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Disclaimer: I don't own this and I am evidently making no money from it so if you sued it would be rather pointless.
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Chapter seven: Unexpected Allowances
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"Good afternoon gentlemen"
The calm quiet voice of their professor drifted across the room from his desk as soon as they entered the room.
Harry couldn't feel through his best friend's stomach but guessed it was just as queasy as his.
By the time they reached the giant wooden desk the boys felt like they were heading for death row.
"Good afternoon sir" Ron muttered from his left. Harry couldn't keep up the charade that this was just a normal visit for afternoon tea and skipped the formalities.
"Sorry sir, I know we were out of line"
"Out of line?" the old professor repeated as Harry looked up guiltily.
"Yes sir, we shouldn't have eavesdropped" Ron added as he raised his eyes as well.
"I don't see the need for any apologies" Dumbledore said as the boys blinked in astonishment. "If you had been eavesdropping on something that I had not wanted you to hear, the ears would have found themselves in the midst of many young mandrakes"
"So you wanted us to know about the Dementors?" Ron asked in disbelief.
"No, but you would have inevitably found out" Dumbledore looked at Harry quiet solemnly as he continued. "It was better that you found out the truth, then hear second hand information and make decisions based on guesses"
Harry, who had tried quiet valiantly to continue on with his life since Sirius was stolen from him, felt a wave of sadness wash over him along with a prick of anger.
Anger for not being able to save him, anger of being so foolish as to take the dark lords bait, anger for not being able to avenge his death, but most of all, anger for the fowl creature that killed him.
The prick of anger suddenly became a lot bigger. Harry pushed ever though out of his mind as he fought to keep control of his feelings. He found he had been pushing a lot of things out of his head these days, Voldemort included.
The malice and cruelty of the dark lord had again been proved to him with constant dreams of Sirius death accompanied by the awful laugh of the woman who had killed him. He had put occlumency before all of his studies now, even Quiditch which he had been allowed to play this year, his ban and all the other nonsense put in place by Umbridge being thrown out the door along with her awful kitten plates.
"What are you going to do about it then?" Harry asked as Ron shot him a sideways glance at his tone used to address the headmaster. He ignored it.
"I personally can do very little, especially as I am still at Hogwarts, but perhaps, if you wish Harry, you can be an aid to the Aurors that are working here on the case"
Ron's jaw dropped to the floor and Harry sat down very quickly as the door creaked open and professors Snape and McGonagall came in, both looking as if they were not happy about the current situation.
"What about me?" Ron piped up as his professors came to stand by Dumbledore's desk silently, Snape looking the sourer of the two.
"I can not allow you to do anything Mr. Weasley, it was consented by Harry's guardians to allow him to participate, I rather doubt that your parents will let you participate in such a dangerous case"
"The Dursely's what?" Harry asked as Ron broke out in protest and demanded he be able to send an owl home at once.
"Your aunt sent me an owl this morning asking for you to be let in on more than you were last year, as it only ended in tragedy last time"
"She did what?"
"Your uncle added that he was quiet adamant on the idea"
"I bet he heard about the risks first" Harry shot sourly as Professor McGonagall calmed Ron down and allowed him to send an owl, but only if he sent it to his mother.
"So I am going to be allowed" Harry asked as Ron exploded at the unfairness of the situation.
"I can find no reason for you to be stopped Harry, your Aunt was quiet right, A lack of information can indeed prove deadly when mixed with a curious nature such as yours"
"What about Miss Granger?" Snape asked as Harry and Ron looked at each other. Where was Hermione?
"I can't believe we forgot that she was supposed to be here as well" Ron groaned dropping his argument with professor McGonagall.
"What would make her forget something as important as this?" Harry asked, more to Ron than anyone else in the room, but was answered anyway.
"She is on a top secret assignment in Azka with one of our top spies" Dumbledore answered calmly as Harry and Ron both looked at each other.
"You're kidding right" Ron asked as he followed Harry's example and sat down before he fell down.
"What is this, James Bond?!" Harry demanded.
"James Who?" Snape asked disdainfully. He had heard some of the muggleborns refer to this man before and was strangely curious of who he was, although he didn't want any of the other occupants of the room to know that.
"Undercover spy, best the British had, licensed to kill, biggest Hollywood action series ever" Harry said distractedly.
By the looks on his professor's faces they didn't seem to understand to concept of movies, but that wasn't the main point of Harry's focus at that moment.
"When did this happen?"
"Earlier, but she is not your concern at the moment Harry" Dumbledore sighed. He was not happy that the war had reached so low as to include his students. He had seen once what had happened when students had joined the order, and was not keen to relive the painful experiences again, but knew in his heart, that they had no chance without them.
