Disclaimer: I don't own anything except Cadance and Jen. Cati and Drew belong to my sister, Lady Potter. And you all know who belongs to J.K. Rowling. Oh, and some things belong to the WB.

A/N: Happy Holidays All! It's Christmas Day here right now, but by the time I get this updated it'll probably be New Years. Anywho, On With the Show! I mean Story! On With the Story!

"So what's this completely rational, un-crazy, un-stupid, and non-half- baked idea of yours?" asked Bob.

"What we do is we wait for Mr. Weasley to get here and then," she paused for dramatic effect, "we just let the demon talk to him."

"Cadance, you're wrong. That plan is stupid, crazy, and half-baked," said Bob. "What if the demon attacks Mr. Weasley?"

"O ye of little faith," said Cadance. In the blink of an eye, she whipped an athame out of her robes. "Like I'd actually let the demon anywhere near Mr. Weasley with out Cati and I there to supervise."

"So what'll you do if it attacks?" asked Bob.

Cadance threw the athame at the wall. "I rarely miss. And Cati misses even less."

"It can shimmer," said Bob.

"I need a fireplace," said Cadance after a moment's thought.

"In my office," said Bob. Cadance walked in there. Cati and Bob looked at each other and shrugged. They followed Cadance. When they got in the office Cadance was leaning in close to the fireplace. "Now, Charlie, I want you to listen carefully. I need you to get that bag full of potions and go to Hogwarts. Go to my room and get the potions with the red lids and put them in the bag."

Charlie's head was in the fireplace. "Ohhhhh, the red ones," he said.

"I need you to bring me the bag and the Book of Light. It's under my mattress," said Cadance. "This is very important so hurry up."

"Okay, I'll be there in a few minutes." His head disappeared.

"Don't worry about the demon," said Cadance turning to the other two.

They waited a few minutes in Bob's office. He was pacing the floor nervously. Cadance was perfectly calm. "Calm down, Bob. Everything will be fine," she said.

"I can't calm down," said Bob.

"Well, try," said Cadance. "There's no way you're going to be present during the meeting if you're not calm."

"Try a sedative or something," suggested Cati

Just then the office door opened. Charlie and Mr. Weasley walked in.

"I picked up a stray," said Mr. Weasley. "He says he was chosen to come here with weapons of mass destruction but I let him in anyways because he's my son."

"Oh good, you remember the potions with the red caps," said Cadance taking the bag from Charlie.

"So what's this big emergency?" asked Mr. Weasley.

"We'll explain while Bob picks the demon out of the Book of Light," said Cadance. "I have a plan and yes, Charlie, you can help since this does involve your father and all."

"How many times do I have to ask you not to read my mind with your telekinetic powers?" asked Charlie.

"The Minister will see you now," the Auror said to the demon. Though this demon looked human, his demonic powers were strong.

"It's about time," he snapped. He got up out of his chair and followed the Auror to Mr. Weasley's office. Inside, the Minister was seated at his desk with Bob Reynolds standing next to him, and Charlie on his other side. He heard the door close behind him. He whirled around and came face-to face with Cati and Cadance.

"Well, hello there," said Cadance. "Have a seat." She used her telekinetic powers to give him a light shove towards a chair. He sat down. Cadance and Cati moved around to the other side of the desk.

"I hear you have a message for me," said Mr. Weasley.

"You heard correctly," said the demon. "My name is-"

"Lucas," said Cadance. "You're the messenger demon and you only serve wizards, not other demons. Get on with the message."

"You've done your research, witch. Very good," said Lucas. "Very well. I bear a message from Lord Voldemort. He says he and his band of Death Eaters will leave Europe forever and never try to take it over again if you comply with the following."

Cadance, Cati, and Charlie all snorted. Cadance and Cati were shaking so violently with silent laughter that they had to hold each other up.

"One: Lord Voldemort demands that you hand over Harry Potter. Two: Lord Voldemort demands that you hand over Albus Dumbledore. Three: Lord Voldemort demands that the identity of the Heir of Gryffindor be revealed to him."

At this, Cadance, Cati, and Charlie couldn't stand it any more and began to laugh uncontrollably.

"And finally, Lord Voldemort demands that the heads of Rita Skeeter and whoever it was that gave her Lord Voldemort's contact information be presented to him on a silver platter. He also demands that the post office burn any letters addressed to him from her. The last two are negotiable."

"Cadance, I won't let you be disappointed," said Mr. Weasley. "You can handle negotiations."

"All right," said Cadance. "Here is my counter-offer."

"You've watched My Cousin Vinny one too many times," interrupted Cati.

"One: Lord Voldemort turns himself in along with a list of all his Death Eaters. Two: Lord Voldemort stops trying to kill Harry. Three: Lord Voldemort has his name legally changed to Betty. If he does not comply with these terms, we will let the Heir of Gryffindor vanquish him as it has been prophesized," said Cadance.

"You're Cadance Dumbledore aren't you?" asked Lucas.

"Yeah, so?" asked Cadance.

"I wasn't the only demon sent out by the Dark Lord today," said Lucas grinning an evil grin. "When you get back to Hogwarts you might receive some bad news. A death in the family perhaps. Call it a hunch."

Cadance's eyes narrowed. "Get back to Voldemort you filthy demon. I'll vanquish you another day."

"Bye-bye," he said shimmering out.

Cadance's eyes were still narrowed to the spot where the demon had sat. "Cadance get the hell out of here and go warn your uncle and sister," said Mr. Weasley rolling his eyes a little and shaking his head ever so slightly. "Charlie, Cati, go with her."

Cadance, Cati, and Charlie all Apparated out and into the Order of the Phoenix Meeting Room. "C'mon, let's go," said Cadance. They ran down the hallway practically knocking McGonagall down as they turned a corner.

'Whoa, where are you going in such a hurry?" asked McGonagall.

"Where are my sister and my uncle?" asked Cadance.

"Your sister is in the Gryffindor Common Room and your uncle is in the Great Hall. Why?" answered McGonagall.

But Cadance, Cati, and Charlie were already halfway down the hallway and did not answer her. "We need to get to my uncle," said Cadance. "My sister is safe as long as she's in the crowded Gryffindor Common Room." They skidded to a halt in front of the Great Hall.

