Chapter 6: Mission number one
(Coutercursed: Growing Up)
"Harry! Harry wake up! We're going to be late! Don't make me get Draco up here!"
Hermionie shouted shrilly, banging on Harry's door. Harry grunted and rolled over, pulling himself up
"I'm awake Hermionie!"
He mumbled
"Please don't brake the door"
"We have ten minutes! Up!"
Harry shot out of the bed, running towards his closet and grabbing his cloths. He heard Hermionie chuckle quietly and walk away. After frantically pulling on his cloths and his new Order cloak he left the room, walking grumpily down the stairs. Ron, Hermionie, Draco, Riley, and some guy Harry had never seen before were sitting in the living room. He raised an eyebrow at Draco who motioned for him to go to the kitchen. He did, and Draco arrived moment's later, a scowl on his face
"That's him, Hermionie's boyfriend...can't remember his name, the muggle you know"
Draco hissed, opening the fridge and grabbing a butterbeer. Harry peeked through the door at him. The man was tall and blonde, his arm wrapped around Hermionie tightly, a fake smile plastered on his face as Ron amidly talked about something.
"Is he a nice guy then?"
Harry asked, drawing away from the door and sitting on the counter
"No"
Draco replied, sitting beside Harry
"He's so boring, and he doesn't even act like he gives a damn about Hermionie or magic"
"He's a muggle Draco"
"So? If I were a muggle I'd be interested"
Draco retorted. Harry shrugged it off, hopping off the counter
"Well, we might as well get rid of him, we have a meeting you know"
"Yeah yeah yeah"
Draco grumbled, following Harry out of the kitchen. Harry walked right up to Hermionie and her mystery boyfriend
"Hello, I don't believe we've met"
Harry said kindly, smiling down at the man. Draco rolled his eyes and sat beside Riley, crossing his arms in disgust. The man turned to look at Harry
"And you are?"
He asked, raising his eyebrows
"Harry Potter"
Harry replied, still smiling
"Ah"
The man said, turning away. Harry's eyes widened What a jerk! He thought bitterly, glancing at Draco who looked livid
"Well, Hermionie dearest! I must be going to work"
He stood, kissed Hermionie's cheek, then left without a word. The room was silent. Draco still looked extremely pissed off. Ron and Riley were looking at Draco with concern. Harry was staring at the door in disgust, obviously meant for Hermionie's boyfriend. And Hermionie was blushing terribly
"Well! Time to go!"
Hermionie cried, standing up and apparating away
"What a-"
Harry began
"Idiot"
Ron said
"Bloody bastard!"
"Jerk"
"Piece of shit"
The group looked at each other, let out a sigh, then all of them disapparated.
~*~
They re-appeared in Hogsmede where Hermionie was waiting and quickly made their way towards the castle
"I trust we can refrain from big entrances this time Draco?"
Riley muttered, smiling. Draco glared at her. They made it up to the doors and before anyone could plan, Hermionie through them open. Breakfast was taking place
"Why is it we always show up when the Great hall is packed?"
Ron asked, rolling his eyes as every head turned to look at them. Hermionie sighed and walked in, everyone else following quickly. Harry caught site of Nathan, Andy, and Lea and waved at them. Lea blushed and the boys waved back enthusiastically. Harry stopped at the head table and looked up at Dumbledore who was smiling
"Ah, always early"
He said cheerfully
"Please take a seat with one of the houses, then head to the meeting room, there's nothing like a Hogwarts breakfast!"
Ron nodded happily, then dragged Riley over to the Gryffindor table. Hermionie followed closely behind, looking happy. Harry and Draco glanced at each other
"Looks like your a Gryffie for now"
Harry said, grinning
"God save me"
Draco muttered as Harry started over towards the table. Harry sat between Nathan and Lea, Draco across from him between Andy, and Hermionie. Riley sat beside Nathan and Ron beside Andy.
"Why are you back?"
Andy asked
"Special business"
Harry said pointedly, taking a large bite out of his toast
"Does that mean you won't tell us?"
Lea asked, giving him puppy dog eyes. Harry smiled at her
"Uhhhh.....yep"
Lea, Nathan, and Andy groaned.
"Harry?!"
Harry turned around. Ginny was just entering the hall. She squealed excitedly and ran over to him, hugging him tightly
"Why didn't you tell me you were coming?"
"Well..."
Harry muttered
"We weren't planning on seeing anyone while we were here, we just happened to come during breakfast"
Draco said, breaking off from his conversation with Andy. Ginny nodded
"How long are you guys staying?"
"Dunno, not to long"
Harry muttered, dropping his toast on his plate. It bounced off the edge and his Draco in the eye. He grunted in pain
"Ow, Dammit Potter"
He muttered, launching a bit of marmalade at Harry. Harry ducked and it hit Ginny
"Malfoy! How dare you dirty my sister!"
Ron yelled from the other side of Andy. He threw some porridge at Malfoy, which landed in his perfectly combed hair
"My hair"
He whined, throwing the bit of toast that had hit him earlier at Ron. So began full out food fight, first between Ron, Harry, Draco, Riley and Ginny. Then Nathan, Andy, Lea, and Hermionie joined in. Soon it was all the Gryffindors, and later, everyone else, including the teachers. By the time Dumbledore managed to get everyone to stop throwing food the hall was a mess, the students were a mess, but none more than Draco and Ron, who were brutally attacking each other the entire time. Harry, who was not much better than the other two, was trying not to laugh from behind Ginny. Hermionie kept sending him glares
"All students return to your common rooms and clean up before you continue walking about the school. Mr. Potter, M. Malfoy, Mr. Weasley, you will remain here and clean up the mess you caused"
Dumbledore said, chuckling to himself,. The whole hall chuckled too, looking at the shocked faces of Harry, Ron, and Draco.
"Fine"
Ron said, pretending to be mad
"If you insist"
The three of them raised their wands
"Cleanio!"
The entire room was spotless in seconds, the students were all still rather dirty, but other than them, you couldn't tell anything ever happened. The boys cleaned themselves and the girls up, then left the hall with dramatic bows. Harry lead the way to the Order room and entered without a second thought. All most everyone was already there, sitting at their designated tables. Harry and Riley walked over to their table. Sirius, Snape, Charlie, Justin and Fred and George were already there. Harry sat between Sirius and Severus. Immediately a map appeared in front of him, along with a sheet of instructions. Harry looked down at it, the map was of England, but it had no markings on it at all. He grabbed the instructions sheet and read it
Your first mission will be raiding a meeting we know about. It will be taking place in three days time at the Riddle house. You will be portkeyed over there to a graveyard not to far from the house. Your mission is to take out as many death eaters as possible, and bring them back for questioning. Do not hesitate to use any spell you know of. We prefer that they are alive, but considering the circumstances of your mission, if its your life of theirs, let it be there's please. There will be a portkey in the graveyard waiting to take you back, it is the grave stone of Frita Gonzal, make sure not to touch it on your way in. Do not leave anyone behind unless you have no choice. Good luck.
