Chapter 11

Danger in the Midst 

"Dark Angel of Light?" Meagan asked.   "Cate." Elizabeth finished. "Her name. She's well, a Death Eater, ad she has her own trademark killing.... Look, fingers cut off... tail cut off... Written in blood... Mark on the cheek..."   

"Cate did this?" Marykate choked, just having woke up from fainting.   

"Yes... She did...." Sirius said, lowering his head.

"We have to get her somehow.. Stop her..."   

"Kill her?" Meagan practically shouted.   

"Not if we can help it," said Elizabeth with an evil look at Meagan. "If she dies, you die too you know..."   

"Oh, well, bad idea..."    Everyone looked around.  Sirius's eyes darted to the

file cabinet, which was opened. He walked over and looked into it.    "My file is gone. So are Remus's, James's, and Peter's. She's got all our maps we made... The Marauder's map wasn't the only one you know.. There is one of Lizzie's manor, the school grounds, the Forbidden forest, the London Underground... And some more..."   

"And she has them now?" Meagan asked.   

"Yes, I would say she does." Elizabeth said.   

"Do you think- She's still here?" Harry said shakily.   

"No, she's gone. Probably off to where ever she's hiding..." Meagan said.   

"What about Jeremy?" Sirius asked. " Does she have him?"   

"She has Jeremy? Isn't he-"    " No, he's back alive. His second chance." Dumbledore said. " He's probably still alive, because an heir can't kill a heir."   

They all sat in Dumbledore's office, shaken, and the whole school in a panic. Filch and Mrs. Norris were dead. But only a select few knew Cate was the Dark Angel of Light. Sirius and Elizabeth sat by each other, positively sobbing. It was their child causing all this...   

"So is there anything I can get you?" Marykate asked quietly.    "No, but thank-you Marykate."  Elizabeth said, a small glow returning to her face.

"Sirius?"    " Take his money, and find the best engagement ring ever created. All of you can do that."   

"You're-" Meagan choked on her tea.   

"Engaged." Elizabeth said softly, into Sirius's chest.   

"That's wonderful! When are you getting married?" Marykate said.   

"When we get Catie back..." Sirius said, stroking Elizabeth's hair. "Or when she realizes we love her still..."    Everyone gulped, and hurried out of the room. They exchanged worried glances.   

"Well, at this rate, they'll never be married..." Meagan said hotly. "They want a murderer back this badly?"   

"She's their daughter." Harry said. "Wouldn't you want your daughter

back, no matter what?"   

"Whose side are you on anyways?" Meagan snapped. " Do you want her back, to destroy everything? The best thing we can do is let the Dementors get her...."    No one said a thing after that...  

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"Draco, you don't have to deal with Flich any longer, he and his filthy cat are dead." Cate said, dumping the maps on the table.  "As for these, they belonged to Sirius Black and Company.... All very useful in secrecy. "

"Isn't that right, Jeremy?"    Jeremy tried to shout from across the room, but his voice had been disabled, as had use of his body. Voldemort had his blood, and now the plan was to let him waste away. But for this Cate gave him his voice.  

"Aaah! I- Will- Join- You. Whatever you want..." He choked. "I will work for you, and your father. After watching you, it is for the better."   Cate snapped her fingers, and his speech stopped there.  

"LIAR! Do you think me stupid? Well, I am not. I can tell lies from the truth now... I can tell all..."  

"We aren't the Midst of danger," muttered Hermione, meeting up with the rest of the group. 

"Cate..."  

"We know. She's a bad apple. We. Get. The. Picture. She's got what she wanted, attention, she's proved she can kill..."