They ran inside. Dumbledore was standing in front of the Head Table talking with Professor Snape. "Uncle Albus. Demon. Coming. Voldemort," gasped Cadance as she tried to catch her breath. Cati and Charlie were behind her panting.

"Cadance, what are you talking about?" asked Dumbledore.

"We think a demon may be trying to kill you," said Cadance.

"Cadance, dear, there are no demons trying to kill me," said Dumbledore.

"But," began Cadance.

"No buts," said Dumbledore. "You've been watching too many movies."

Cadance saw a glint in the corner of her eye. She threw her hand out. She closed it around something and froze. In her hand was a knife. The blade was just inches from her uncle. "Cati, do you wanna take care of-?"

"Why, I'd be delighted," said Cati bolting out the door. She came back a few minutes later. "Blasted demon got away."

"Cadance, I think you can move now," said Charlie.

"No," said Cadance, who had not moved an inch since she had first snatched the blade. "Not until someone says 'Cadance you were right'."

"Cadance," said Dumbledore looking Cadance in the eyes. "You were right."

"Thank you," said Cadance. She flipped the knife in the air and then pocketed it.

"What are we going to do about the demon that got away?" asked Cati.

"Uh," said Cadance. "I left the Book of Light at the Ministry with all my vanquishing potions. We won't be able to I.D. it until we get it."

"Cadance, you better get you butt back to the Ministry and get our sacred book back before I yell at you for the first time ever," said Dumbledore.

Cati stared at him for a few moments. "Did you just say butt?" she asked.

"Cati, stop talking while you're ahead," said Cadance. "I'm going to go get the Book of Light then I'm going to Tipsy's to try to get someone to I.D. this knife."

"Tipsy's!" exclaimed Cati and Charlie.

"We're coming," said Cati.

"Okay, but shouldn't we tell Drew and Bill where we're going?" asked Cadance.

"No, they went back to bed," said Charlie. "Bill fell asleep in his cereal and Drew's on the couch sleeping."

"Okay, let's just go then," said Cadance. "Uncle Albus, will you tell Minerva that I promise I'll be back in time for Gryffindor Quidditch Tryouts."

"Of course I will," said Dumbledore. "Just be careful. Tipsy's isn't known for being safe."

"Don't worry," said Cadance. She, Cati, and Charlie walked out of the Great Hall and to the Order of the Phoenix meeting room. They Apparated to the Ministry. Cadance picked up the Book of Light. "I'm just going to give the Book of Light to Jen," she said. She tossed Floo Powder into the fireplace and leaned in. "Oh, hello Ginny. Is Jen there?"

They heard Ginny call Jen. Jen's head appeared in the fireplace. "Cadance, you just scared a bunch of 1st Years," said Jen.

"Sorry. Here. Take this and hide it under your mattress," said Cadance putting the Book of Light in the fireplace. It disappeared.

"Got it," said Jen.

"Okay, I need to go now. I'll see you later," said Cadance.

"Bye, Cadance," said Jen. Her head disappeared from the fireplace.

"Okay," said Cadance to Cati and Charlie. "We can go now."

A few minutes later they were in front of an odd looking building. It was in the middle of the woods and only accessible if you used magic to get there. It had gotten it's name because the front wall tipped forward slightly.

The bartender was a specialist. She was given the position by the Ministry, but later bought the bar off of them, now running it with Ministry supervision. She knew how to handle any problems that might come up. And problems would definitely come up, because her customers were not normal customers. They were already-vanquished demons who had come back and the ministry was keeping an eye on them or they were demons who had been caught and not vanquished and were now being watched by the Ministry.

Cadance kicked the door opened and walked in with a fireball ready to throw and her Auroring license in her hand. "Okay! That's it! This is a bust! Nobody move and nobody gets hurt!" Demons of various shapes, sizes, and types stopped what they were doing and stared at her; some with fear and some with anger and some prepared themselves with fireballs and energy balls of their own. "Just kidding! As you were! And put those energy balls away before you hurt yourselves." Cadance, Cati, and Charlie walked up to the bar and took a seat. "Hehehehe, I love doing that."

"Cadance, why do you do this to me?" asked the bartender.

"Aw, Kala, don't be such a worry wart," said Cadance. "You're not going to loose any business because of it."

"Cati, Charlie, how are you doing?" asked Kala.

"We could be worse," said Charlie.

"We could be dead," said Cati. "So I guess we're doing all right."

"So what'll it be? The usuals?" asked Kala.

"Are you sure you remember?" asked Cadance. "It's been a while."

"Sure, I can," said Kala. She got Cadance an ice water and Cati and Charlie a couple of beers. "An untrained chimp could remember your drink orders. I mean, Cati and Charlie order the same thing most people do when they come into a bar and Cadance doesn't drink."

"Oh, you should have seen Cadance last night," said Charlie.

"Hey, that's not fair!" argued Cadance. "Cati spiked my drink."

"Well, I haven't seen you guys for a while," said Kala. "What have you been up to?"

"Oh a little of this, a little of that," said Cati.

"I took a job at Hogwarts," said Cadance.

"Free-spirited, come-and-go-as-she-pleases, doesn't-take-any-orders-from- anyone Cadance Dumbledore took a job that doesn't involve blowing up things or jumping out of windows," said Kala shaking her head. "And what's more is she didn't bring Cati with her."

"Well, actually, I blow up plenty of things and Professor McGonagall's window is right above the lake," said Cadance. "And I still see Cati all the time."

"So how've you been, Kala?" asked Cati.

"Pretty good considering I run a bar full of potential Voldemort supporters," said Kala.

"Which reminds me," said Cadance, getting up off the stole. "Hey!" she screeched. "Someone identify this!" She threw the knife that the demon from earlier that day had used. It stuck in the wall. A few demons got up to go look at it.

Cati was staring at one. "Didn't I vanquish you?" she asked.

The demon nodded sadly. "Three times as a matter of fact," it said.

"Kala, I'm sorry, but this is a pathetic bunch of customers you've got here," said Cati.

"You and Cadance put half of them here," said Kala.

"Hmm," said Cadance. "I was wondering why they looked familiar."

