Harry, Ron and Hermione sat in a far corner of the common room, talking
quietly. "We're never going to get out of here you guys." Hermione said.
"I know." Hary replied. "They won't let us out until Voldemort is found, but they aren't trying to find Voldemort."
"Stop saying his name." Ron said.
"Everyone's scared of him. That's why we'll never get out of here, people are to scared for themselves, no one will risk their lives for others.
"Seamus come over here a minute." Harry called, with sudden inspiration.
Seamus swaggered over and dropped into a chair. "Whadaya want Potter?"
"Your mum's a hit witch right?"
"Better believe it." Seamus said, massaging a bruise on his arm.
"And she has certain, equiptment, so to speak, to track down death eaters, am I right?"
"You're right."
"Could you get me some of these things?"
"Why Harry! I can't believe you'd ask me to do such a thing!" Seamus said, while rubbing his fingers together in a familiar gesture of money.
"Would twenty five galleons get me some of these things?"
"I would never accept a bribe!"
"One hundred?"
"How's tomorrow?"
~*~
Harry and Seamus sat in a far corner of the common room one night later, a mass of things sitting on a table in front of them. "This," Seamus said, pointing at a tiny black circle, "Is all you'll need. The rest of this is just for show. Press the top of this and the Dark Mark will burn on death eaters arms, then all you need to do is find a death eater and follow them. You'll find the Dark Lord." Seamus smiled brightly.
"Then why don't people use it?"
"Because it sends massive amounts of magic through your body resulting in death."
Harry looked at the black object. "So why did they make it if it kills you?"
"Well they didn't know it killed you when they made it you idiot."
"Is there anything that can help me Finnegan?"
Seamus looked at Harry carefully, and seemingly finding him trustworthy, began to speak. "There is one thing Harry, but it's risky and you'll have to trust the person who's doing it for you completely."
Harry's immediate thought was of Ron but Seamus shook his head. "And it can't be Ron or Hermione."
"Why not?"
"Because Potter, it can't be." The tone of Seamus' voice warned Harry not to ask any more questions.
"So what is it?"
"You need a spy." For a minute Harry was tempted to laugh, there were tons of spies he was sure, and how would a spy help him? Seamus did not smile.
"There are a total of seven spies in the world. Three of them are insane, two of them are missing and the remaining two are in this very school."
"Who are they?" Harry asked.
Seamus ignored him. "You need a spy you trust, clearly the insane ones won't work-"
"Who are they?"
"Frank Longbottom, Cadence O'Flaherty and Marnie Collstrum. The ones who are missing are probably dead, so it's best not to count on them, which means you need one of the two in this school. Think Harry, who do you trust most in this whole school?"
"Ron."
"Besides him."
"Dumbledore."
"Won't work."
"Would you just tell me who the other spies are?"
"Snape."
"Who's the other one?"
"But you probably wouldn't want him, would you?" Seamus said, ignoring him.
"Tell me who the other spy is."
"I am."
"No you're not. Tell me!"
"I am. I'm the other spy. Now, you can always find a different person, Misha Vladmirovich is a close friend of mine, if we could find him-"
"You're the other spy?" Hary said incredulously. "I had no idea."
"Well if everyone knew I was a spy it would defeat the purpose wouldn't it?" Seamus sneered.
Harry blushed. "But you're so young."
"And innocent looking." Harry looked at Seamus and decided that he was one of the least innocent looking peoople he'd ever seen. He thought for a moment. What would he do once someone found Voldemort? What could he do?
"There's no point." He said sadly, answering his questions.
What do you mean, there's no point?" Seamus asked. "Of course there is! If you want to get out of here. You do want out of here, don't you?"
"Yeah, but what happens when you do find Voldemort? What then? If it was as easy as just killing him someone would have done it already."
"It is as easy as just killing him. But for the fact no one can find him."
"So what does that mean?"
