Hi guys! So sorry for the long wait. There was a problem with the WiFi at home so I couldn't get any writing done. Here are the next three chapters!

Chapter 14

"I still don't get it…" Arnold mumbled. "Why would the receptionist make sure you'd have no way of finding Gemini?"

Harry scratched his head. "That's what I'm trying to find out as well, Arnold. It just doesn't make sense."

"You think he was Imperiused?"

He thought for a moment. "It's unlikely. An Unforgivable Curse is Dark Arts, and with the extra security measures in the Ministry, he'd have been detected when he stepped in the office."

Harry felt suffocated in his desk and stood up and paced around the room. "I feel like there's something else. Something doesn't add up. Malcolm Carey's been in that post for almost three years, I think. If he destroys our biggest defense against the Dark Arts and then just gets up and leave, I have a feeling there's something bigger going on. Gemini may not have known about her past, but I have a feeling…"

Arnold looked up from the couch. "What?"

"Rodolphus Lestrange knew about Gemini—he didn't know her, but he knew her existence. It's clear now that he was telling the truth."

"He knew all this time about Voldemort having a child? And he told you?"

Harry was surprised. He assumed Gemini had told Arnold everything about her work in the Ministry. "Yes. He said Voldemort had a child and this child was going to fulfill a prophecy about her, so—"

"So you knew about it and did nothing?" There was a hint of accusation in Arnold's voice.

"He had no evidence to prove it was true. We asked the other Death Eaters, and they claimed there was never a child." Harry said defensively.

Yeah, the ones you asked, Arnold thought. The ones that knew were the ones you let slip away. "So what do we do now?"

It was just him and Harry. Hermione was still stumped, trying to remember how she created the map. It had taken years of planning, prototype-making, and trial after trial to make the map, and it took months to upgrade it to scan the entire United Kingdom. She practically locked herself in her office every day just trying to remember how she made it. Ron, on the other hand, had business matters to attend to with his brother, especially with news of Voldemort's daughter's escape scaring everyone.

Harry lifted a file from his desk and showed it to him. "The only lead we have so far: find Malcolm. His folder was checked out, so his address is legitimate. I know it's unlikely that he's there now that he knows that we know what he's done, but…it's our only choice."

Harry and Arnold did go to the address on Malcolm Carey's file. They travelled to the shadier part of London, only to discover that the address was the site of a questionable-looking meat store. Harry made sure to check if the house was hidden from Muggle's view, but when he saw it wasn't, he stared in defeat.

"I don't get it!" Harry said in frustration. A few passing Muggles gave the two odd looks and Harry pulled Arnold to start walking down the block. "Malcolm must have confounded whoever viewed his application to think this was his house."

Or maybe there are others in the Ministry working for the Death Eaters and helped by-pass Malcolm's file, Arnold thought, but realized it was such a serious accusation that he didn't bother telling it to Harry. "What now?"

Harry remained silent until they found the abandoned house with the Floo Network. Arnold took the fireplace after Harry, and when he arrived, Harry was waiting for him. "To be honest…I've got nothing right now." Harry said as they walked into the Atrium. "We only have two options, and both of them involve waiting an indefinite amount of time. The first one: we wait for Hermione to get the map done again—and that's assuming Gemini is still on the map. If she's out there hiding, she's most likely avoiding the Dark Arts. Time's of the essence if that map's gonna be useful in finding her."

"And the second one?"

"Obviously Malcolm's been waiting for Gemini, and he wouldn't have blown his cover if he knew it wasn't worth it. I think…I think he's looking for Gemini. And if my hunch is correct and there are other Death Eaters out there, then they're planning something."

"Do we find the Death Eaters, then?" Arnold asked. The first people that came into mind were the Slytherin friends Gemini had that Arnold tolerated for the sake of their relationship, but then he remembered their early departure the moment she spoke Parselmouth.

Harry shook his head. "Too many options. You can't arrest someone for owning a Death Eater mask as an artifact or for having a pureblood opinion, and there's still a lot free because there wasn't enough evidence that they actively supported Voldemort." He sighed. "So for now, we standby and wait for Gemini or Malcolm to be spotted."

"But that could take forever!"

"I know…but it's the best plan we have." Harry said. He looked equally uncomfortable with the idea. "We can guess what Gemini's plan is, but her plan to bring Voldemort back sounds very impossible so it's all just guesswork from here on out. We can't do anything for now but prepare."

Arnold was quiet on the way up back to Harry's office. I know what I have to do. He only spoke until he closed the door behind them. "Then train me."

Harry looked at him. "Train me. I'm not asking to be an Auror, Harry, but at least some defensive and offensive spells if I'll be working with you. If we're going to catch Gemini and possibly a new batch of Death Eaters, we can't go around with me untrained to face them."

"That's not—"

"And no, I know what you're gonna say: that it's too dangerous for me to be out there with the Aurors and the Order—dad told me you were bringing back Dumbledore's Army too—and it's not protocol to bring a librarian to a duel. But it wasn't protocol to bring an intern to a stakeout at Borgin and Burke's, was it?" He saw Harry go a bit pale, now that he was calling out the elephant that had been in the room for so long. "Yes, I know about that day in Borgin and Burke's. Gemini told me when we were still dating. She wouldn't have been affected by Dark Magic if you didn't take her. Hell, we'd probably be living in our house in Berkshire if it wasn't for that day you took her to Knockturn Alley."

Harry looked away guiltily. "Arnold…"

"But I'm not blaming you, Harry. Gemini chose to help you, but I know we're all sorry that accident happened. But I need you now to stop blaming yourself and set aside the rules you did when you thought she was capable enough to go with you and Ron on that mission. I'm ready. I can help you. I want to help you."

For a moment, Arnold looked just like his father. Harry remembered how Neville stood up against Voldemort when they all thought he was dead, and he knew that he could trust any son of Arnold. Harry nodded. "Fine. I'll personally train you on basic charms and hexes. And while we're at it, since we're hunting down Death Eaters, a bit of exercise for the Auror Office isn't a bad idea either. We'll start tomorrow."

Arnold thanked him before Harry left to go check on Hermione. Alone in Harry's office, Arnold laid down on the couch and sighed. What are we going to do, Gemini?