Harry glanced at Sirius, then back a the paper. He slowly passed it around and turned to look at the other groups. Ron was staring at him, a look of worry on his face. Harry turned away quickly, he didn't want Ron to know what they had to do. He was staring at the map when Dumbledore entered. The talking and planning did not stop, obviously the groups were going over their plans. Harry's group was still reading over the plans.
"Harry?"
Sirius muttered. Harry looked up
"Don't worry"
He smiled and Harry smiled back. Charlie handed him the sheet of instructions
"So, what's the word boss?"
He asked, taking a seat. Harry sat aswell, and so did the remainder of the group
"I know where this graveyard is"
Harry whispered, realization dawning on his face. The group looked at him nervously
"This is where they took me my fourth year, this is the graveyard"
Immediately the map turned from England to a map of the graveyard and house. Harry pointed to Tom Riddles grave
"That's where I was tied"
Harry sighed and whipped the thoughts of his fourth year out of his mind
"All right, there's our portkey out. I'd say we'll land somewhere around here, out of site from the house. We'll have to get up there un-noticed."
Harry thought for a second. He surveyed the house calmly
"Okay, Fred, George...you'll go in with brooms, and hopefully some sort of spell to keep you invisible. You'll fly into the attic window here, I know you can sneak around well, you'll come in from the top, and come down on them that way. Charlie, Severus..."
He paused, thinking it over once again
"Charlie, Justin...you will go in the side window, I'm guessing they'll have the meeting in the biggest room in the house which is on the complete other side from this window, that way you could get in un-noticed. Severus, Riley...you'll circle the house from the outside, stop anyone from running out and escaping...Sirius and I will go through the front"
"The front?"
Sirius asked skeptically
"Yeah"
Harry said plainly, pointing at the map
"I'm thinking the meeting will be here, two rooms away from the front door. I think we can get in easily...we'll go up as animagus with Riley and Severus covering us, Fred and George and Charlie and Justin will already be in the house. When we burst through that door the deatheaters will come at us, giving the other four plenty of time to get in behind them and take them out from there."
Harry finished his plans and looked around at them calmly
"Any questions?"
"Yeah, I have one"
Riley said
"Yeah...."
"What if none of the death eaters run, what do we do then?"
"Stay out there, if something happens to us, you have to be able to get us out of there. I put you with Severus, he knows the Death eaters will run if they are even slightly threatened"
Snape nodded. Riley looked slightly put out, but nodded aswell. Harry smiled
"all right"
He turned to see Dumbledore standing directly behind him
"Brilliant plan Mr. Potter. I will donate a few invisibility cloaks for Fred and George. Might I suggest silencing charms on Mr. Flinch-fletchy and Charlie as they enter the house so they won't be heard, then Fred and George can meet them here"
He pointed to a hallway in the house
"And remove the charms before they go to help you"
Harry nodded
"Thanks Professor"
He said. Dumbledore nodded to him and walked off. Harry turned back to his group
"That's what we'll do then"
~*~Rons Group~*~
Ron sat silently at the table, sending glances at Harry every few seconds. He knew Harry was nervous about something, he could see it in his eyes. Sighing he turned back to the group surrounding him
"Don't worry Mr. Weasley"
McGonagall said smiling
"Potter will take good care of her. Now, lets begin shall we?"
Ron nodded and tapped the table with his wand. A map and instructions appeared immediately. Arabella grabbed the instruction page
"You will be stationed in Hogsmede, the supposed next target of the death eaters. A small house in the center of town is where you will be living for the next few weeks. You'll watch for any activity from unknown people and keep an eye on the house next to yours. It was rented a week ago by a stranger in a black cloak, he is rumored to be a death eater, it will be your job to watch him and the town now. If you get wind of an attack contact Albus Dumbledore or Mr. or Mrs. Weasley immediately. If they attack suddenly help fight them off as best you can, leave someone behind to contact the leaders of the closest group, if in serious need contact Harry Potter or Sirius Black. If the Death eaters find out about you, there is a portkey hidden under the blue lamp in the living room, leave no one behind unless you must, don't send to many owls to Hogwarts, and if you must, change owls regularly. Good Luck."
Arabella read the paper aloud, every so often glancing at Ron who was twirling his wand in his fingers, thinking. When she finished she put down the paper and looked at the map of Hogsmede.
"This is out house"
She said, pointing to a house right near Zonko's. Ron glanced at it, then the one beside it. He stood up and peered closely at the map
"We'll have daily checks at the three broomsticks, a possible meeting place. We'll also have to patrol the out skirts of the town, just in case. I guess we should alter out appearances slightly, you know to keep any death eater from getting suspicious."
Arabella nodded
"Yes, that's a good idea. We'll have to especially attentive on holidays and weekends when Hogsmede is crowded, it would be the best time for an attack."
"We should also decide, if there was to be an attack, who would stay behind and call the others, we wouldn't want to decide that on the spot"
Laura said
"I'll stay"
Angalina Johnson muttered, looking up
"Lovely"
Arabella grunted, peering back at the map. Ron rolled his eyes
"Your unusually quiet Oliver, have you nothing to contribute?"
He asked. Wood shrugged
"Should we have someone tail the guy next door?"
He suggested, raising an eyebrow
"Wonderful idea Wood!"
Arabella cried
"You can do that!"
Ron chuckled under his breath at the look on Woods face
"I think we'll be leaving tonight"
McGonagall said
"Oh joy and rapture"
Wood muttered
~*~Draco's Group~*~
The group sat in silence. Remus was pulling out loose strings from his new robes, Hermionie was twirling her hair absent-mindedly, Padma was tapping her fingernails on the table and Draco was staring at the table. He was at a complete loss, he had no clue was he was supposed to do. He pulled out his wand and began tapping it on the table, immediately a map and instructions appeared. Hermionie giggled
"Who knew it would be that simple Draco?"
She asked, snatching the paper. She cleared her throat and everyone looked at her, everyone except Draco who was looking at the map, trying to figure out what it was a map of.