"If you guys want to see a tough crowd, you should see the midnight crowd," said Kala. "Well, speak of the devil, here comes a midnighter now. And what do you know, Cadance, Cati. It's your favorite demon." They turned around in there seats. A humanoid demon had just entered the bar.

"Cole!" exclaimed Cati.

He walked to the bar and sat down and banged his head on the bar repeatedly.

"Are you okay, man?" asked Charlie.

Cole stopped hitting his head on the bar. He spoke with an American accent, "She hates me. I tried to get her and her two sisters to vanquish me. The whole apartment got blasted to pieces. The girls were blasted out of the apartment but they're okay because Leo healed them. He healed them." He began to laugh as if the situation was funny. "The apartment was blasted apart. I wasn't even bruised."

"Okay, this is obviously about that witch in America," said Cadance.

"She's already vanquished me twice. Plus she tried and I wouldn't die. And then there was that time she tried to kill me when she turned into a banshee," said Cole. "She hates me. Her sisters hat me. Their White Lighter/ her sister's husband hates me."

"Whoa! Wait a minute! Her sister is married to her White Lighter!" exclaimed Cadance. "We don't even get to see our White Lighters and she's married to one! The next time I see the Powers that Be, there will be hell to pay!"

"Different magic, different rules," said Cole. "They're wiccan."

"So I suppose they can contact their White Lighter at any time," said Cadance, looking thoughtful.

"I'm not following," said Cole.

"Could you call him?" asked Cadance.

"Cadance, what are you getting at?" asked Cole.

"Will you call their White Lighter?" asked Cadance.

Cole looked at her and sighed. "Leo! Leo!" he called. There was a swirl of white lights and a man was standing in front of them. He was (and this term is only meaningful if you're a girl) hot.

"What do you want, Cole?" asked the White Lighter.

"This one wants you. She and her friend are two of those sorceresses," said Cole. "Cadance and Cati, this is Leo. Leo, this is Cadance and Cati. And that's Charlie sitting behind Cadance and Cati. And that's Kala the bartender."

Cadance, Cati, and Kala were all staring at Leo with open mouths. Charlie rolled his eyes at them.

"He's married," reminded Cole.

"So," said Leo trying to break the awkward silence. "You guys need help?"

"No," said Cadance. "I was going to slap you really hard to try and take out my anger on the Powers that Be but I'm not going to do that now."

"You're Cadance Dumbledore, aren't you?" asked Leo. "They warned us against you."

"Do I have a wanted poster?" asked Cadance. "Because I've been getting 'You're Cadance Dumbledore, aren't you?' a lot lately."

"Maybe you should start wearing a name tag," said Kala.

"Yeah, and it would have to say 'Hello, my name is Trouble' so everyone would know who you are," said Cole.

"Do you know each other well?" asked Leo looking confused.

"We're all old drinking buddies," said Charlie. "Speaking of drinking, Kala, another beer."

"Beer!" exclaimed Cati holding up an empty beer mug.

"Ice water!" called Cadance.

"Kala, I'll have a beer," said Cole. "Leo, do you-?"

"No, I'll have to pass because they're calling," said Leo. "Probably because I answered the call of a demon."

"Tell them Cadance Dumbledore says 'Do your jobs you bunch of dimwitted monstrosities'," said Cadance.

"I don't think I can say that," said Leo.

"Well, I suppose I understand," said Cadance. Then she added in and undertone to Cati, "But only because he's really cute."

"Well, I must be going," said Leo. "It was nice meeting you all. Cole I think Phoebe wants to talk to you." He orbed out.

"Great, now she's going to finalize our divorce," said Cole.

"Leo was hot," said Cadance.

"I'm never going to see her again."

"And I'm not talking about Ewan McGregor hot. It's more like Josh Hartnett in Majorca hot," said Cadance.

"Maybe someone will be able to vanquish me," said Cole downing his beer and standing up. "Kala put this on my tab."

"Okay, I'll see you later," said Kala. "Out of curiosity, are you going to pay your tab before you get someone to vanquish you?"

"Yeah, I'll pay it when I come back tonight," said Cole. "Oh, add their drinks and their next round on my tab, too." Cadance, Cati, and Charlie cheered.

"Good-bye," said Cole. He walked out of the bar.

Cadance turned her head to look at the knife stuck in the wall. She summoned it with her telekinetic powers. "Kala, would you like to take a crack at it?" she asked. She handed the knife to Kala.

Kala studied it. "Hmm," said Kala. "Let me check it with my Ministry cross-reference."

Just then, the door opened. "We're looking for two sorceresses and a wizard!" called someone.

The whole bar turned and pointed towards Cadance, Cati, and Charlie.

"Thank you!"

"Bill! Drew!" called Kala looking up from her book.

Drew was carrying Frank under his arm. Bill was still looking slightly hung over. "What'll it be, slick?" asked Kala.

"No beer for him," said Cadance.

"You'd think that after all that sleeping you did you would have slept off that hangover," said Drew. "And Cati, get rid of this duck."

"Frank! You can't make me get rid of Frank! I love him!" exclaimed Cati.

"Where are you going to keep him?" asked Drew. "There's no one at my house. You can't keep him in Hogsmeade. Our apartments are owned by the Ministry. We're just living in them."

"I can hide him under my bed," said Cati.

"That is no place for a duck," said Drew.

Kala looked up from the cross-reference. She blinked at Frank and he quacked. "Cati, I'll take him. He's sweet," said Kala petting Frank on the head.

"Thanks, Kala," said Cati. "I know you'll take good care of him unlike someone I know."

"Kala, I think I need a drink," said Drew.

"I'll get it, Kala," said Cadance. "You just get back to the cross- reference." She hopped over the bar.

"Oh are you going to put on that short skirt that you and Cati had to wear when you were barmaids here?" asked Charlie.

"Shut up, Charlie," said Cati. "We needed jobs while we were going through our Auror training."

"Yeah, and I needed two gals who could keep a rough crowd under control while balancing a tray of drinks."

"Here, Drew," said Cadance sliding a drink down the bar to him.

