A.N. I'd like to thank Blood Sweat and Tears and Seeker_2000 for their help with this chapter! The reason that I've gotten the last two chapters up so quickly is because I'm going away for two days. I hope that you like this chapter!!!!!
Malena
"This sucks!" Ivy exclaimed, slamming the door of the portrait hole after Harry had climbed in. "Why did she have to go an send Nelson back to the Order?"
"Don't ask me," Harry said, sitting down in one of the chairs. In the corner of his eye he saw the Gryffindor team whispering about the recent events.
"And now we're going to have people talking about us all day tomorrow," Ivy said.
"You'll get used to it," Harry said.
"Hmph." Ivy ran a hand through her feathery brown hair in frustration. "I need to punch something." Ivy got up and went back out of the Common Room. Harry suspected that she was going to the Mission Room.
"Are they telling the truth?" Hermione had walked over to where Harry was sitting. "Stealth, did you kill a person?"
"Yeah." Harry said.
"You actually killed someone."
"She was a Death Eater and she was trying to attack the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Besides, I've killed people before," Harry replied.
"Why couldn't you just Stun her?" Hermione asked.
"Because sometimes people can withstand the Stunning Spell," Harry said.
"So?"
"Listen Miss Granger," Harry said. "It's my job to protect everyone in this school. I would have to die for you. I don't think that you should be angry that I was just doing my job."
Hermione looked a little shocked, then she turned on her heel and went up to her dorm room.
"What was that all about?" Now Ron had come up to him.
"Nothing," Harry said.
"Oh," Ron stared at him. "Where's Ivy? I was wondering if she would like to play chess."
"I think that she's in the Mission Room punching something," Harry said. "I can call her if you want."
"No, that's okay," Ron said. He thought for a moment. "Do you want to play?"
Harry looked up at him. "Sure."
Ron Summoned his chess set and set it up. The game wasn't timed like Harry usually played, but he didn't mind.
"So, you killed someone." Ron said, almost casually. Harry rolled his eyes. "Have you done that before?"
"14 times…. Well, 15 counting that Death Eater out there," Harry said.
"15? That's a lot," Ron said.
"They were all Death Eaters," Harry said.
"Oh." Ron sounded a little shocked, but continued to stare at the Chessboard.
Suddenly the portrait hole burst open and Ivy came back in.
"Psst!" she hissed at Harry. "I have to tell you something!"
"I'll be right back," Harry said to Ron. He followed Ivy into a corner where she whispered, "Percy's here!"
"What?" Snapped Harry. "Percy?"
"He's replacing Nelson," Ivy said. "He's in disguise. Oh, and his name is Todd."
"Your move!" Ron yelled across the room.
"Be right there!" Harry yelled back.
"Can I play winner?" Ivy asked, changing the subject.
"Uh, sure."
They returned to the table and continued to play.
~*~
It was almost midnight when Ron went to bed. There were only a few more people left in the room, and they left soon after Ron. Harry and Ivy sat, playing chess by the fire.
"You never told me," Ivy said, moving her knight. "Why did Celeste break up with you?"
"I can't tell you," Harry said. "I swore to Celeste that I wouldn't."
"Oh come on! Please!"
"No."
"PLEASE!"
"Ivy-" Ivy stuck out her lower lip and opened her eyes as wide as they would go.
"Please," She begged, sniffing slightly.
"No. And did anyone ever tell you that you're horrible at doing 'puppy eyes'?" Ivy frowned and then hit him on the back of the head.
"Well, if you won't tell me than I won't tell you who Hermione has a crush on," Ivy said.
"I don't care who Hermione has a crush on." Harry said, moving a bishop.
"Yes you do. She's your friend."
"Fine, she has a crush on Ron."
"How'd you know!" Ivy exclaimed.
"I'm her friend, and in the beginning of our fifth year she kept looking at him on the train. It was just obvious." Harry said. "Your move." Ivy reluctantly moved her queen, and said, "Checkmate."
At ten minutes to one Harry got up. Ivy and him had both taken the No-Sleep pills.
"Where are you going?" Ivy asked when Harry started to walk to the portrait hole.