"Your mission is to follow Lucius Malfoy. He is said to be the one pulling the death eaters together again, and will be the center of everything, if he was caught, we might be able to end this. We think he spends most of his time at Voldemort's old castle, but makes constant visits to Hogsmede and Knockaturn Alley. He's also been spotted going to a house somewhere in muggle London, and his old house...Malfoy Manor. We have evidence that he visits the three Broomsticks every Friday night to meet with another suspected death eater...you will go to the three broomsticks tomorrow and wait for him to arrive, follow him where ever he goes. You will be given an apparation tracer so you will know where he goes. If he discovers return to Hogwarts immediately. If one of you is caught, do not take it upon yourselves to save him/her, return to Hogwarts. If it is more serious, contact Albus Dumbledore, Mr. or Mrs. Weasley, Harry Potter or Sirius Black. Good Luck."
Hermionie looked up, glancing nervously at Draco who was still studying the map, though you could tell he wasn't really reading it. He looked upset and highly embarrassed. Hermionie sighed and dropped the instructions on the table, looking at Remus for help. He just sort of shrugged and nudged her to talk to him
"Draco-"
"Don't worry about it, I don't give a damn about him anyway. We'll need to change our appearances drastically, I'm his son, he could spot me a mile away"
And so Draco went on making the plans, ignoring the fact that he was on a mission to follow, and possibly kill his father.
~*~Back to Harry~*~
"So, three days..."
Sirius said, glancing over the instructions again
"Three bloody days till we go blow up a bunch of death eaters. Oh jolly good, I think we deserve a drink, don't you?"
He asked, looking up at Harry who was glaring at him
"Oh shut up Sirius"
He muttered, smacking his godfather upside the head
"Sometimes your much to optimistic"
Snape chuckled
"You should have seen him at school, its surprising he had any friends"
He muttered. Sirius glared at him
"Look whose talking you-"
"Don't even start!"
Charlie barked
"We don't need to start a row, not at this point in time...I say we go to bed, and meet back here tomorrow, we'll talk over our plans again, and start working on them then"
Harry nodded and sighed
"All right, meet me in here at 10 am"
The group nodded and left, leaving Harry alone at the table. He noticed other groups departing aswell, Draco's, Ron's, Moody's....Harry put his head in his hands. He didn't want to do this anymore, fight death eaters, put his life on the line like he'd done so many times before, but it looked as though he had no choice.
"All right, Harry?"
Came a calm voice. Harry looked up. Daniel was standing there, his eyebrows raised
"Fine"
Harry muttered
"When do you leave?"
He asked
"Two days, you?"
"Three"
Daniel nodded and sat down. The room was empty now, except for Dumbledore and Moody whom seemed to be having an argument.
"Are you scared?"
Daniel asked
"Not for me"
Harry replied
"For who then?"
"Everyone else"
Harry sighed
"I just don't want to loose anyone else"
Daniel nodded
"You worry to much Harry, it'll all turn out fine. I promise"
And with that Daniel stood up
"I'll see you tomorrow"
~*~Ron's group~*~
Ron sat calmly in the great hall. No one was awake yet, at least, no one but his group and a few other Order members. They were heading off to Hogsmede before anyone woke up so they wouldn't look suspicious. Not to say they wouldn't if anyone saw them. He laid his head back and sighed, shoving his hands in his pockets. It was just starting to get chilly outside, winter was coming up. He sat in silence, listening to people talk and move their baggage around
"Ron?"
Ron opened his eyes. Riley was standing there, a half smile on her face. She sat beside him
"How long will you be gone?"
"A few weeks, till the attack I suppose, or until we catch the bloody idiot whose doing all this"
"Hm"
Riley looked away
"You'll be careful, won't you?"
She asked
"Of course, and so will you, right?"
Riley turned back to him and nodded
"Yeah"
"Ron! Get up! We've got to leave in a minute!"
Oliver shouted from the door as he lugged Minerva's suitcase out. Ron stood up, and Riley beside him
"Write me?"
Ron chuckled
"It'll only be a few weeks, not years Riley"
"I don't care"
She muttered, throwing her arms around him and hugging him tightly
"Don't do anything stupid"
She whispered
"I won't, bye Riley"
Ron kissed Riley lightly then turned to the door, walking away quickly so he didn't have to look back. Harry was waiting by the door, looking somber.
"You'll take care of her, right mate?"
Ron asked, stopping
"Right Ron, she'll be fine"
Harry replied
"Thanks, I'll see you around..."
Ron hugged Harry then ran out the door, catching up quickly with Oliver. They walked across the grounds in silence, making it to Hogsmede in about 10 minutes. Minerva lead them right up to the house and unlocked it, shoving everyone inside quickly. She locked the door and looked around the rather small house
"I have to share a house with Oliver Wood and Ronald Weasley for a few weeks, oh joy"
She rolled her eyes and walked into her room
"Might aswell change yourselves around if you know what I mean, don't want to get caught!"
She shouted before closing the door. Ron sighed
"God save me"
~*~Draco's group~*~
The day passed slowly, and as the sun set Draco and his group were in the great hall, getting ready. No one could really tell it was them of course. Remus Lupin was now younger by quite a few years with the same sandy hair. His eyes were now green and he was tall and muscular. He was talking to Padma Patil whose hair was now soft blonde. Her eyes were bright blue and she was short, REALLY short, for her age. Hermionie's hair hung just below her ears, though still brown. Her eyes were still brown aswell. Just a few simple changes and it was barely Hermionie. Draco's hair was jet black and his skin darker. His eyes were hazel, with specks of gold in them. He was tall and broad, with a sort of mysterious look about him, not even his father could recognize him. Hermionie walked up to him
"We've got it all sorted out. Remus and Padma are a newly married couple, if anyone asks, and I'm your date, from France"
Hermionie immediately put on a French accent
"Not to shabby, eh?"
Draco chuckled
"Of course...Bianca"
He said with a smirk. Hermionie giggled
"I'm glad you agree...Andrew"
"Andrew?"
"What's wrong with Andrew?"
"Nothing, its just, I don't feel like an Andrew"
"Well you are one now, come on, we better go"
The headed towards the door where Remus and Padma were waiting. Harry was talking to them
"Weren't you standing here this morning?"
Draco asked
"Yeah, Dumbledore asked me to check everyone off. Good like you guys, and be careful"
Harry smiled, hugged Hermionie, patted Remus and the back and hugged Padma
"Draco?"
"Andrew"
"Whatever...take care of her"
"No problem, see you around, Potter"
Draco smiled widely then left, jogging after Padma, Remus, and Hermionie. They walked down the busy street towards the pub. Draco looked very nervous. Hermionie slipped her hand into his
"Calm down Andrew"
She whispered, stopping him. Remus and Padma entered the bar.
