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Chapter 30 Spies and Secret Agents
The air was warm, hinting of the coming spring, a soft breeze played about carrying sounds of chatter and laughter with it. Red, violets, blues, and golds burned on the horizon as the sun set, but their beauty was lost on the tall young man leaning against a brick wall just outside the Leaky Caldron on the Diagon Alley side. He was dressed entirely in black, black sleeveless shirt, black polished boots, and black pants, attached just under his throat with a black clasp with a gold lightning bolt on, it his black hooded cloak stirred slightly about him and folded itself around him. His arms were crossed over his chest, half covered by the cloak, but he wore black gloves made with what looked like snake scales, very sharp, anything he hit with them would be sliced apart. Another man came out through the gateway and bent down to tie his shoe beside the black figure.
When he stood again the two looked at each other for a second, scorching green eyes blazing into soft brown ones, then the first man turned and vanished into the shadows behind a store, the other followed. They entered through the back door, inside two other people stood, waiting for them.
"Where is the ex-minister?" The man all in black asked as he lowered his hood revealing tan skin and long black hair tied back in a small ponytail.
"Dining with his followers." Answered one of the others from across the room, his gray eyes angry.
"Has One Ear joined with them?"
"Not yet, he is still uncertain."
"Fudge offers him ridiculous sums of money for the single assassination of Arthur."
"One Ear is interested in preserving his life."
"He is getting old for his job, Ersa is there any chance of his retirement?" The one woman who was sitting on the single chair in the room frowned a little.
"My father is getting old, he does seriously consider retiring, but currently he's in a bad spot."
"If he joins the Fudge's ranks his chances of living will not be good, Voldemort would kill him on sight, but the Order of the Phoenix needs someone with experience to help train their people. Please suggest it to him Ersa."
"You mean they have offered him the chance to join?" Ersa looked up in astonishment, the Order was choosy, and mostly took young people.
"Yes, if he doesn't wish to be a teacher yet he could always join and then spy among Fudge's people, there are only you and Dave here doing that, and he would be good at it."
"What if he is told to kill the Phoenix?"
"Then he vanishes from Fudge's view and stays with the Order."
"I will tell him, they'll have his answer in 24 hours or less."
"Not by owl. Give the letter to a snake which will be waiting on your back steps, he will get it to them by way of a Hippogriff."
"Understood, by the way, Fudge called you a despicable excuse for a wizard."
"I compliment I will make sure to return someday." Ersa and Dave left the room and walked casually back through the gate to the Leaky Caldron, carrying bags as if they'd been shopping. The man in black waited for a few minutes, searching for signs of anyone following them, then spoke. "Where will Fudge's new stronghold be?" the oher man gave a tiny start of surprise.
"How did you know it wouldn't be the Ministry?"
"I didn't, but you just told me." The other sighed, "Do you know Jay?"
"He's heading for Belfast, he's got a small mansion there, and built on taxpayer money I might add." The man named Jay said in disgust.
"Of course." Replied the other in a tone that asked for more information, he turned back to Jay and fixed him with his emerald eyes, a steady look, the other searched a little clumsily through a small folder and pulled out a map.
"It's right there, the spells to make it unplotable on a map wore off a year after it was built, he thinks they're still there."
"Foolish, you will be going there with him?"
"Yes of course, I am in charge of his guards."
"He did hire Tarry."
"Yes, without a second thought, the rest of the guards will not protect him against the Order should they wish to take over."
"Thank you," the man opened the door a little and picked up a small gray- green snake waiting outside. He spoke softly to it in hisses; Jay shivered but watched with interest. "Patria here will go with you, she's only a foot and a half long so she shouldn't be too noticeable."
"Sounds good, I'll be on my way then." Jay held out his arm, Patria wrapped herself up it to his elbow, with a small bow he left, leaving the other alone in the room. The other flicked his cloak about him and vanished.
**
Ron, Hermione, Ira, and Draco stretched out on the mats, watching Harry fight with the fake enemy he'd created a year ago.
"Now why aren't any of us that good?" Ira muttered, Harry moved so fast his sword was a blur, light flashing off of it in all directions.
"Cause we aren't Lightdancers." Draco replied, Harry preformed a picture perfect flip over his opponent's head, the figure whirled but he was too fast, Harry used its momentum to tumble it to the ground and take off its head with a single brutal swipe.
"Nice Harry." Ron called; Harry loped over to them, tossing his sword onto the rack against the wall where it fell into place magically. He wasn't even sweating.
"Thanks. Hey listen I've got to go, the Phoenix wanted to talk to me, see you later." He went over to the window and jumped out, vanishing with a brief flash of light in mid-air.
**
Harry entered the Council room and sat down, most of the council was still there.
"Hello Harry." Albus said with a smile.
"How'd the trial go?" Harry asked anxiously.
"Fine, he's ours to interrogate or kill as we please."