"I'm going to go get some coffee," Harry lied. "Do you want anything?" He quickly wrote down what she wanted and then ran out into the hall. He Molecularized into the Shrieking Shack, where he found Sirius waiting for him.
"Hey Stealth," he said, remembering to use Harry's disguise name. He clapped a hand on Harry's shoulder and told him to sit down.
Harry took a seat on the bed and said, "How're you doing Sirius?"
"Never mind," Sirius said, waving his hand. "I heard about what happened at the Quidditch field."
"Oh," Harry said. Sirius was staring at him and Harry avoided his eyes.
"You killed a person."
"Yeah," Harry said, not really wanting to pursue the subject.
"You actually-"
"You don't know how many people Dad has killed in 16 years at the Order of the Phoenix." Harry said. "He's killed loads more than I have." Sirius looked slightly shocked.
"All right, I'm getting off the subject," Sirius said. "I asked you up here to tell you something."
"Yes?"
"It's about the Marauder's Map," Sirius said. "Stealth, the Marauder's Map can see through the best disguises. It is able to see you, Angelina, and Cedric."
"Really? Hey! How did you know about them?" Harry asked indignantly.
"Marauder's map," Sirius said simply.
"Where is the Marauder's map now?" Harry asked.
"It's in Ron's trunk," Sirius said. "Hermione got the Invisibility cloak and he got the Marauder's map. They split up the rest of the stuff too…"
"Who got my broom?" Harry asked.
"Ron, but he doesn't use it. He's using a Nimbus 2001."
"Sirius," Harry said. "I need you to get the map from him. He can't find out about us."
"I will," Sirius said. They were both silent for a moment.
"Why isn't Professor Figg teaching here anymore?" Harry finally asked, breaking the silence.
"Professor Dumbledore needed her out in the field," Sirius replied. "Yesterday she was out in Romania-"
"And how do you know all this?" Harry asked. Sirius's pale face turned slightly pink.
"I-er-I am…"
"Her boyfriend?" Harry supplied, raising his eyebrows and grinning.
"Shut up," Sirius said, turning redder. "I said, shut up!" Harry was rolling with laughter on the floor.
"You-you're going out with A-Arabella Figg?" Harry gasped.
"Shut up," Sirius said through gritted teeth. After a few moments Harry managed to choke out, "What time is it?"
"It's thirty minutes past 1," Sirius said.
"I'd better get back to the Common Room," Harry said, getting up off of the floor. "It doesn't normally take this long to get coffee."
"What?"
"That's the excuse I gave Ivy," Harry said. He said goodnight to Sirius and then Molecularized to the Order of the Phoenix.
He got Ivy's coffee and bought a Mocha flavored Steamer for himself before returning to Hogwarts.
"Took you long enough," Ivy complained, taking her coffee from Harry.
"Sorry, there was a line," Harry lied. "Did you miss me or something?"
"No," Ivy snapped. "I just really needed the caffeine."
"Whatever," Harry said, as he sat down in a plush leather chair for the second night in a row.
Harry and Ivy joined Will and Angelina while they were walking down to breakfast the next morning.
"My legs are so sore," Will said. "I've been walking the corridors for two nights. I can't wait till my day off."
"Hmmm…" Angelina said. "I think it's next week." Will groaned.
"At least you get to go somewhere," Ivy said. "We just have to stay in the same, boring old Common room."
"Sigh. I wish that I had guard duty in the Gryffindor Common room," Angelina said. "I have the Ravenclaws."
"I feel sorry for Brian, he has the Slytherins," Harry muttered. Angelina gave a low whistle.
"You're late," snapped Sphinx when they were in the Great Hall.
"Sorry, we were just enjoying the beautiful architecture," Will lied. Sphinx glared at him.
"Here are the schedules for today," She said. "Stealth, you're guarding the Mission Room. The rest of you are outside."
"But I was outside yesterday!" Ivy exclaimed angrily.
"And you're outside today! What fun!" Sphinx said sarcastically. "Now eat breakfast and wait for the potions to arrive."
Today it wasn't Jimmy who was delivering the potions, it was Victoria.
"Hi Stealth, Mom wanted me to bring you this," Victoria said, dropping a bag onto Harry's plate. She put the potions in the middle of the table and started to head back to the door of the Mission room.