"We have to wait a while, we can't enter at the same time"
She muttered
"There he is"
Draco whispered. Lucius Malfoy was walking down the street towards the pub, another man by his side. Draco could see a person that looked a little like Oliver Wood tailing him.
"There's Oliver"
Hermionie said, nodding her head towards him. Draco nodded
"Yeah, I see him, come on, if he catches us looking at him, he'll know"
They turned away
"We can't just stand here stupid"
Hermionie hissed as Lucius came closer
"Uh"
Draco seemed to be thinking quickly. Hermionie growled
"Come here"
She grabbed his cheeks and kissed him, one of her eyes still on Malfoy. Lucius looked at them, gave her a look of disgust, then entered the pub, the unknown man following, then Oliver. Hermionie broke away from Draco
"That's always a good way of covering it up"
"Think nothing of it"
Hermionie hissed, taking his hand and dragging him into the bar
"Jordan would kill me if he knew"
"As would Celestine"
Draco scanned the room. Remus and Padma were at the bar, drinking butterbeer and watching Lucius closely. Oliver was sitting alone in the corner, waiting and watching the man with Lucius. Hermionie led Draco to a table in the middle and sat down. Draco ordered two drinks and leaned back in his chair. Hermionie was staring out the window, well, staring at Malfoy's reflection in the window. She saw a young woman pass outside and enter the bar. She walked over to Oliver and sat, muttering something to him. Olivers jaw dropped and Hermionie saw him mouth 'Minerva'.
"Christ, Draco, that's Minerva McGonagall over there with Oliver"
She whispered. Draco looked at her
"Woah, she goes young nice"
He muttered. Hermionie glared at him
"Your fathers leaving!"
Draco turned a little and saw Lucius stand up and shake the mans hand. He left the pub quickly, leaving the other man there. Remus and Padma got up immediately and left to. Draco and Hermionie waited a moment, then followed. When they got outside Hermionie saw Remus and Padma huddled under a tree not to far off, Remus was holding the apparation tracer. Hermionie ran over, Draco right behind her. Remus looked up
"He's gone to Malfoy Manor"
~*~Daniel's group~*~
Daniel walked into the hall, dragging his trunk along with him. He scanned the hall, Harry was standing at the door talking to Mundungus and Vicktor. The poor boy looked so tired, he'd obviously been up for quite a while. The rest of his group was running in and out of the hall trying to collect everything they needed. He saw Sirius standing in the corner, randomly walking over to help people with their bags. Daniel slowly made his way to the door. Harry looked up and smiled slightly. Daniel smiled back and dropped his bag
"Everyone ready?"
He asked
"Yeah, we've got everything ready. The portkey is just outside, its taking us to the forest near that damn castle"
Mundungus said, sighing. Daniel nodded
"Right, I'll be out in a minute"
"Okay"
The group walked out of the hall. Leaving Daniel and Harry. Sirius walked over beside them
"You two will take care of yourselves, correct?"
They both nodded
"And you won't do anything heroic or that will get you killed?"
Again they nodded
"Sirius, take care of my nephew, Harry, take care of my friend, and I will see you both as soon as possible"
He hugged them both then left the hall. The group was standing around a broken mirror
"30 seconds Daniel!"
Mundungus yelled. Daniel sprinted over and touched part of the mirror
"3, 2, 1..Now!"
There was a tug behind Daniel's navel and he was thrown away from Hogwarts. Moments later he slammed onto the ground deep in a forest. He looked around calmly, helping up Alicia Spinnet who had fallen to the floor beside him.
"Here"
Mundungus said, pointing to a large oak tree. He tapped it three times with his wand and muttered 'Phoenix' and a large door appeared. He pushed it open and motioned everyone inside.
"Daniel, scout around will you, see how close we are to the castle"
He asked. Daniel nodded, changed into a cougar and took off into the trees. Mundungus closed the door and the tree returned to normal. Daniel moved silently through the woods for quite some time until he found the castle. It was huge and there were death eaters patrolling the entire perimeter. He backed away slowly and turned, coming face to face with a cloaked figure
"What do we have here, a cougar.....or an intruder?"
Daniel's ears fell backwards and panic rose inside him Oh boy
~*~Mr. and Mrs. Weasley's group~*~
Arthur entered the great hall, Molly at his side. Dumbledore had decided to put the base in Hogsmede, just in case the attack took place there, they could help, and it was close to Hogwarts. Daniel and Mundungus's group had left about 4 hours ago, and they were do to leave now. Harry was still standing by the door, Sirius by his side. With groups leaving every few hours for every few days, it was hard for him. Molly walked over to them and hugged Harry, muttering something that Arthur was sure to be about his lack of sleep. Percy walked up to him
"Ready, father?"
"Yes Percy, we'll be leaving in a few moments, go wait outside with everyone else"
Percy nodded and left the hall, nodding to Harry as he passed. Arthur walked up to Harry and his wife.
"Harry dear, you need sleep"
Molly was saying
"You've only had about two hours in the past two days, your going on the raid tomorrow!"
"I know Mrs. Weasley. After your group leaves I will be taking a long nap"
Molly chuckled
"All right dear, take care"
She hugged him, then Sirius and left the hall
"Good luck boys"
Arthur said, shaking their hands. They both smiled
"We will Mr. Weasley"
Harry said
"You do the same Arthur"
They both smiled and Arthur smiled back. He turned and left the hall, meeting up with Molly and slowly making his way towards Hogsmede. When they arrived it was late afternoon, but no one was out. He was sure he saw Ron walking down by Zonko's but he wasn't about to say anything. They made their way towards the end of town, and up the mountains. Dumbledore had said the entrance was a small cave, in the back there was a rock, and just to tap it with his wand and say Phoenix and they would be let in. Molly found the cave quickly, and led them in. Arthur tapped the rock and said 'Phoenix' and it moved aside. Inside was a large room filled with different gadgets. Many doors pulled off at the end, obviously to the rooms. Arthur walked over to the chairs and examined the equipment
"My lord, it's all muggle, but charmed with magic"
He said, taking a seat. Terry Boot sat beside him
"there are contacts to all the groups, and here, a communicator to the raiding group, I guess we get t listen to what goes on, just in case something goes wrong"
Arthur nodded
"Perfect, looks like this will involve a little work"
((Hey everyone, I hope you enjoyed this extra long chapter! Sorry it took me so long, been busy. In the next chapter, Harry's rain, what will happen to Daniel, what will happen to Draco and Hermionie, and who is the mysterious man Oliver has to follow!?? Coming soon! Luv ya ~ Kay))
(Coutercursed: Growing Up)
"Harry! Harry wake up! We're going to be late! Don't make me get Draco up here!"