"Ha! Found it, Cadance," said Kala. "This knife belongs to-" She scanned the page. "You're not going to believe this. There are three types of knives that match this description. One belongs to a lower-level demon, another belongs to an upper-level demon, and the third is slightly different. It has a-" She froze. "Cadance pass me that knife." Cadance passed it to her. Kala flipped it upside down and looked at the bottom of the hilt. "Oh you gotta be shittin' me," sad Kala. "A skull with a shake head protruding out of its mouth. The Dark Mark. It's a Death Eater's knife. That only narrows it down to a lot of people."

"No wait, Kala. Lucas said that it was a demon," said Cadance. "So the demon must be part human like Cole."

"That would narrow it down a little more," said Kala.

Cadance looked at her watch. "I better get back. I need to supervise Quidditch Tryouts."

"Oh, I'm coming," said Cati. "Boys?"

"We'll be there right after we run up a bit of a bar tab," said Drew.

"Drew, it's 10 o'clock. Isn't that a little early to be getting' drunk?" asked Cati.

"Yeah, and didn't you do enough of that last night?" asked Cadance.

"Compared to you two, we drank nothing," said Charlie.

"Again, not my fault," said Cadance. "I didn't choose to drink. I believe I even said that I wanted no alcohol."

"Just don't come back to Hogwarts for the Order Meeting drunk tonight," said Cati.

Cadance and Cati Apparated out and into Hogsmeade. They ran to the Quidditch Pitch. Professor McGonagall was in the stands waiting. Harry and Ron had gotten there early to fly around the Pitch.

"Hey, Minerva," said Cadance happily.

"You look happy. Did you vanquish that demon?" asked McGonagall.

"How'd you know about that demon?" asked Cadance.

"Oh please. I've been the Deputy Headmistress here since before you were born. I know everything that goes on around here, whether I find it out myself or your uncle tells me," said McGonagall. "So did you get it?"

"No. We went to Tipsy's but no demon there could I.D. the knife. Kala checked it to her cross-reference but all she was able to tell me was that it was, surprise surprise, a Death Eaters knife."

"We think it might be a half-demon half-human because another demon tipped us off that it was a demon," said Cati.

"Half-demon?" questioned McGonagall. "Like you friend Balthazar?"

"Call him Cole. He doesn't want to be known as a demon," said Cadance.

"I'm just saying that there are not many half-demons running around. How do you know it wasn't him?" asked Minerva.

"Because he wouldn't risk it. He's still in love with that witch and she's already mad and thinks that 'the evil inside him' is too strong for him to be good. He wouldn't risk losing what little faith that she has left in him," said Cadance.

"Cadance, he's a demon," said McGonagall.

"Demon or not he's still in love. Love is love," said Cadance.

"What do you know about being in love?" asked a voice from behind. They turned around and Fred and George had climbed into the stands, their brooms over their shoulders.

"Oh, I know plenty about being in love," said Cadance.

"Well, have you ever been in love?" asked Fred.

"No, of course not. But you don't have to have ever been in love to know about it," said Cadance as if it were the obvious answer. "But we can ask Cati if I'm right. She is an expert an expert at being in love."

"Cadance, you're a dead woman," said Cati. Cadance lunged out of Cati's reach and dove behind McGonagall. Cati began to chase Cadance around McGonagall. Cati began to chase Cadance around McGonagall.

"Enough!" shouted McGonagall. Both Cadance and Cati froze. "We're one hundred feet in the air, use common sense for god's sake."

"Hey, I can fly," said Cadance.

"Only in Animagus form," said McGonagall.

"Your point?" asked Cadance.

"I suppose I don't have one," said McGonagall.

"Just checking," said Cadance.

"So where are Angelina, Alicia, and Katie?" asked Cati.

"I don't know," said George. "Somewhere between that mean suit of armor and the door we lost them. I think they got sidetracked."

"Like by they Gryffindor Common Room?" asked Cadance.

"Probably," answered Fred.

"Eighteen-year-old girls are so weird," said George.

"Trust me," said McGonagall. "No matter how weird they are, they cannot beat Cadance and Cati when they were going through that yoga, peace- meditating, pacifist stage."

"Cadance and Cati went through a pacifist stage?" asked George. "I don't believe it."

"Oh they did," said McGonagall. "I get an urgent owl from the Ministry one day asking me to please send Professor Dumbledore and Professor Snape to pick up their nieces because they are in an unstable mental state and 'not at all like themselves'. Well, Professor Dumbledore was out of town and Professor Snape was busy. So of course, I went to go get them, thinking that they were attacked by a demon they couldn't handle and had been traumatized or something like that. Well, I get there and they are in their cubicles doing yoga. And as if that wasn't enough Bob Reynolds tells me that they wouldn't fight a few demons. They were like that for a full two months."

"So what finally snapped them out of it?" asked Fred.

"I don't know," said McGonagall. "One day, apparently, they just came into work, back to their normal selves."

"So what did it?" asked George turning to Cadance and Cati.

"What's keeping Angelina, Alicia, and Katie?" asked Cadance evading his question.

"Yeah," said Cati. "We should go fid them. Tryouts start in an hour."

"Yeah, let's go," said Cadance. They ran down the stairs. McGonagall, Fred, and George saw them running across the lawns and up to the castle.

"Well, that was odd," said Fred.

"Normal for them," said George.

"So what're we doing at the Order of the Phoenix meeting tonight?" asked Fred.

"I don't know. I don't find out until I get there," said McGonagall.

Just then, Charlie climbed up into the stands. "Have you seen Cadance?" he asked.

"They went to find our three missing Chasers," said Fred.

"Try the Gryffindor Common Room," said George.

"Thanks," said Charlie. He turned and went back down the way he came.

"So you think he's finally going to tell her?" asked Fred when Charlie was gone.

"I hope not. If he waits until January I win seven Galleons," said McGonagall.

"So how do you think Gryffindor's going to be this year?" asked George.

"You two are definitely horrible conversation starters," said McGonagall shaking her head.

"What do you want to talk about then?" asked Fred.

"Those three detentions you still owe me from last year," said McGonagall.

"Professor, there just weren't enough detention days in the school year," said George.

Then Bill and Drew came up into the stands. They were staggering slightly and they looked kind of glossy-eyed.

"Oh dear Lord," said McGonagall. "You two are drunk."

"Well, gee," slurred Drew. "That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me."

"Professor, we're not as think as you drunk we are," said Bill.