"Bye Victoria!" Harry yelled after her.
"Is she still playing the violin?" Will asked.
"Unfortunately," Harry said. He opened the bag and found—
"Doughnuts!" Ivy exclaimed, reaching into the bag. She pulled one out and bit it. "Jelly filled!"
"Here, whoever wants one can have them," Harry said, taking one out.
"People! We have some very important business to discuss," Sphinx said. "Last night we had a Death Eater enter the grounds. Unfortunately Nelson didn't seem to notice him and he almost attacked the Gryffindor team." She spat out the last sentence as though it was something disgusting and slimey that was infecting her mouth.
"Why didn't Nelson notice them?" Brian asked. "I mean, was the Death Eater an Animagus or something?"
"No," snapped Sphinx. "Nelson didn't see them because he didn't want to."
"What?" Will asked. "Are you saying that he is a-"
"Death Eater," spat Sphinx. "He was working for Lord Voldemort and deliberately let his little colleague onto the grounds of Hogwarts."
Several of the teachers were now looking at them.
"Since Nelson is no longer here we now have Todd," she pointed to Todd. He had brown hair with blond highlights. He was tall and had a slightly pointed face. He smiled at Harry.
"What is going to happen to Nelson anyway?" Ivy asked.
"He has already been killed," Sphinx said. "Now then…"
~*~
Harry sat at a Data Source that he had conjured up. He was looking up more information on dueling and popular dueling spells when he heard voices.
"So are we going to ask them for extra security during the Quidditch Match?" said the voice of Professor McGonnagal.
"Yes," replied Professor Dumbledore. "We should alert Anna or Sphinx-" They both strode into the Great Hall.
"Ah, Stealth," said Professor Dumbledore. "How are you?"
"I'm fine Mr. Dumbledore," Harry replied, not taking his eyes away from the screen of his Data Source.
"Did you by any chance hear the conversation Professor McGonnagal and I were just having?" Asked Professor Dumbledore.
"Yes sir," replied Harry. "We will be happy to provide extra security."
"That's wonderful," said Professor Dumbledore. "Only, this time if a Death Eater runs out onto the field, don't kill him. Some of the students have been affected by that spell in many ways and-"
"I understand Professor," Harry interrupted. "We'll Stun them instead."
"Good, good," Professor Dumbledore said. Professor McGonnagal, who was standing a few feet behind Harry said, "Why are you looking up information for dueling?" Harry simply showed her his badge and then got back to writing down curses.
"Well, we'll leave you be," Professor McGonnagal said. "I've got a class starting in six minutes. Good day Albus."
"Goodbye Minerva," Professor Dumbledore said.
"Goodbye Stealth," Dumbledore said after Professor McGonnagal was out the door.
"Bye sir," Harry said. Dumbledore went out the door behind the teacher's table.
"Sphinx," Harry said into his microphone.
"What?" Sphinx snapped.
"Professor Dumbledore wants extra security for the Quidditch match this Saturday," Harry reported.
"Well then start writing up a schedule for the agents. Oh, and Saturday is Jaleesa's day off. She won't be reporting for duty."
"Okay, I'll remember that." Harry said, scribbling down what Sphinx had said.
"If you don't mind, I want to get back to work," Sphinx said. Harry stopped talking to her and a song by Korn started playing on his earpiece.
~*~
"Ivy! Where are you?" hissed Harry into his earpiece.
"I'm right in front of you!" Ivy said back. Harry looked across the green Quidditch field and saw Ivy waving at him. She was wearing a blue belly shirt that exposed her belly ring.
"You're supposed to be guarding the north side of the Quidditch field," Harry said. "Not the west!"
"Well I-"
"Am I late?" Harry heard a voice behind him. It was Angelina, still in disguise.
"You do know that this is your day off, don't you?" Harry asked.
"Of course I know that," Angelina said. "I just thought that I could come see the Quidditch game, I haven't seen one in years."
"Okay…" Harry said. Angelina climbed into the side of the stands that was cheering for Gryffindor.
"And here's the Gryffindor team!" Exclaimed the commentator. He read off the names of the people. "The Ravenclaw team!"