Hermionie shouted shrilly, banging on Harry's door. Harry grunted and rolled over, pulling himself up
"I'm awake Hermionie!"
He mumbled
"Please don't brake the door"
"We have ten minutes! Up!"
Harry shot out of the bed, running towards his closet and grabbing his cloths. He heard Hermionie chuckle quietly and walk away. After frantically pulling on his cloths and his new Order cloak he left the room, walking grumpily down the stairs. Ron, Hermionie, Draco, Riley, and some guy Harry had never seen before were sitting in the living room. He raised an eyebrow at Draco who motioned for him to go to the kitchen. He did, and Draco arrived moment's later, a scowl on his face
"That's him, Hermionie's boyfriend...can't remember his name, the muggle you know"
Draco hissed, opening the fridge and grabbing a butterbeer. Harry peeked through the door at him. The man was tall and blonde, his arm wrapped around Hermionie tightly, a fake smile plastered on his face as Ron amidly talked about something.
"Is he a nice guy then?"
Harry asked, drawing away from the door and sitting on the counter
"No"
Draco replied, sitting beside Harry
"He's so boring, and he doesn't even act like he gives a damn about Hermionie or magic"
"He's a muggle Draco"
"So? If I were a muggle I'd be interested"
Draco retorted. Harry shrugged it off, hopping off the counter
"Well, we might as well get rid of him, we have a meeting you know"
"Yeah yeah yeah"
Draco grumbled, following Harry out of the kitchen. Harry walked right up to Hermionie and her mystery boyfriend
"Hello, I don't believe we've met"
Harry said kindly, smiling down at the man. Draco rolled his eyes and sat beside Riley, crossing his arms in disgust. The man turned to look at Harry
"And you are?"
He asked, raising his eyebrows
"Harry Potter"
Harry replied, still smiling
"Ah"
The man said, turning away. Harry's eyes widened What a jerk! He thought bitterly, glancing at Draco who looked livid
"Well, Hermionie dearest! I must be going to work"
He stood, kissed Hermionie's cheek, then left without a word. The room was silent. Draco still looked extremely pissed off. Ron and Riley were looking at Draco with concern. Harry was staring at the door in disgust, obviously meant for Hermionie's boyfriend. And Hermionie was blushing terribly
"Well! Time to go!"
Hermionie cried, standing up and apparating away
"What a-"
Harry began
"Idiot"
Ron said
"Bloody bastard!"
"Jerk"
"Piece of shit"
The group looked at each other, let out a sigh, then all of them disapparated.
~*~
They re-appeared in Hogsmede where Hermionie was waiting and quickly made their way towards the castle
"I trust we can refrain from big entrances this time Draco?"
Riley muttered, smiling. Draco glared at her. They made it up to the doors and before anyone could plan, Hermionie through them open. Breakfast was taking place
"Why is it we always show up when the Great hall is packed?"
Ron asked, rolling his eyes as every head turned to look at them. Hermionie sighed and walked in, everyone else following quickly. Harry caught site of Nathan, Andy, and Lea and waved at them. Lea blushed and the boys waved back enthusiastically. Harry stopped at the head table and looked up at Dumbledore who was smiling
"Ah, always early"
He said cheerfully
"Please take a seat with one of the houses, then head to the meeting room, there's nothing like a Hogwarts breakfast!"
Ron nodded happily, then dragged Riley over to the Gryffindor table. Hermionie followed closely behind, looking happy. Harry and Draco glanced at each other
"Looks like your a Gryffie for now"
Harry said, grinning
"God save me"
Draco muttered as Harry started over towards the table. Harry sat between Nathan and Lea, Draco across from him between Andy, and Hermionie. Riley sat beside Nathan and Ron beside Andy.
"Why are you back?"
Andy asked
"Special business"
Harry said pointedly, taking a large bite out of his toast
"Does that mean you won't tell us?"
Lea asked, giving him puppy dog eyes. Harry smiled at her
"Uhhhh.....yep"
Lea, Nathan, and Andy groaned.
"Harry?!"
Harry turned around. Ginny was just entering the hall. She squealed excitedly and ran over to him, hugging him tightly
"Why didn't you tell me you were coming?"
"Well..."
Harry muttered
"We weren't planning on seeing anyone while we were here, we just happened to come during breakfast"
Draco said, breaking off from his conversation with Andy. Ginny nodded
"How long are you guys staying?"
"Dunno, not to long"
Harry muttered, dropping his toast on his plate. It bounced off the edge and his Draco in the eye. He grunted in pain
"Ow, Dammit Potter"
He muttered, launching a bit of marmalade at Harry. Harry ducked and it hit Ginny
"Malfoy! How dare you dirty my sister!"
Ron yelled from the other side of Andy. He threw some porridge at Malfoy, which landed in his perfectly combed hair
"My hair"
He whined, throwing the bit of toast that had hit him earlier at Ron. So began full out food fight, first between Ron, Harry, Draco, Riley and Ginny. Then Nathan, Andy, Lea, and Hermionie joined in. Soon it was all the Gryffindors, and later, everyone else, including the teachers. By the time Dumbledore managed to get everyone to stop throwing food the hall was a mess, the students were a mess, but none more than Draco and Ron, who were brutally attacking each other the entire time. Harry, who was not much better than the other two, was trying not to laugh from behind Ginny. Hermionie kept sending him glares
"All students return to your common rooms and clean up before you continue walking about the school. Mr. Potter, M. Malfoy, Mr. Weasley, you will remain here and clean up the mess you caused"
Dumbledore said, chuckling to himself,. The whole hall chuckled too, looking at the shocked faces of Harry, Ron, and Draco.
"Fine"
Ron said, pretending to be mad
"If you insist"
The three of them raised their wands
"Cleanio!"
The entire room was spotless in seconds, the students were all still rather dirty, but other than them, you couldn't tell anything ever happened. The boys cleaned themselves and the girls up, then left the hall with dramatic bows. Harry lead the way to the Order room and entered without a second thought. All most everyone was already there, sitting at their designated tables. Harry and Riley walked over to their table. Sirius, Snape, Charlie, Justin and Fred and George were already there. Harry sat between Sirius and Severus. Immediately a map appeared in front of him, along with a sheet of instructions. Harry looked down at it, the map was of England, but it had no markings on it at all. He grabbed the instructions sheet and read it
Your first mission will be raiding a meeting we know about. It will be taking place in three days time at the Riddle house. You will be portkeyed over there to a graveyard not to far from the house. Your mission is to take out as many death eaters as possible, and bring them back for questioning. Do not hesitate to use any spell you know of. We prefer that they are alive, but considering the circumstances of your mission, if its your life of theirs, let it be there's please. There will be a portkey in the graveyard waiting to take you back, it is the grave stone of Frita Gonzal, make sure not to touch it on your way in. Do not leave anyone behind unless you have no choice. Good luck.