"Did he say anything?" Albus handed him a few sheets of parchment with all the information Lucious Malfoy had provided them with over the past week.
"Nice, but he's not the problem now." Harry said, running a hand through his hair.
"Then what is?" Severus asked icily, Harry ignored him and addressed the others.
"Fudge is refusing to allow Arthur to take over the Ministry. He's got his supporters in all the high places threatening to fire anyone who doesn't do as he says, they're scared of him. He's making his own backing, and currently it's enough to keep him in place. He's moving his base to Belfast, to his mansion there. His guards will not stop any Order agents from entering or leaving, I have two spies among his men and one snake, she'll get us a map of the place soon. I've just spoken to One Ear's daughter Ersa, she says her father will most likely accept you offer to join the Order, we'll have his reply soon." They all nodded, this had been expected.
"How?" Albus inquired.
"By a snake, he'll give the letter to the hippogriff…Sea-foam is his name, he'll bring it here."
"How did you arrange all of this?" Sirius asked Harry, the other gave them a tiny smile.
"I've got a few people who are close to the Minister." It was obvious he wasn't stating any names. Dave, Tarry, and Jay were his spies; Ersa had been a good friend of Minerva's and had once considered joining the Order, that was still in the air, she hadn't decided yet.
"Alright, see if you can't use this information so kindly provided by Lucious to See something." Miranda handed Harry a copy of Lucious's information. Harry nodded and checked the clock, dinner in ten minutes, Albus followed his gaze, he looked back to Harry, they stood and left.
"With the situation as it is Professors Remus, Mundungus and Figg will be going back to the Order, right?" Harry asked as they strolled up the lawn to Hogwarts, Albus gave him a sharp look that Harry appeared not to notice.
"Yes, Professor Hemtleburn, Care of Magical Creatures, will be coming tomorrow, and then there's the other teacher form Beauxbatons, professor Chani. Professor McDiamond will be taking Defense with Professor Violet from King Solomon's School of Magic. The others will be coming soon, I'll announce it at dinner…how did you know they were coming today?"
"I didn't, but you just told me." Harry replied, he smiled as the Headmaster of Hogwarts smiled and sighed. "See you at dinner." Harry added, his broom and came down beside him and he flew off to Gryffindor tower, there was now ay he was going to dinner in these clothes, the marauder's outfit got enough strange looks as it was. No need to look like, as Ron had put it, "a warlord," as well.
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Chapter 30 Spies and Secret Agents
The air was warm, hinting of the coming spring, a soft breeze played about carrying sounds of chatter and laughter with it. Red, violets, blues, and golds burned on the horizon as the sun set, but their beauty was lost on the tall young man leaning against a brick wall just outside the Leaky Caldron on the Diagon Alley side. He was dressed entirely in black, black sleeveless shirt, black polished boots, and black pants, attached just under his throat with a black clasp with a gold lightning bolt on, it his black hooded cloak stirred slightly about him and folded itself around him. His arms were crossed over his chest, half covered by the cloak, but he wore black gloves made with what looked like snake scales, very sharp, anything he hit with them would be sliced apart. Another man came out through the gateway and bent down to tie his shoe beside the black figure.
When he stood again the two looked at each other for a second, scorching green eyes blazing into soft brown ones, then the first man turned and vanished into the shadows behind a store, the other followed. They entered through the back door, inside two other people stood, waiting for them.
"Where is the ex-minister?" The man all in black asked as he lowered his hood revealing tan skin and long black hair tied back in a small ponytail.
"Dining with his followers." Answered one of the others from across the room, his gray eyes angry.
"Has One Ear joined with them?"
"Not yet, he is still uncertain."
"Fudge offers him ridiculous sums of money for the single assassination of Arthur."
"One Ear is interested in preserving his life."
"He is getting old for his job, Ersa is there any chance of his retirement?" The one woman who was sitting on the single chair in the room frowned a little.
"My father is getting old, he does seriously consider retiring, but currently he's in a bad spot."
"If he joins the Fudge's ranks his chances of living will not be good, Voldemort would kill him on sight, but the Order of the Phoenix needs someone with experience to help train their people. Please suggest it to him Ersa."
"You mean they have offered him the chance to join?" Ersa looked up in astonishment, the Order was choosy, and mostly took young people.
"Yes, if he doesn't wish to be a teacher yet he could always join and then spy among Fudge's people, there are only you and Dave here doing that, and he would be good at it."
"What if he is told to kill the Phoenix?"
"Then he vanishes from Fudge's view and stays with the Order."
"I will tell him, they'll have his answer in 24 hours or less."
"Not by owl. Give the letter to a snake which will be waiting on your back steps, he will get it to them by way of a Hippogriff."
"Understood, by the way, Fudge called you a despicable excuse for a wizard."