"Anything going on over there?" Harry asked.
"Nothing," Elsa replied. "There's nothing happening over on the North eastside either, Brian informed me."
"All right, the Quidditch match is now beginning." From across the field Harry could see Ivy raise binoculars to her eyes.
Harry sighed in exasperation, but then looked up at the players that had risen into the air. Harry saw Ron catch the Quaffle and fly forward to the goal posts.
"Go Ron," Harry muttered under his breath. Ron scored and half of the people in the stands burst into applause.
"And Ravenclaw now has the Quaffle!" Cried the commentator.
"Anna, is anything happening at the gate?" Harry asked.
"No, nothing here." Anna replied.
"All right, report to me if there is anything remotely out of the ordinary," Harry said.
"Ravenclaw scores! The game is now tied at 10-10!"
"Damn," Harry muttered under his breath.
"Wait! Is that the snitch?" Yelled the commentator. The two Seekers started to speed toward the ground where a little bit of gold was hovering. The two of them were inches away from the ground when the Snitch flew out of the way. The Seekers hit the ground with amazing force and they both went flying off of their brooms.
"Are they okay?" Ivy squealed over the earpiece.
"How am I supposed to know?"
"You're closer to them than I am!" Ivy exclaimed.
"Um, Stealth," said Anna's voice over the earpiece. "I'm going to need your help."
"I'll be right there," Harry said. He Molecularized to the gate where Anna was guarding. Two Death Eaters were hidden in the bushes.
"Do you see them?" Anna muttered softly.
"Yeah, I see them," Harry replied. He started to slowly take out his wand, but before he could touch it he was hit with Avada Kedavra right in the stomach. He was knocked off of his feet, but he instantly jumped back to his feet.
"Stupefy!" Harry yelled, stunning one of the Death Eaters. The other Death Eater yelled, "Avada Kedavra!" again and it grazed Harry's arm.
"Oh screw Stunning," Harry said. "Avada Kedavra!" The Death Eater fell down about ten feet from where the other one lay.
He took the wand out of the hand of the Stunned Death Eater, broke it, and tossed it over his shoulder.
"Stealth," Anna said. "You're bleeding." Harry could feel the blood trickling down his stomach, soaking his shirt. "I'll take care of the Death Eaters, you go see the Healer. It looks sort of serious."
"Okay," Harry said. He quickly Molecularized and appeared in the Mission room.
"Healer!" Harry yelled. "I need you." The Healer appeared beside him and lifted up Harry's shirt to examine the wound. She poked it with her wand and it instantly healed.
"Thank you," Harry said. The Healer simply smiled and nodded. Harry Molecularized back to the Quidditch field.
Everyone in the Gryffindor stands was cheering.
"What happened?" Harry asked Ivy.
"Gryffindor won! You missed it, where were you?"
"I'll tell you later." Harry said.
~*~
Harry had the next day off, and slept in till nine. He emerged from the Mission room wearing an Abercrombie and Fitch shirt and a pair of khakis.
"Haven't the potions arrived yet?" Harry yawned, sitting down at the table.
"Not ye-" As soon as Ivy had started to reply the doors opened and Sarge walked through the door. In one hand she held a platter full of potions and in the other one she held a black envelope. Everyone at the table went silent at the sight of the black envelope, for it was a Blackie.
It was common knowledge at the Order of the Phoenix that if someone was to receive a Blackie that a family member or friend had died. Ivy licked her lips nervously. It seemed that everything had gone silent, for all of the Hogwarts students were also staring at Sarge. She placed the platter of potions down on the table and everyone slowly drank them, still eyeing the black envelope in her hand. After everyone had consumed their potions Sarge held up the envelope and handed it to Harry. He nervously took it in his hand and opened it wit shaking fingers. He took out the white piece of paper that was inside and read it aloud.
"To whomever it may concern," Harry read. "We are sorry to inform you that a friend or family member has passed away while on a mission for the Order of the Phoenix. These Agents were killed during a mission in Taiwan. They were fighting Death Eaters and were killed in the struggle. The names of these brave agents are…" Harry gulped. "Zeke Quigley." Never heard of him. "Patricia Rodgers." Who was she? "And… Sean…."