Cadance and Cati returned at this point. Angelina, Alicia, Katie, and Charlie were with them. "I think we're going to have to have a chat with Kala about when to cut them off," said Cati.

Bull but his arm around Cati's shoulders. "Hello," he said dazedly. He was grinning.

"You're really, really drunk," said Cati.

"You're really, really purty," said Bill.

"Whoa!" exclaimed Drew. "That's sobering!"

"Oh my goodness, Charlie," said Cadance. "I think your drunken brother is hitting on Cati."

"Cati, are you going to sober him up?" asked Drew raising his eyebrows at Cati suggestively.

"Hey, hey, hey," said McGonagall. "None of that."

"C'mon, Bill, I think it's time you go home. I'll take you there," said Charlie. He pried his brother off of Cati and pushed him towards the stairs.

"I don't know about the rest of you, but I think he's more truthful when he's drunk," said Cadance once they had gone.

"Cadance!" exclaimed Cati. "That's it. The next time I see your sister she's dead meat. She started all this with a comment back before the welcoming feast."

"Cati, please refrain from killing students," said McGonagall. "And someone call Potter and Weasley in here so we can get this tryout going. Students are already gathering down on the field."

"Ron! Harry!" exclaimed George. "Let's get this tryout rolling! If we get finished early, maybe Cadance and Cati will settle their argument in a death match on brooms fifty feet in the air!"

"GEORGE!"

Our new chasers will be," said Harry. "The Smith triplets!"

"And our new beaters are," said Ron. "Ginny Weasley and Seamus Finnigan. Congratulations."

Gary, Zelda, and Agatha Smith were a bit odd, even by Cadance and Cati's standards. They were 2nd Years. They had been doing that freaky psychic triplet thing throughout the whole tryout. One would throw the Quaffle into the middle of nowhere and one of the other two would pop in out of nowhere and catch it. Fred and George tried to see if they had the twin psychic thing going on but all they managed to do was hit their sister when her back was turned and make McGonagall very angry.

Ginny and Seamus were excellent Beaters. Dean Thomas, according to Seamus, had refused to come to the tryout and had locked himself in the dormitory in protest of Quidditch and support of Soccer. "He'll come out eventually," was all that Ron had to say about it.

They tryout was just letting out when Charlie came back. He congratulated his sister on making the team then walked over to Cadance and Cati. "So, how's Bill?" asked Cati.

"Yeah," said Cadance. "How drunk is Cati's boyfriend."

"CADANCE!" exclaimed Cati. "THAT'S IT! YOU'RE A DEAD WOMAN!"

"Uh oh," said Cadance as she realized that Cati was serious. She bolted out of the Quidditch Pitch with Cati in close pursuit. She ran up to the school and ran down the hallways until she got to her classroom. She ran in and locked the door with about seven different Charms. Cati began pounding on the door.

"Cadance, what the hell are you doing?"

Cadance spun around and saw Sirius and Remus standing near her desk. "Fleeing for my life," she answered. "What are you doing in here?"

"Waiting for you," said Remus.

"Why?" asked Cadance.

"To tell you that Professor Dumbledore is moving up our Order Meeting to right after dinner instead of midnight," said Sirius.

"So you waited for me in my classroom?" asked Cadance. "On a Saturday? When there was very little chance of me being in my classroom?"

"Yeah," said Sirius. "That sounds about right."

"Sirius, sit in my chair," said Cadance.

"Why don't you sit in your chair?" asked Sirius.

"Because I expect that you switched it with an exploding chair," said Cadance.

"Damn," said Sirius. "I told you that she'd figure it out. She practically invented the exploding chair. I told you that we needed to do the nose-biting teacup!"

"She doesn't drink tea!" argued Remus.

"Why don't you go and try the exploding chair on Snape?" asked Cadance.

"Okay," said Sirius shrugging. He grabbed the chair from behind Cadance's desk and dragged it to the door. He opened it, and Cati came in.

"Damn," said Cadance. Cati began chasing her around her desk. Remus and Sirius shrugged then headed off towards the dungeons.

"Cati, I was just joking with you!" exclaimed Cadance.

"I don't care!" exclaimed Cati.

"AHHHH!" Cadance ran out of her classroom with Cati close behind her. "HELP!" She ran back outside and out to the Quidditch Pitch. She ran and dove behind Charlie, who was talking with Fred and George. "Somebody stop her! She's trying to kill me!"

"CATALIN AND CADANCE! JUST WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!" exclaimed McGonagall.

"AHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"NOOOO!"

"DETENTION!"

"HAHAHA! YOU GOT DETENTION!"

"OW THAT HURT!"

"CHARLIE, GET OFF MY FOOT!"

"Ewwww, there is a giant rat over here."

"RAT!"

"LET'S GET IT!"

"GET IT NOW BEFORE IT CAN TRANSFORM!"

"Wait a sec. FALSE ALARM! IT'S A NORMAL RAT!"

"Oh boy."

"Right. I think we overreacted a little."

"Yeah, maybe just a little."

"Welcome back, Order," said Dumbledore smiling and looking around the room. "Why are we all so quiet tonight? Usually at this time Cadance and Catalin are stirring up some sort of trouble."

"We got detention," said Cadance.

"I didn't know you can get detention," said Dumbledore.

"They can now," said McGonagall.

"Oh, I think I'm beginning to understand," said Dumbledore. "What did you do?"

"Well, I told Cati-"

"CADANCE, STOP IT!"

"I WAS ONLY JOKING!"

"I DON'T CARE!"

"That's more like it," said Dumbledore. "But if I can have your attention please I would like to start the meeting."

"Okay, we'll be quiet for a little bit," said Cadance.

"Thank you," said Dumbledore. "Now as you know, Halloween is coming. This year, Hogwarts is going to have a Halloween Party where everyone comes in costumes."

Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall looked at him as if he was crazy. "Costumes," said McGonagall. "You've got to be kidding me, Albus."

"I'm quite serious, I assure you," said Dumbledore. "Muggles do it all the time."

"You want to copy off of people who burned us at the stakes because why?" questioned McGonagall.

"All of Hogsmeade will be invited as well," said Dumbledore

"I think it sounds like fun," said Cadance.

"Yeah," agreed Cati enthusiastically.

"No surprise there," said Moody rolling his eyes. Hagrid chuckled.

