A/N: I am so sorry for not updating in such a long time but my muse up and left me, and I have a huge amount of work at the moment, so I will update when I can. I will try very hard to get then next chapter up soon. (next 2 weeks?)
Summary: Post OotP *SPOILERS! Harry enters his 6th year with a bang when he has a visit from his future self. He also finds he can hear/see inexplicable invisible things. Feat: The Order, an accident, visions, pain, darkness, the hospital wing, and Voldemort has a plan.
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Invisible Destiny
Chapter two Underground
Tonks watched Mrs Weasley prowl around the room muttering various sound protection spells. Tonks was sitting at an extremely large table, which she felt proud of herself for enlarging when she arrived here a few days ago. The room itself was small so it also had to be enlarged, cursory of Dumbledore.
The room was extremely dark due to the fact there were no windows, the only light came two oil lamps casting a soft orange light over the whole room, save for the sudden bursts of light coming from Molly's wand. In the feeble light the room looked like a cabin on an old ship because it was panelled in a dark wood.
After Mrs Weasley could not think of any more spells to use, she collapsed into a chair opposite Tonks, as Mr Weasley strode in.
"The kids are safely in their rooms and have all promised not to listen in using their ears, extendable or normal," He said sitting down next to her, he smiled at Tonks.
"Wonderful, though I doubt they will keep that promise, just as well I put some extra spells up around this wall," Molly said to her husband.
"I don't know why you make such a fuss about those kids hearing what we say, the more spells you put up the more desperate they'll be to hear," said Arthur whilst rubbing his reading glasses on his tatty robes.
"They need to know we are serious about our decision which clearly is that they are far too young to hear the sensitive information exchanged in this room, it would only upset them."
While the two argued Tonks sat there smiling somehow the prospect of what they were all facing seemed less menacing when the Weasley's still managed to have their silly little fights about insignificant things, they never seem to change even though a war lay before them.
Slowly the room started to fill up and Tonks attempted to help everyone to tea and coffee, but after breaking two cups and spilling hot coffee in Remus Lupin's lap Molly was forced to take over.
After everyone was seated Dumbledore stood up.
"Good day all, firstly I must explain the unusual setting for the order headquarters, we are as I hope you have all noticed, in an underground house."
Dumbledore paused as some people laughed.
"This will be the new meeting place due to obvious reasons we cannot use the last place."
There was a long silence where the mood changed dramatically Remus grinded his teeth together as people turned to look sympathetically at him. He did not want pity; he did not want to think about Sirius at all.
"Now that most of us are here I would like to start-"
"Oh Mrs Figg has not turned up yet," Tonks interrupted.
"Ah, well I feel we must go on without her and when she gets here she can fill us in on what young Potter has been up to."
"The threat of Voldemort is surprisingly weak, if I am not mistaken. Marcus, could you please tell me exactly how many attacks from death eaters you and your men have counted?"
"There has been 10 fires of which only 6 deaths and further 5 serious injury's, and several suspicious murders, Sir."
There was yet another silence this time it was because everyone was so shocked.
"Really is that all?" Severus Snape asked.
"As far as deaths are concerned yes, but I fear all is not quite as it seems."
"What do you mean, Albus?" Molly asked.
"I mean this could well be a distraction, of some sort. I cannot be certain but I have a feeling Voldemort is concentrating on something completely different than the attacks."
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Harry stopped, his chest heaving, he was desperately looking around for an escape, but there was none, and his heart was thumping loudly. He realised as he heard the footsteps behind him getting louder, and louder that he had only one choice.
Harry backed up and took a long run up to the wall at the end of the ally, just as he did so the odd figure caught up with Harry.
Harry leapt at the wall and caught the top with his fingers, and started to pull himself up, just as he thought he was free, he felt a cold hand close around his ankle, he felt himself starting to slip, so he dug his fingers in as much as he could, but it was no use. He knew that he was going to fall any minute as the grip on his ankle got tighter.
In a last effort to brake free, Harry kicked out with his other foot, surprising the man, who let go of his foot, Harry quickly hauled himself over the wall and fell on some broken glass the other side.
Harry did not stop despite the fact that he was now bleeding. He fled the ally as fast as he could.
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"…So this is why we must be weary even when dealing with the most incompetent death eaters."
"Thank you, Holly I feel that is something we must all bear in mind, even though a death eater may seem weak we must not forget that their backups can be called very quickly, and before you know it you are severely out numbered." Dumbledore concluded.
There was agreed murmurings around the room.
Suddenly there was a crash as the door banged open, there stood Mrs Figg.
"I'll kill him," is all she said before walking up to Dumbledore.
"So nice of you to join us, Arabella. But could you please tell us who you are planning to murder," Dumbledore said humour in his voice.
"Potter, I'll kill him."
"Why what happened?" Remus said looking shocked.
"I'll tell you what that stupid boy did, he stole his cousins motorbike, and drove it into the distance, he hasn't returned since!"
The room was in instant uproar. Everyone started panicking. Molly started arguing with Arabella telling her that she should not have came here, she should be looking for Harry and that he was not stupid at all. Remus put his head into his hands; he was beginning to get a pounding headache, he really, really did not need this right now.
Finally Dumbledore asked for silence.
"Panicking about this will do no good," He felt around in his robes and pulled out an odd looking gold whistle, put it to his lips and blew.
There was no sound. A few minutes later Dumbledore went to the main door on the far wall of the room and opened it, in flew Fawkes. The bird perched on Dumbledore's shoulder as he once again rummaged in his robes and pulled out a little flashing disk attached to a piece of string he tied it around the birds neck and told him to find Harry and stay with him if he is safe. The beautiful bird flew out of the door and up the steps which lead down to the underground hideout .
"I have placed a tracking device on Fawkes so we can see where Harry is. If Fawkes returns or cannot find him then we will have to send a search party out."
"So how long do we have to wait, while he is out there alone, probably in trouble?" Molly said sounding worried.
"Not long" Dumbledore said while unfolding a map onto the vast table "Fawkes can track very fast…ah here we go," The headmaster's wand was hovering unaided over a part of south London.
"Do you want me to go Albus?" Arabella asked.
"Actually I was hoping I could go," Remus stepped forwards.
"Erm, very well Remus if you feel it should be for the best,"
"I do," an unreadable look on his face.
"Then I have here a Portkey, which should take you both back to Surry."
As Remus took the Portkey and turned to leave Mr Weasley caught his wrist.
"Be understanding, but lay down the law."
Remus simply nodded, he was not looking forwards to this, if Harry was irresponsible enough to act in such a silly way then perhaps he was as cut up about Sirius' death as Remus was.
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