Harry glanced at Sirius, then back a the paper. He slowly passed it around and turned to look at the other groups. Ron was staring at him, a look of worry on his face. Harry turned away quickly, he didn't want Ron to know what they had to do. He was staring at the map when Dumbledore entered. The talking and planning did not stop, obviously the groups were going over their plans. Harry's group was still reading over the plans.
"Harry?"
Sirius muttered. Harry looked up
"Don't worry"
He smiled and Harry smiled back. Charlie handed him the sheet of instructions
"So, what's the word boss?"
He asked, taking a seat. Harry sat aswell, and so did the remainder of the group
"I know where this graveyard is"
Harry whispered, realization dawning on his face. The group looked at him nervously
"This is where they took me my fourth year, this is the graveyard"
Immediately the map turned from England to a map of the graveyard and house. Harry pointed to Tom Riddles grave
"That's where I was tied"
Harry sighed and whipped the thoughts of his fourth year out of his mind
"All right, there's our portkey out. I'd say we'll land somewhere around here, out of site from the house. We'll have to get up there un-noticed."
Harry thought for a second. He surveyed the house calmly
"Okay, Fred, George...you'll go in with brooms, and hopefully some sort of spell to keep you invisible. You'll fly into the attic window here, I know you can sneak around well, you'll come in from the top, and come down on them that way. Charlie, Severus..."
He paused, thinking it over once again
"Charlie, Justin...you will go in the side window, I'm guessing they'll have the meeting in the biggest room in the house which is on the complete other side from this window, that way you could get in un-noticed. Severus, Riley...you'll circle the house from the outside, stop anyone from running out and escaping...Sirius and I will go through the front"
"The front?"
Sirius asked skeptically
"Yeah"
Harry said plainly, pointing at the map
"I'm thinking the meeting will be here, two rooms away from the front door. I think we can get in easily...we'll go up as animagus with Riley and Severus covering us, Fred and George and Charlie and Justin will already be in the house. When we burst through that door the deatheaters will come at us, giving the other four plenty of time to get in behind them and take them out from there."
Harry finished his plans and looked around at them calmly
"Any questions?"
"Yeah, I have one"
Riley said
"Yeah...."
"What if none of the death eaters run, what do we do then?"
"Stay out there, if something happens to us, you have to be able to get us out of there. I put you with Severus, he knows the Death eaters will run if they are even slightly threatened"
Snape nodded. Riley looked slightly put out, but nodded aswell. Harry smiled
"all right"
He turned to see Dumbledore standing directly behind him
"Brilliant plan Mr. Potter. I will donate a few invisibility cloaks for Fred and George. Might I suggest silencing charms on Mr. Flinch-fletchy and Charlie as they enter the house so they won't be heard, then Fred and George can meet them here"
He pointed to a hallway in the house
"And remove the charms before they go to help you"
Harry nodded
"Thanks Professor"
He said. Dumbledore nodded to him and walked off. Harry turned back to his group
"That's what we'll do then"
~*~Rons Group~*~
Ron sat silently at the table, sending glances at Harry every few seconds. He knew Harry was nervous about something, he could see it in his eyes. Sighing he turned back to the group surrounding him
"Don't worry Mr. Weasley"
McGonagall said smiling
"Potter will take good care of her. Now, lets begin shall we?"
Ron nodded and tapped the table with his wand. A map and instructions appeared immediately. Arabella grabbed the instruction page
"You will be stationed in Hogsmede, the supposed next target of the death eaters. A small house in the center of town is where you will be living for the next few weeks. You'll watch for any activity from unknown people and keep an eye on the house next to yours. It was rented a week ago by a stranger in a black cloak, he is rumored to be a death eater, it will be your job to watch him and the town now. If you get wind of an attack contact Albus Dumbledore or Mr. or Mrs. Weasley immediately. If they attack suddenly help fight them off as best you can, leave someone behind to contact the leaders of the closest group, if in serious need contact Harry Potter or Sirius Black. If the Death eaters find out about you, there is a portkey hidden under the blue lamp in the living room, leave no one behind unless you must, don't send to many owls to Hogwarts, and if you must, change owls regularly. Good Luck."
Arabella read the paper aloud, every so often glancing at Ron who was twirling his wand in his fingers, thinking. When she finished she put down the paper and looked at the map of Hogsmede.
"This is out house"
She said, pointing to a house right near Zonko's. Ron glanced at it, then the one beside it. He stood up and peered closely at the map
"We'll have daily checks at the three broomsticks, a possible meeting place. We'll also have to patrol the out skirts of the town, just in case. I guess we should alter out appearances slightly, you know to keep any death eater from getting suspicious."
Arabella nodded
"Yes, that's a good idea. We'll have to especially attentive on holidays and weekends when Hogsmede is crowded, it would be the best time for an attack."
"We should also decide, if there was to be an attack, who would stay behind and call the others, we wouldn't want to decide that on the spot"
Laura said
"I'll stay"
Angalina Johnson muttered, looking up
"Lovely"
Arabella grunted, peering back at the map. Ron rolled his eyes
"Your unusually quiet Oliver, have you nothing to contribute?"
He asked. Wood shrugged
"Should we have someone tail the guy next door?"
He suggested, raising an eyebrow
"Wonderful idea Wood!"
Arabella cried
"You can do that!"
Ron chuckled under his breath at the look on Woods face
"I think we'll be leaving tonight"
McGonagall said
"Oh joy and rapture"
Wood muttered
~*~Draco's Group~*~
The group sat in silence. Remus was pulling out loose strings from his new robes, Hermionie was twirling her hair absent-mindedly, Padma was tapping her fingernails on the table and Draco was staring at the table. He was at a complete loss, he had no clue was he was supposed to do. He pulled out his wand and began tapping it on the table, immediately a map and instructions appeared. Hermionie giggled
"Who knew it would be that simple Draco?"
She asked, snatching the paper. She cleared her throat and everyone looked at her, everyone except Draco who was looking at the map, trying to figure out what it was a map of.
