive from Severus out of the raven's talons.
Reading it, she cursed quietly and ran to deliver it to Ron and Harry. They now had the date for the event, but an issue in keeping their spy's cover.
Harry drew in a sharp breath through his teeth when he read the report. This would make things more complicated. He hated asking Severus to maintain cover by capturing people to be tortured. It was a sacrifice that had to be made for the greater good (Harry shuddered just thinking that).
He scribbled a reply back:
Severus,
We need you to go ahead with the retrieval. We are endeavoring to speed up our plans. We need you to set up a switch between the two Dracos.