"That means, Potter, that we are missing one crucial factor in tracking him."
"What is it?"
"You."
"I know." Hary replied. "They won't let us out until Voldemort is found, but they aren't trying to find Voldemort."
"Stop saying his name." Ron said.
"Everyone's scared of him. That's why we'll never get out of here, people are to scared for themselves, no one will risk their lives for others.
"Seamus come over here a minute." Harry called, with sudden inspiration.
Seamus swaggered over and dropped into a chair. "Whadaya want Potter?"
"Your mum's a hit witch right?"
"Better believe it." Seamus said, massaging a bruise on his arm.
"And she has certain, equiptment, so to speak, to track down death eaters, am I right?"
"You're right."
"Could you get me some of these things?"
"Why Harry! I can't believe you'd ask me to do such a thing!" Seamus said, while rubbing his fingers together in a familiar gesture of money.
"Would twenty five galleons get me some of these things?"
"I would never accept a bribe!"
"One hundred?"
"How's tomorrow?"
~*~
Harry and Seamus sat in a far corner of the common room one night later, a mass of things sitting on a table in front of them. "This," Seamus said, pointing at a tiny black circle, "Is all you'll need. The rest of this is just for show. Press the top of this and the Dark Mark will burn on death eaters arms, then all you need to do is find a death eater and follow them. You'll find the Dark Lord." Seamus smiled brightly.
"Then why don't people use it?"
"Because it sends massive amounts of magic through your body resulting in death."
Harry looked at the black object. "So why did they make it if it kills you?"
"Well they didn't know it killed you when they made it you idiot."
"Is there anything that can help me Finnegan?"
Seamus looked at Harry carefully, and seemingly finding him trustworthy, began to speak. "There is one thing Harry, but it's risky and you'll have to trust the person who's doing it for you completely."
Harry's immediate thought was of Ron but Seamus shook his head. "And it can't be Ron or Hermione."
"Why not?"
"Because Potter, it can't be." The tone of Seamus' voice warned Harry not to ask any more questions.
"So what is it?"
"You need a spy." For a minute Harry was tempted to laugh, there were tons of spies he was sure, and how would a spy help him? Seamus did not smile.
"There are a total of seven spies in the world. Three of them are insane, two of them are missing and the remaining two are in this very school."
"Who are they?" Harry asked.
Seamus ignored him. "You need a spy you trust, clearly the insane ones won't work-"
"Who are they?"
"Frank Longbottom, Cadence O'Flaherty and Marnie Collstrum. The ones who are missing are probably dead, so it's best not to count on them, which means you need one of the two in this school. Think Harry, who do you trust most in this whole school?"
"Ron."
"Besides him."
"Dumbledore."
"Won't work."
"Would you just tell me who the other spies are?"
"Snape."
"Who's the other one?"
"But you probably wouldn't want him, would you?" Seamus said, ignoring him.
"Tell me who the other spy is."
"I am."
"No you're not. Tell me!"
"I am. I'm the other spy. Now, you can always find a different person, Misha Vladmirovich is a close friend of mine, if we could find him-"
"You're the other spy?" Hary said incredulously. "I had no idea."
"Well if everyone knew I was a spy it would defeat the purpose wouldn't it?" Seamus sneered.
Harry blushed. "But you're so young."
"And innocent looking." Harry looked at Seamus and decided that he was one of the least innocent looking peoople he'd ever seen. He thought for a moment. What would he do once someone found Voldemort? What could he do?
"There's no point." He said sadly, answering his questions.
What do you mean, there's no point?" Seamus asked. "Of course there is! If you want to get out of here. You do want out of here, don't you?"
"Yeah, but what happens when you do find Voldemort? What then? If it was as easy as just killing him someone would have done it already."
"It is as easy as just killing him. But for the fact no one can find him."
"So what does that mean?"
"That means, Potter, that we are missing one crucial factor in tracking him."
"What is it?"
"You."