"Your mission is to follow Lucius Malfoy. He is said to be the one pulling the death eaters together again, and will be the center of everything, if he was caught, we might be able to end this. We think he spends most of his time at Voldemort's old castle, but makes constant visits to Hogsmede and Knockaturn Alley. He's also been spotted going to a house somewhere in muggle London, and his old house...Malfoy Manor. We have evidence that he visits the three Broomsticks every Friday night to meet with another suspected death eater...you will go to the three broomsticks tomorrow and wait for him to arrive, follow him where ever he goes. You will be given an apparation tracer so you will know where he goes. If he discovers return to Hogwarts immediately. If one of you is caught, do not take it upon yourselves to save him/her, return to Hogwarts. If it is more serious, contact Albus Dumbledore, Mr. or Mrs. Weasley, Harry Potter or Sirius Black. Good Luck."
Hermionie looked up, glancing nervously at Draco who was still studying the map, though you could tell he wasn't really reading it. He looked upset and highly embarrassed. Hermionie sighed and dropped the instructions on the table, looking at Remus for help. He just sort of shrugged and nudged her to talk to him
"Draco-"
"Don't worry about it, I don't give a damn about him anyway. We'll need to change our appearances drastically, I'm his son, he could spot me a mile away"
And so Draco went on making the plans, ignoring the fact that he was on a mission to follow, and possibly kill his father.
~*~Back to Harry~*~
"So, three days..."
Sirius said, glancing over the instructions again
"Three bloody days till we go blow up a bunch of death eaters. Oh jolly good, I think we deserve a drink, don't you?"
He asked, looking up at Harry who was glaring at him
"Oh shut up Sirius"
He muttered, smacking his godfather upside the head
"Sometimes your much to optimistic"
Snape chuckled
"You should have seen him at school, its surprising he had any friends"
He muttered. Sirius glared at him
"Look whose talking you-"
"Don't even start!"
Charlie barked
"We don't need to start a row, not at this point in time...I say we go to bed, and meet back here tomorrow, we'll talk over our plans again, and start working on them then"
Harry nodded and sighed
"All right, meet me in here at 10 am"
The group nodded and left, leaving Harry alone at the table. He noticed other groups departing aswell, Draco's, Ron's, Moody's....Harry put his head in his hands. He didn't want to do this anymore, fight death eaters, put his life on the line like he'd done so many times before, but it looked as though he had no choice.
"All right, Harry?"
Came a calm voice. Harry looked up. Daniel was standing there, his eyebrows raised
"Fine"
Harry muttered
"When do you leave?"
He asked
"Two days, you?"
"Three"
Daniel nodded and sat down. The room was empty now, except for Dumbledore and Moody whom seemed to be having an argument.
"Are you scared?"
Daniel asked
"Not for me"
Harry replied
"For who then?"
"Everyone else"
Harry sighed
"I just don't want to loose anyone else"
Daniel nodded
"You worry to much Harry, it'll all turn out fine. I promise"
And with that Daniel stood up
"I'll see you tomorrow"
~*~Ron's group~*~
Ron sat calmly in the great hall. No one was awake yet, at least, no one but his group and a few other Order members. They were heading off to Hogsmede before anyone woke up so they wouldn't look suspicious. Not to say they wouldn't if anyone saw them. He laid his head back and sighed, shoving his hands in his pockets. It was just starting to get chilly outside, winter was coming up. He sat in silence, listening to people talk and move their baggage around
"Ron?"
Ron opened his eyes. Riley was standing there, a half smile on her face. She sat beside him
"How long will you be gone?"
"A few weeks, till the attack I suppose, or until we catch the bloody idiot whose doing all this"
"Hm"
Riley looked away
"You'll be careful, won't you?"
She asked
"Of course, and so will you, right?"
Riley turned back to him and nodded
"Yeah"
"Ron! Get up! We've got to leave in a minute!"
Oliver shouted from the door as he lugged Minerva's suitcase out. Ron stood up, and Riley beside him
"Write me?"
Ron chuckled
"It'll only be a few weeks, not years Riley"
"I don't care"
She muttered, throwing her arms around him and hugging him tightly
"Don't do anything stupid"
She whispered
"I won't, bye Riley"
Ron kissed Riley lightly then turned to the door, walking away quickly so he didn't have to look back. Harry was waiting by the door, looking somber.
"You'll take care of her, right mate?"
Ron asked, stopping
"Right Ron, she'll be fine"
Harry replied
"Thanks, I'll see you around..."
Ron hugged Harry then ran out the door, catching up quickly with Oliver. They walked across the grounds in silence, making it to Hogsmede in about 10 minutes. Minerva lead them right up to the house and unlocked it, shoving everyone inside quickly. She locked the door and looked around the rather small house
"I have to share a house with Oliver Wood and Ronald Weasley for a few weeks, oh joy"
She rolled her eyes and walked into her room
"Might aswell change yourselves around if you know what I mean, don't want to get caught!"
She shouted before closing the door. Ron sighed
"God save me"
~*~Draco's group~*~
The day passed slowly, and as the sun set Draco and his group were in the great hall, getting ready. No one could really tell it was them of course. Remus Lupin was now younger by quite a few years with the same sandy hair. His eyes were now green and he was tall and muscular. He was talking to Padma Patil whose hair was now soft blonde. Her eyes were bright blue and she was short, REALLY short, for her age. Hermionie's hair hung just below her ears, though still brown. Her eyes were still brown aswell. Just a few simple changes and it was barely Hermionie. Draco's hair was jet black and his skin darker. His eyes were hazel, with specks of gold in them. He was tall and broad, with a sort of mysterious look about him, not even his father could recognize him. Hermionie walked up to him
"We've got it all sorted out. Remus and Padma are a newly married couple, if anyone asks, and I'm your date, from France"
Hermionie immediately put on a French accent
"Not to shabby, eh?"
Draco chuckled
"Of course...Bianca"
He said with a smirk. Hermionie giggled
"I'm glad you agree...Andrew"
"Andrew?"
"What's wrong with Andrew?"
"Nothing, its just, I don't feel like an Andrew"
"Well you are one now, come on, we better go"
The headed towards the door where Remus and Padma were waiting. Harry was talking to them
"Weren't you standing here this morning?"
Draco asked
"Yeah, Dumbledore asked me to check everyone off. Good like you guys, and be careful"
Harry smiled, hugged Hermionie, patted Remus and the back and hugged Padma
"Draco?"
"Andrew"
"Whatever...take care of her"
"No problem, see you around, Potter"
Draco smiled widely then left, jogging after Padma, Remus, and Hermionie. They walked down the busy street towards the pub. Draco looked very nervous. Hermionie slipped her hand into his
"Calm down Andrew"
She whispered, stopping him. Remus and Padma entered the bar.