"Not to put a damper on the festivities or sound too paranoid but isn't having a party like this an invitation for a Death Eater attack?" asked Cadance.

"Now you're thinking like an Auror," said Dumbledore. "That's why I'm bringing it up. I want all of you there just in case."

Arabella Figg's hand was up in the air. "Do we have to wear a costume?"

"No," said Dumbledore with a twinkle in his eye. Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape breathed a sigh of relief. "Sorry, Minerva, Severus, but you two do have to wear costumes. You work here." Snape and McGonagall groaned.

"I think I'm going to be sick that day," said Snape.

"Oh, Uncle Severus, It'll be fun," said Cati.

"Yeah," said Drew. "And we'll take tons of pictures of you in your lovely costume to add to our collection of embarrassing pictures in the family album."

"I thought I burned that," muttered Snape under his breath.

"The four houses will need to be informed that all of them are permitted to go to Hogsmeade tomorrow to look for a Halloween costume," said Dumbledore.

They discussed various other Order stuff that this author is not going to bore you with, as none of it was very interesting anyway. Dumbledore then dismissed the Order. He, Snape, Hagrid, Moody, and Drew left, but the rest stayed sitting around the table.

"Hey, Cadance," said Cati. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

"Only if you're thinking that that Leo guy was really, really cute," said Cadance.

"No," said Cati. "I was thinking about Halloween costumes. Two words: Charlie's Angels."

"Good idea. One problem though," said Cadance. "We need a third angel."

Cadance and Cati looked at McGonagall and Arabella. "No," they both said at the exact same time.

"Bill, will you be the third angel?" asked Cati sticking out her lower lip and giving him puppy dog eyes.

"You're nuts," said Bill.

"But Bill, I love you!" exclaimed Cati

"I KNEW IT!" exclaimed Cadance. "You all told me I was nuts, but I was right!"

"Cadance, I was trying to butter him up so that he'd be the third angel!" argued Cati.

"You're all nuts," said Bill. "I gotta go. I have to work early tomorrow."

"Bye, Bill!" said Cadance enthusiastically. Bill said his goodbyes and left.

"Hey, Charlie," said Cadance. "Will you be Charlie from Charlie's Angels for Halloween?"

"If it'll make you be quiet," answered Charlie.

"Yes! We can put you under an invisibility cloak and you can carry around a white speaker outside of the invisibility cloak!" said Cati. "Because you never see Charlie!"

"If it'll make you be quiet," said Charlie.

"We still need a third angel," said Cati. "We can find someone I guess. But anyways, Cadance, back to your previous thoughts before I interrupted them. Leo. He was so hot."

"So far I hear no being quiet," said Charlie. "You're about to lose your Charlie."

Cadance and Cati closed their mouths. "Whoa," said Sirius. "They're quiet. Charlie, keep that threat over their heads." Cadance stuck her tongue out at Sirius and Cati gave him the look.

Cadance and Cati were sitting in Cadance's classroom the next day trying to figure out their third angel problem. "Let's go sit in the Gryffindor Common Room since its empty. We do our best thinking there," said Cadance. "Like that time we thought up that great plan to charm the Slytherin flag so that it would scream 'Go Gryffindor' during the Quidditch match during our fourth year."

"Okay, let's go," said Cati. They went into the Gryffindor Common Room to find that it wasn't quite as empty as they thought. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were sitting at a table doing some homework. "Aren't you three supposed to be in Hogsmeade getting a Halloween costume for Wednesday?"

"We already did," said Ron. "Hermione made us rush back so that we can finish our Charms essay, which isn't due until Tuesday anyway."

"Don't you feel better knowing that you got it out of the way?" asked Hermione.

"Not really," said Ron. "So what are you two doing in here?"

"We do our best thinking in the Gryffindor Common Room," said Cadance. She stood perfectly still for a few seconds and then said, "That's it! I know where we can get a third angel!"

"Where?" asked Cati.

"Hold on a second, I'm thinking about how we're going to get around the rules," said Cadance.

Cati looked at her intently. "Oh no. Cadance, there's no way you can get me to break that rule."

"Cati, don't read my mind until after I finish thinking up a plan," said Cadance.

"Cadance, we can't do that!" exclaimed Cati. "They'll chop off our heads and roast us alive!"

"No they won't, they're pacifists!"

"Then they'll make us listen to kooky music until our ears bleed!"

"Don't be ridiculous, Cati! Besides, I think I've found away around that rule. As long as we can find that blasted mirror!"

"Cadance, you aren't talking about the mirror that I think you're talking about, are you?" asked Cati. "Because we don't know where it is! And how would that mirror help us anyways!"

"The inscription," said Cadance. "The inscription at the top."

"I hope you don't mind my asking, but as you are screaming at each other right next to us," said Harry. "What are you talking about?"

"A mirror. A mirror that lets you see-" began Cadance. "Never mind, Cati's right. It's a long shot."

"Let's you see your heart's desire?" asked Harry. "The Mirror of Erised. Is that what you're talking about?"

"I told you we do all our best thinking in the Gryffindor Common Room!" exclaimed Cadance. "What do you know about the Mirror of Erised? Do you know where it is?"

"I know where it was," said Harry. "Third Floor Corridor, down the trap door, and through a couple of chambers. Maybe it's still there."

"Harry, you are the greatest," said Cadance. "Cati, let's go. We'll pick up Sirius on the way. He'll be psychologically wounded if we don't let him in on this."

"Okay," said Cati.

"It's not going to work until October 31st," said a voice in the back of Cadance's mind.

"I don't think it's going to work until Halloween," said Cadance.

"Why not?" asked Cati.

"Because a little voice in the back of my head said so," answered Cadance.

"Bob's back?" asked Cati.

"No, it wasn't Bob," said Cadance.

"Does this mean that another ghost has moved into the back of your head?" asked Cati.

"No, but I think we should listen to it anyway," said Cadance. "I think it may be my subconscious. You know. My smart subconscious that helps me remember all those spells."

It was Halloween. It was early in the morning. It was so early it was dark. This author is beginning to wonder why she has been creating sentences as if she was in first grade. Cadance and Cati met Sirius in front of the Gryffindor Common Room. "What is all of this about?" asked Sirius. "It's so early its dark outside." (A/N: I told you.)

