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CHAPTER 55

My next visitor was definitely interesting…

The door opened and there were tiny foot steps. "Who's there?" Asia croaked, unable to identify any noises.

All she heard was mumbling.

"…Mistress Black is best suited in Master Regulus' room. Very fitting."

"Hello?" She croaked.

"…The only pure Black left."

The springs in the bed squeaked as the strange visitor came closer. Asia's eyes scanning the room until they were set on an old, crinkly, house elf staring at her.

"…Mistress Black is ill, filthy half-bloods and blood traitors making it worse…"

The house elf snapped its fingers and Asia was propped up again, he then conjured a cup of tea.

"My poor Mistress is too weak to even move. Kreacher will help."

My encounter with Kreacher still confuses me to this day. I remind you that I am by genetic terms a half of a human - though my powers do not classify me as such. Therefore I am a half-breed, as you are aware half breeds are looked down upon in our society as much as creatures. I'm positive that he knew what I was, yet he continued to treat me with such admiration throughout my stay. However, there was information that I for some reason did not piece together for a few days - such as how he knew I was a Black.

Despite being ill, each day at this new place seemed to be getting better and better. The next day, another person arrived…

Asia stared out the open window, she was still laying on her back and wanted to turn over so badly, but it was too hard to move. The door slowly creaked open, Asia didn't bother turning her head. It was probably just Molly, coming to dust her room for the umpteenth time.

The footsteps were lighter than Molly's, and Asia couldn't hear the person breathing or anything. Before she could move her head to see what it was, her visitor was looming inches over her face. Her black hair falling over Asia.

Jenny Ming.

Asia breathed a sigh of relief and grinned."Missed me?" Jenny returned the grin."You have no idea." She croaked in response, as Jenny helped her sit up and gave her some water.

"Sorry the letters have been far and few in the last year, I've been a bit busy. Curse breaking in China is such a difficult thing. Many more traps than in Egypt." She said, sitting cross-legged on the bed facing her friend.

"That's alright," She replied. "We've been all over the place in the last year, we were barely in one location long enough for me to even write!"

"So I've heard!" She replied. "Severus was ranting to me when I got here. He says it's all Hisoka's fault, I don't believe that. But I find it funny that he blames her."

"Yes, she's rather angry about him berating her every time she's around me." Asia replied thoughtfully. "Really though, it's not her fault. I don't even know what this is…"

"I don't either. When Severus told me earlier that you were sick I thought he was literally joking. You never get sick!" Jenny threw her hands in the air.

"I know, it was quite the shock for me. I'm tired all the time now-a-days…any idea where we are? I know this is headquarters, but…where are we?" She asked.

"12 Grimmauld Place, we're in London…that's all I know. I'm just as much in the dark here as you are. This is a scary place, this room by far is the least scary of the others."

Jenny was looking around.

"I haven't really had the chance to see anything else outside of this room." Asia shrugged. "Who else is here?"

"So far, it's me, the Weasleys, Dumbledore, Hisoka, and Severus. Lots are arriving today though, I think our first meeting is tonight." She said, beginning to bounce up and down on the bed. Asia smiled, Jenny hadn't changed a bit.

"I'm going to need some help getting out of bed for that meeting." Asia said, trying to move and wincing.

"I think you need some sleep." Jenny said, stroking her chin as if in deep thought.

"Thanks for the advice, Dr. Obvious." Asia replied, rolling her eyes. Jenny saluted.

"You're welcome, Alejandro. Where is Olivia?" She cocked her head.

"I wish I knew, I haven't seen Oliver-"
"Olivia" Jenny interrupted.
"-Since February…" Asia finished.

"Well, that is too long! It's the beginning of July…so that's-" Jenny began counting on her fingers. "SIX MONTHS! That's not acceptable. Not one bit."

"It was on Dumbledore's orders…" She looked down.

"Is he insane?" Jenny was now jumping up and down on the bed. "How could he do that?"

"At the time, nearly a year ago, it was more for Oliver's safety than mine. Severus came to see me at the Wood's house the night of the Quidditch Cup. Right after…you know... He proposed the idea, saying that I needed to keep my travels constant, lay low…" Asia replied.

"Because of Peter?" Jenny stopped jumping.

She nodded.

"I was figuring he'd get picked off by a thestral or a hippogriff." Jenny said thoughtfully. Asia laughed, telling her that Oliver said the same exact thing.

"Great minds think alike." said Jenny. "You know, I had to switch my allegiance from China's national Quidditch team to England once I found out Ollie was their keeper. I hear more footsteps, I bet more are arriving!" She began to jump up and down again.

"D'you want to go check?" Asia asked, grinning. "Certainly! I'll be right back." Jenny jumped off of the bed and sprinted out of the room.

Jenny came back in moments later dragging Tonks into the room. "LOOK WHO I FOUND!"

"Wotcher, Dalio." Tonks smiled. "Good to see you Tonks. How's life as an auror?" said Asia weakly.

"Well, this shit got ten times more interesting with Voldemort being back and all. I've been doing a lot of security rounds, raids, nothing really fun. But it makes me glad I was trained by someone with a lot of experience, I'm ready for this war." She waved a hand.

"Who was your mentor?" asked Jenny.

"I was." said a gruff voice, as Alastor Moody clunked into the room. Moody hadn't looked any different than he did thirteen, nearly fourteen, years ago to Asia. He was the auror that had extracted her from her home that Halloween night. And Edgar had come along too, but bolted once he saw Audrey. It was a sight that haunted him forever.

"Mad-Eye." Tonks said, nodding.

"Tonks." Alastor acknowledged.

"What brings ye' all the way up here?" She asked.

"I came to see Anastasia." His eye was swiveling madly in its socket, then focused on Asia. "Last time I saw her she was tinier than this walking stick!"

Asia nodded awkwardly, remembering tiny fragments of that night.

"But I don't remember seeing those dark circles under your eyes the last time I saw you…" He squinted his eye.

"I've fallen a bit ill…" She replied, still feeling very awkward. Moody's magical eye made many uncomfortable.

"I see that." He barked in reply, his eye swiveled again. "Never in my years would I imagine Severus Snape getting so worried over something. You've really got him there." Moody laughed, clunking out of the room.

Asia raised a perplexed eyebrow at Tonks."Yes," Tonks said, reading her mind. "He's normally like that."

Jenny walked around the room with a slight hunch, exaggerating one leg and making a stomping noise. Tonks burst out laughing so hard her hair changed color.

"Oh my gosh, I need to get out of here before Jenny gets me in trouble." Tonks giggled, walking out of the room.

"I'd say it was a pretty accurate impersonation." Asia grinned, looking at her best friend.

Jenny bowed and said "Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all summer."