"I compliment I will make sure to return someday." Ersa and Dave left the room and walked casually back through the gate to the Leaky Caldron, carrying bags as if they'd been shopping. The man in black waited for a few minutes, searching for signs of anyone following them, then spoke. "Where will Fudge's new stronghold be?" the oher man gave a tiny start of surprise.
"How did you know it wouldn't be the Ministry?"
"I didn't, but you just told me." The other sighed, "Do you know Jay?"
"He's heading for Belfast, he's got a small mansion there, and built on taxpayer money I might add." The man named Jay said in disgust.
"Of course." Replied the other in a tone that asked for more information, he turned back to Jay and fixed him with his emerald eyes, a steady look, the other searched a little clumsily through a small folder and pulled out a map.
"It's right there, the spells to make it unplotable on a map wore off a year after it was built, he thinks they're still there."
"Foolish, you will be going there with him?"
"Yes of course, I am in charge of his guards."
"He did hire Tarry."
"Yes, without a second thought, the rest of the guards will not protect him against the Order should they wish to take over."
"Thank you," the man opened the door a little and picked up a small gray- green snake waiting outside. He spoke softly to it in hisses; Jay shivered but watched with interest. "Patria here will go with you, she's only a foot and a half long so she shouldn't be too noticeable."
"Sounds good, I'll be on my way then." Jay held out his arm, Patria wrapped herself up it to his elbow, with a small bow he left, leaving the other alone in the room. The other flicked his cloak about him and vanished.
**
Ron, Hermione, Ira, and Draco stretched out on the mats, watching Harry fight with the fake enemy he'd created a year ago.
"Now why aren't any of us that good?" Ira muttered, Harry moved so fast his sword was a blur, light flashing off of it in all directions.
"Cause we aren't Lightdancers." Draco replied, Harry preformed a picture perfect flip over his opponent's head, the figure whirled but he was too fast, Harry used its momentum to tumble it to the ground and take off its head with a single brutal swipe.
"Nice Harry." Ron called; Harry loped over to them, tossing his sword onto the rack against the wall where it fell into place magically. He wasn't even sweating.
"Thanks. Hey listen I've got to go, the Phoenix wanted to talk to me, see you later." He went over to the window and jumped out, vanishing with a brief flash of light in mid-air.
**
Harry entered the Council room and sat down, most of the council was still there.
"Hello Harry." Albus said with a smile.
"How'd the trial go?" Harry asked anxiously.
"Fine, he's ours to interrogate or kill as we please."
"Did he say anything?" Albus handed him a few sheets of parchment with all the information Lucious Malfoy had provided them with over the past week.
"Nice, but he's not the problem now." Harry said, running a hand through his hair.
"Then what is?" Severus asked icily, Harry ignored him and addressed the others.
"Fudge is refusing to allow Arthur to take over the Ministry. He's got his supporters in all the high places threatening to fire anyone who doesn't do as he says, they're scared of him. He's making his own backing, and currently it's enough to keep him in place. He's moving his base to Belfast, to his mansion there. His guards will not stop any Order agents from entering or leaving, I have two spies among his men and one snake, she'll get us a map of the place soon. I've just spoken to One Ear's daughter Ersa, she says her father will most likely accept you offer to join the Order, we'll have his reply soon." They all nodded, this had been expected.
"How?" Albus inquired.
"By a snake, he'll give the letter to the hippogriff…Sea-foam is his name, he'll bring it here."
"How did you arrange all of this?" Sirius asked Harry, the other gave them a tiny smile.
"I've got a few people who are close to the Minister." It was obvious he wasn't stating any names. Dave, Tarry, and Jay were his spies; Ersa had been a good friend of Minerva's and had once considered joining the Order, that was still in the air, she hadn't decided yet.
"Alright, see if you can't use this information so kindly provided by Lucious to See something." Miranda handed Harry a copy of Lucious's information. Harry nodded and checked the clock, dinner in ten minutes, Albus followed his gaze, he looked back to Harry, they stood and left.
"With the situation as it is Professors Remus, Mundungus and Figg will be going back to the Order, right?" Harry asked as they strolled up the lawn to Hogwarts, Albus gave him a sharp look that Harry appeared not to notice.
"Yes, Professor Hemtleburn, Care of Magical Creatures, will be coming tomorrow, and then there's the other teacher form Beauxbatons, professor Chani. Professor McDiamond will be taking Defense with Professor Violet from King Solomon's School of Magic. The others will be coming soon, I'll announce it at dinner…how did you know they were coming today?"
"I didn't, but you just told me." Harry replied, he smiled as the Headmaster of Hogwarts smiled and sighed. "See you at dinner." Harry added, his broom and came down beside him and he flew off to Gryffindor tower, there was now ay he was going to dinner in these clothes, the marauder's outfit got enough strange looks as it was. No need to look like, as Ron had put it, "a warlord," as well.
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