Now her head was really going to explode. "Wait... wait wait wait..." she held her hands up in disbelief. First she's worried they don't want her and were going to throw her back across the pond, now she's worried they are going to try and kill her. Something wasn't adding up in her mind. "Why me?" Amelia was pissed now, mostly at her cousin.
A large man sitting near Harry answered finally, his voice low but powerful. He wore extravagant purple and gold robes and a matching hat. He truly resembled a wizard. "Because you can go without being recognized and you are the only legilimens any of us personally know."
Amelia flattened her hands on the table in front of her. "That's all good and well but my legilimency only works when I'm not FREAKING OUT." Her last bit came out a smidge harsher than she wanted. She was still a guest in thier home after all, even if she felt they were actively trying to get her murdered
"We know." Tonks said quietly, still not looking up.
"What do you mean you know?" Amelia asked, hurt and betrayal seeping through her words.
Tonks sighed and sat back in her chair, folding her arms, keeping her face low. "I know you can't pick up anything if your mind is too loud. But I also know, that you are extremely clever." Tonks grabbed her hand and looked straight into Amelias hazel eyes. "I can't think of anyone else who could possibly do this. I trust you. We trust you"
The two women looked at each other, Amelias hurt feelings beginning to diminish. 'Don't forget, you still might end up dead' she reminded herself.
"Back to what I was saying." Harry started, regretfully bringing up more bad news. "Tonks did inform us of your issues with legilimency. There is only one person who can teach you to have better control of your emotions and simultaneously help you gain the trust of some of Voldemorts remaining followers."
"Yes but Harry...we don't know where he is!" Tonks said, folding her arms once again, a bit annoyed that Harry hasn't grasped this fact yet.
"You're wrong, we tracked him down! He's in the states teaching!" He was practically shouting across the table. Clearly this was a tender subject that had been discussed before.
The room fell silent. Everyone was obviously uncomfortable with whatever situation surrounded this man. If Amelia was going to risk her safety she needed straightforward answers. Cryptic shouting between Order members wasn't helping her anxiety.
"Who is this person and what is the deal?" No one spoke. "Do we know where he is?" Amelia asked bluntly.
"He's an ex death eater turned spy for The Order who risked his life for many years trying to keep everyone alive and he is highly skilled in Occlumency and we believe is a legilimens...and yes." Harry added. We know where he is" Plain, simple and to the point. That's what Amelia needed. Plain speaking.
She shook her head and shrugged her shoulders at the group. "Okay so why is thier doubt?"
Remus interjected before Harry could speak. "Because Harry convinced Ginny to place a tracking spell on him during their final year so we could see his whereabouts. The accuracy of the spell is debatable." Amelia assumed 'Ginny' was one of the young women sitting next to Harry earlier. Both of whom were now nowhere to be seen.
Amelia thought for a moment. "That makes no sense, why would you need to know where he was, wast he one of you? A spy for The Order?"
The man with the purple robes spoke loudly "ENOUGH with the 20 questions, we don't have time for this-"
"I understand Kingsley but the girl has the right to know. We can't send her in blind." Remus said, taking his sleeping baby off of Molly and gently patting his back.
Once again the room went silent. Molly put the kettle on and started throwing biscuits on a platter. Harry sighed and removed his glasses, rubbing the irritation out of his eyes. "We needed to know where he was because he murdered our Order leader to gain Voldemorts trust. We didn't know at the time." Harry sat forward resting his elbows on the table. "Severus Snape is the only person who can help you. We tracked him down, he is in a small town in Washington. Somehow within a few weeks he has managed to create a new life and is currently teaching part time at a university."
"Yes well he was always resourceful and tenacious." Molly said in passing as she set out her biscuits and tea. Molly was the only one in the group that didn't look like they just found out their dog was ran over. She was bubbly, and happy? Too happy. Happy like "Mommy just took an upper" happy. It made her uncomfortable.
Amelia tore her eyes away from molly and focused on Tonks as she grabbed a biscuit and poured herself a cup of tea, her mind running a million miles an hour. "okay... so what's the plan?"
Harry regarded her for a moment knowing the most difficult part of this while scheme was this. "You have to gain his trust, and convince him to help you."
"Why can't you convince him to help me?" She asked. It was a completely fair question but still Amelia knew she didn't know the whole story so she was going to poke and prod until she recieved simple answers.
Molly giggled to herself and patted Harrys head. "That man won't let any of us near him without hexing us back into the dark ages. He doesn't trust easily dear. You have a hard job before you." She smiled sweetly at Amelia. "You can do it love, don't fret. Here, have a biscuit."