"We have a surprise," said Cadance. She and Cati burst into giggles.

"What is it?" asked Sirius. "And why couldn't it wait until the light of day?"

"It's a secret," said Cati. She and Cadance started giggling again.

Sirius stared intently at them for a few seconds. "I'm going back to bed," he said.

"No! You didn't get your surprise yet," said Cadance. "Although, I must say, it might be more of a surprise for Harry." She and Cati started giggling again.

Just then, the portrait hole opened and Harry came out. "What are you doing up at this hour?" asked Sirius. "Don't you know that normal people should be asleep unless the abnormal ones wake them up?"

"Yeah, but I knew that Cadance and Cati were going to wake you up, and I know where they're planning on taking you, but I don't know why. I want to know why, so I woke up and came down here," said Harry.

"How did you know we were going to wake Sirius up?" asked Cadance.

"You two are loud," said Harry.

"From now on we're going to have to use inside voices," said Cati in a barely audible voice. "Okay so let's go." She and Cadance led the way to the third floor corridor. They walked to the door at the end. Cadance unlocked it. They walked in. No Fluffy.

"Okay, down the trapdoor," said Cadance. She opened up the door. "Cati, would you like to go first?"

"Sure," said Cati. She hopped down. Sirius followed, then Harry, and Cadance went last.

They went through the various chambers. None of the various enchantments were there. Harry was beginning to wonder whether or not the Mirror of Erised would be there. But when they came to the last chamber, the mirror was right where it had been five years earlier.

"Wow, it does exist," said Cati. "Cadance, I'm sorry I ever doubted you." Cadance opened her mouth to make some Bill-ish remark but Cati cut her off. "On this issue. Only on this issue."

"Is that the Mirror of Erised?" asked Sirius.

"Yup," said Cadance.

"How did it get here?" asked Sirius cocking his head to the side as he stared at the mirror.

"I don't know," said Cadance doing the same. "And I don't care either. The point is it's here."

"What are you going to do with it?" asked Harry.

"We're going to resurrect the dead," said Cadance.

"What!" exclaimed Sirius and Harry at the same time.

"I'm just kidding," said Cadance. Harry and Sirius breathed a sigh of relief. "We're going to summon them."

"Oh, that's better!" exclaimed Sirius sarcastically.

"Harry, stand in front of the mirror," said Cadance. "While you're here, you might as well be useful." Harry did as he was told. "Do you see your parents?"

"Yes," said Harry.

"Okay, that's good," said Cadance. "Cati? Are you ready?"

"As ready as I'll ever be," answered Cati.

"Okay, we need to read the inscription," said Cadance. "See it along the top?"

"Of course," said Cati.

"What language is that?" asked Sirius.

"A dead language. A very dead language. Most of the spells in the Book of Light are in it," said Cadance.

"Do you speak it?" asked Sirius.

"ylt ne ulf," answered Cadance.

"ylet anut rofnu," added Cati.

"rehtob ewod yh w?" asked Cadance. "eguagnal sih tetah ew"

"seguagnal da ed doogehtl lategs yugda beht," said Cati.

Sirius and Harry looked at them like they were crazy. "Okay, let's do this. Are you ready?" asked Cadance. Cati nodded.

"Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi," they recited.

Suddenly, Lily and James Potter were visible to not only Harry, but to Cadance, Cati, and Sirius. "Well, it's about time," said Lily.

"It's been October 31st for a few hours now," said James.

"Whoa," said Harry. "They can talk now."

"Yeah, and they can even step out of the mirror," said Cadance. It was true. James had already hopped down and was now offering Lily his hand to help her down. Harry hugged his parents.

"We were starting to think that you had ignored my message, Cadance," said Lily. "And that you had tried on Sunday when you wanted to and it didn't work and you weren't going to come back today."

"You're my smart subconscious?" asked Cadance.

"No, of course not," said Lily. "But I knew that if you had tried on Sunday it wouldn't work. I knew that if you were to make this work it would have to be today. Halloween on its own is a powerful day, but it's also the anniversary of our death and that makes it particularly powerful for us."

"How long do you have?" asked Harry.

"Only until midnight," said Lily. "And that's only if they don't interfere."

"Oh don't worry about them," said Cadance. She and Cati started giggling again.

"Why?" asked James as he looked at them as if they had done something wrong, which they probably did.

"Cadance Rose Dumbledore, how many times do I have I asked you not to lock Elders in your office?" asked a mysterious voice from behind them.

They all turned to see, shock of all shocks, Dumbledore. "Hey, I resent that," said Cadance. "You haven't asked me not to lock members of the White Lighter Council in my office at all. This is the first time I've ever done this."

"Did you let the scary Elder go?" asked Cati.

"No," said Dumbledore. "Cadance is going to." Cadance sighed. "Sometime after midnight," he added with a smile.

"I love you," said Cadance. "You're my favorite uncle."

"I'm your only uncle," said Dumbledore. "So why don't you tell James and Lily the reason why you called them."

"We need a third angel," said Cadance. "Lily would you be interested?"

"Perhaps if I knew what you were talking about I would," said Lily.

"We'll explain on our way up to my room," said Cadance as she grabbed Lily's arm and started dragging her out of the corridor and grabbing Cati on her way past. That left Sirius, James, and Harry in the chamber with Dumbledore.

"Let's go get breakfast," said Sirius.

"Pancakes!" exclaimed James. He, Sirius, and Harry ran out of the chamber.

Dumbledore looked at the mirror. "The Mirror of Erised," he said shaking his head. "How on earth did those two think this one up? I need to start giving them more credit because that was really an ingenious plan. But I'll never let them know I think that."

A few hours later, after giving Remus Lupin the shock of his life, eating large amounts of pancakes, and keeping students away from Cadance's classroom so they don't accidentally release the pacifistic horror within, Sirius Black and James Potter were sitting in the Great Hall watching the professors and few of the Order Members decorate the Great Hall.

"You know, it wouldn't kill you to get up and help," said Cadance. She and Cati were levitating Jack o' Lanterns so that they floated above the tables.

"No but it would probably kill us," said Lily. "You do remember the time we let them decorate the house for Christmas when I took you shopping, don't you?"