"We have to wait a while, we can't enter at the same time"
She muttered
"There he is"
Draco whispered. Lucius Malfoy was walking down the street towards the pub, another man by his side. Draco could see a person that looked a little like Oliver Wood tailing him.
"There's Oliver"
Hermionie said, nodding her head towards him. Draco nodded
"Yeah, I see him, come on, if he catches us looking at him, he'll know"
They turned away
"We can't just stand here stupid"
Hermionie hissed as Lucius came closer
"Uh"
Draco seemed to be thinking quickly. Hermionie growled
"Come here"
She grabbed his cheeks and kissed him, one of her eyes still on Malfoy. Lucius looked at them, gave her a look of disgust, then entered the pub, the unknown man following, then Oliver. Hermionie broke away from Draco
"That's always a good way of covering it up"
"Think nothing of it"
Hermionie hissed, taking his hand and dragging him into the bar
"Jordan would kill me if he knew"
"As would Celestine"
Draco scanned the room. Remus and Padma were at the bar, drinking butterbeer and watching Lucius closely. Oliver was sitting alone in the corner, waiting and watching the man with Lucius. Hermionie led Draco to a table in the middle and sat down. Draco ordered two drinks and leaned back in his chair. Hermionie was staring out the window, well, staring at Malfoy's reflection in the window. She saw a young woman pass outside and enter the bar. She walked over to Oliver and sat, muttering something to him. Olivers jaw dropped and Hermionie saw him mouth 'Minerva'.
"Christ, Draco, that's Minerva McGonagall over there with Oliver"
She whispered. Draco looked at her
"Woah, she goes young nice"
He muttered. Hermionie glared at him
"Your fathers leaving!"
Draco turned a little and saw Lucius stand up and shake the mans hand. He left the pub quickly, leaving the other man there. Remus and Padma got up immediately and left to. Draco and Hermionie waited a moment, then followed. When they got outside Hermionie saw Remus and Padma huddled under a tree not to far off, Remus was holding the apparation tracer. Hermionie ran over, Draco right behind her. Remus looked up
"He's gone to Malfoy Manor"
~*~Daniel's group~*~
Daniel walked into the hall, dragging his trunk along with him. He scanned the hall, Harry was standing at the door talking to Mundungus and Vicktor. The poor boy looked so tired, he'd obviously been up for quite a while. The rest of his group was running in and out of the hall trying to collect everything they needed. He saw Sirius standing in the corner, randomly walking over to help people with their bags. Daniel slowly made his way to the door. Harry looked up and smiled slightly. Daniel smiled back and dropped his bag
"Everyone ready?"
He asked
"Yeah, we've got everything ready. The portkey is just outside, its taking us to the forest near that damn castle"
Mundungus said, sighing. Daniel nodded
"Right, I'll be out in a minute"
"Okay"
The group walked out of the hall. Leaving Daniel and Harry. Sirius walked over beside them
"You two will take care of yourselves, correct?"
They both nodded
"And you won't do anything heroic or that will get you killed?"
Again they nodded
"Sirius, take care of my nephew, Harry, take care of my friend, and I will see you both as soon as possible"
He hugged them both then left the hall. The group was standing around a broken mirror
"30 seconds Daniel!"
Mundungus yelled. Daniel sprinted over and touched part of the mirror
"3, 2, 1..Now!"
There was a tug behind Daniel's navel and he was thrown away from Hogwarts. Moments later he slammed onto the ground deep in a forest. He looked around calmly, helping up Alicia Spinnet who had fallen to the floor beside him.
"Here"
Mundungus said, pointing to a large oak tree. He tapped it three times with his wand and muttered 'Phoenix' and a large door appeared. He pushed it open and motioned everyone inside.
"Daniel, scout around will you, see how close we are to the castle"
He asked. Daniel nodded, changed into a cougar and took off into the trees. Mundungus closed the door and the tree returned to normal. Daniel moved silently through the woods for quite some time until he found the castle. It was huge and there were death eaters patrolling the entire perimeter. He backed away slowly and turned, coming face to face with a cloaked figure
"What do we have here, a cougar.....or an intruder?"
Daniel's ears fell backwards and panic rose inside him Oh boy
~*~Mr. and Mrs. Weasley's group~*~
Arthur entered the great hall, Molly at his side. Dumbledore had decided to put the base in Hogsmede, just in case the attack took place there, they could help, and it was close to Hogwarts. Daniel and Mundungus's group had left about 4 hours ago, and they were do to leave now. Harry was still standing by the door, Sirius by his side. With groups leaving every few hours for every few days, it was hard for him. Molly walked over to them and hugged Harry, muttering something that Arthur was sure to be about his lack of sleep. Percy walked up to him
"Ready, father?"
"Yes Percy, we'll be leaving in a few moments, go wait outside with everyone else"
Percy nodded and left the hall, nodding to Harry as he passed. Arthur walked up to Harry and his wife.
"Harry dear, you need sleep"
Molly was saying
"You've only had about two hours in the past two days, your going on the raid tomorrow!"
"I know Mrs. Weasley. After your group leaves I will be taking a long nap"
Molly chuckled
"All right dear, take care"
She hugged him, then Sirius and left the hall
"Good luck boys"
Arthur said, shaking their hands. They both smiled
"We will Mr. Weasley"
Harry said
"You do the same Arthur"
They both smiled and Arthur smiled back. He turned and left the hall, meeting up with Molly and slowly making his way towards Hogsmede. When they arrived it was late afternoon, but no one was out. He was sure he saw Ron walking down by Zonko's but he wasn't about to say anything. They made their way towards the end of town, and up the mountains. Dumbledore had said the entrance was a small cave, in the back there was a rock, and just to tap it with his wand and say Phoenix and they would be let in. Molly found the cave quickly, and led them in. Arthur tapped the rock and said 'Phoenix' and it moved aside. Inside was a large room filled with different gadgets. Many doors pulled off at the end, obviously to the rooms. Arthur walked over to the chairs and examined the equipment
"My lord, it's all muggle, but charmed with magic"
He said, taking a seat. Terry Boot sat beside him
"there are contacts to all the groups, and here, a communicator to the raiding group, I guess we get t listen to what goes on, just in case something goes wrong"
Arthur nodded
"Perfect, looks like this will involve a little work"
((Hey everyone, I hope you enjoyed this extra long chapter! Sorry it took me so long, been busy. In the next chapter, Harry's rain, what will happen to Daniel, what will happen to Draco and Hermionie, and who is the mysterious man Oliver has to follow!?? Coming soon! Luv ya ~ Kay))