"Ooh, that was bad," said Cadance. "You've got a point."

Later on that night, the Halloween party-type feast was just beginning. The House tables were pushed to the side, but not so far that they couldn't be sat at. There was a large open area in the middle of the Great Hall so that everyone could talk, but so far most people stayed with people within their own house. The Gryffindors, Ravenclaws, and Hufflepuffs would mix a little with each other more than the Slytherins. Basically everyone stayed away from the Slytherins.

Professor Snape had risen to the occasion beautifully. Instead of seeing this party as a chance for ultimate embarrassment, he changed it around so that he was showing his menacing side. He put on his most menacing robes and cloak and went as a vampire. This squashed Cati's hopes that he would go as a giant pumpkin.

Dumbledore, under Cadance's insistence, went as Gandalf the Grey from Lord of the Rings. Cadance was sure that he was a dead ringer for Gandalf and that all he had to do was put on grey robes and a grey hat and he could be his twin brother. So that's what Dumbledore did.

Lily did agree to be Charlie's Angels with Cadance and Cati. Charlie went under and invisibility cloak and held a white speaker outside of it. However, he enjoyed hiding the speaker and running up behind Cadance and scaring the crap out of her. This he did often. Cati convinced Drew to be Bosley, but only because the costume wouldn't be too embarrassing for him.

Continuing with a Lord of the Rings theme, Sirius went as Legolas. He borrowed one of Cati's bows and was forbidden from touching an arrow.

Another theme going around was a Star Wars theme. Harry had decided to go as Luke Skywalker. James thought that it was only appropriate that he go as Darth Vader. Bill went as Obi Won Kenobi. Perhaps the funniest of that group was Professor Flitwick, who went as Yoda.

Ron went as Robin Hood and Hermione went as a Princess. Remus, most appropriately, went as a werewolf. Professor McGonagall went as a muggle witch. Arabella Figg went as the Wicked Witch of the West. Mr. Weasley had come with Mrs. Weasley. Mr. Weasley went as a muggle and Mrs. Weasley didn't dress up, but instead wore her Halloween best. Nobody could really figure out what Hagrid went as, but as it did look menacing, everyone was afraid to ask.

Perhaps the funniest costume there was Fred and George Weasley. They went as girls. Jen and Ginny dressed the same and went as twins.

Everything ran smoothly until about halfway through.

McGonagall grabbed Cadance's arm, yanking her out of the way just before Charlie could try to scare her again (the last time he scared her, she had said that she had been scared half to death and Charlie wanted to see what would happen if she was scared half to death twice). "Cadance, look," said McGonagall. "Even with Order Members, this hall is way too crowded."

"What are you talking about?" asked Cadance.

"There are too many people in this room," said McGonagall.

"So you're the Fire Marshall now?" asked Cadance a little confused.

"No, no, no," said McGonagall. "I didn't mean that there are more people than allowed in this room. I meant that there are more people here than were invited."

"Party crashers?" asked Cadance.

"No," said McGonagall. "Well, yes, in a way. Look. There are more people in this room than there are students, teachers, and Order Members."

"Well, we did also invite all the people living in Hogsmeade," said Cadance.

"Yes, but that's not that many people," said McGonagall. "Mostly Aurors, and a little less than half of the Hogwarts Aurors are taking their shift outside. I'm telling you, there are some people here who weren't invited."

"I think you're very paranoid," said Cadance simply.

"I think there are black robes underneath that person's costume," said McGonagall nodding to a guy standing off to the side. "And he is wearing a mask."

"Oh my god, you think he's a Death Eater," said Cadance shaking her head. "Do you want me to find out?"

"What are you going to do?" asked McGonagall.

"I'm going to go up to him and ask him if he's a Death Eater," said Cadance as if it were very obvious what she was going to do.

"Be careful," said McGonagall.

Cadance rolled her eyes and walked up to the guy. She glanced quickly down at his feet. There were black robes sticking out from underneath. She glanced back at Minerva then back to the guy. "Are you a Death Eater?" she asked.

"No," he said looking down at her and then back to where he was looking before.

"Are you sure?" asked Cadance. "Because you look a little like a Death Eater."

"I'm not."

"You also talk kinda like a Death Eater. And you sure do smell like one," said Cadance.

The man looked down at her. Before Cadance had time to react, he whipped out a wand and blasted the floor. Cadance was thrown back to where McGonagall was standing. All eyes in the Great Hall were either on the man or on Cadance and most hands had reached for wands. The hall was so silent you could hear a pin drop (Sirius, put that pin back in your pocket. Now is not the time).

"Yeah, I'd definitely say he was a Death Eater," said Cadance breaking the silence.

"And so is that guy over there," said McGonagall pointing to a man who had just thrown off his costume to reveal Death Eater robes. "And him over there. And him. And that whole table over there."

"Well this is just peachy," said Cati readying herself with a fireball. Charlie threw off the invisibility cloak and reached for his wand.

The doors to the Great Hall opened and more Death Eaters filed in.

"Okay, that's it! Who just said 'things can't get any worse'!" exclaimed Cadance. "Obviously someone said it because things just got worse."

"Guilty," said Sirius raising his hand.

"You're a dead man if we make it out of this alive," said Cadance shaking her finger at him.

"Nobody move!" ordered one Death Eater. "And put that fireball away, Ms. Nuperson."

"Do it, Cati," said Drew. Cati closed her hand and the fireball was extinguished.

Just then, all of the Death Eaters turned towards the door and bowed. Everyone's hearts stopped as one man walked into the room with another Death Eater following at his heels.

"Sirius!" reprimanded Cadance.

"I didn't say it this time, I swear," said Sirius.

The man let out a horrible maniac-like laugh.

"Oh, you've gotta be kidding me," said Cati shaking her head.

"Potter, your mother isn't here to die for you this time," laughed Voldemort. Lily stepped in front of her son with her eyes narrowed menacingly at Voldemort. James, too, stepped up. "Where the hell did you come from? No fair! Albus, you're cheating! You're not allowed to raise the dead to help you win!"

"Stop whining, Tom," said Dumbledore. "You and I both know that you can't hurt Harry as long as I'm around. I know that your little rat told you about the Timponium Charm. So that means that your fight is with me tonight."

END CHAPTER