"Harry you will go with professor Snape and he will provide you with information, Ronald, you may go with professor McGonagall and send an owl to your family and ask if you may help" Harry, still in awe at what he had just been told, even overlooked the fact that he was working with Snape. He was finally invited into the inner circle and he wasn't going to let a grudge with a slime ball screw up his chances. As Harry and Ron moved to obey, Snape and McGonagall sent Dumbledore disapproving looks.
"You will all respectfully remember that this agreement, as this situation remains at it's current state, is confined within the walls of Hogwarts, that means you two, will not leave this castle as things remain" Dumbledore said sternly as they reached the door and their professors followed. "Am I understood?"
"Yes sir" they said in union starting down the stairs. Harry stopped suddenly and doubled back, poking his head in the door almost knocking Snape out of the way in the process.
"Thank you sir" he said as Dumbledore looked down at his desk solemnly and Fawkes suddenly burst into flames on his perch.
Dumbledore couldn't bring himself to answer and just nodded as Harry started down the stairs. It was done now. Now all that was left was to see what became of it.
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Disclaimer: I don't own this and I am evidently making no money from it so if you sued it would be rather pointless.
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Chapter seven: Unexpected Allowances
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"Good afternoon gentlemen"
The calm quiet voice of their professor drifted across the room from his desk as soon as they entered the room.
Harry couldn't feel through his best friend's stomach but guessed it was just as queasy as his.
By the time they reached the giant wooden desk the boys felt like they were heading for death row.
"Good afternoon sir" Ron muttered from his left. Harry couldn't keep up the charade that this was just a normal visit for afternoon tea and skipped the formalities.
"Sorry sir, I know we were out of line"
"Out of line?" the old professor repeated as Harry looked up guiltily.
"Yes sir, we shouldn't have eavesdropped" Ron added as he raised his eyes as well.
"I don't see the need for any apologies" Dumbledore said as the boys blinked in astonishment. "If you had been eavesdropping on something that I had not wanted you to hear, the ears would have found themselves in the midst of many young mandrakes"
"So you wanted us to know about the Dementors?" Ron asked in disbelief.
"No, but you would have inevitably found out" Dumbledore looked at Harry quiet solemnly as he continued. "It was better that you found out the truth, then hear second hand information and make decisions based on guesses"
Harry, who had tried quiet valiantly to continue on with his life since Sirius was stolen from him, felt a wave of sadness wash over him along with a prick of anger.
Anger for not being able to save him, anger of being so foolish as to take the dark lords bait, anger for not being able to avenge his death, but most of all, anger for the fowl creature that killed him.
The prick of anger suddenly became a lot bigger. Harry pushed ever though out of his mind as he fought to keep control of his feelings. He found he had been pushing a lot of things out of his head these days, Voldemort included.
The malice and cruelty of the dark lord had again been proved to him with constant dreams of Sirius death accompanied by the awful laugh of the woman who had killed him. He had put occlumency before all of his studies now, even Quiditch which he had been allowed to play this year, his ban and all the other nonsense put in place by Umbridge being thrown out the door along with her awful kitten plates.
"What are you going to do about it then?" Harry asked as Ron shot him a sideways glance at his tone used to address the headmaster. He ignored it.
"I personally can do very little, especially as I am still at Hogwarts, but perhaps, if you wish Harry, you can be an aid to the Aurors that are working here on the case"
Ron's jaw dropped to the floor and Harry sat down very quickly as the door creaked open and professors Snape and McGonagall came in, both looking as if they were not happy about the current situation.
"What about me?" Ron piped up as his professors came to stand by Dumbledore's desk silently, Snape looking the sourer of the two.
"I can not allow you to do anything Mr. Weasley, it was consented by Harry's guardians to allow him to participate, I rather doubt that your parents will let you participate in such a dangerous case"
"The Dursely's what?" Harry asked as Ron broke out in protest and demanded he be able to send an owl home at once.
"Your aunt sent me an owl this morning asking for you to be let in on more than you were last year, as it only ended in tragedy last time"
"She did what?"
"Your uncle added that he was quiet adamant on the idea"
"I bet he heard about the risks first" Harry shot sourly as Professor McGonagall calmed Ron down and allowed him to send an owl, but only if he sent it to his mother.
"So I am going to be allowed" Harry asked as Ron exploded at the unfairness of the situation.
"I can find no reason for you to be stopped Harry, your Aunt was quiet right, A lack of information can indeed prove deadly when mixed with a curious nature such as yours"
"What about Miss Granger?" Snape asked as Harry and Ron looked at each other. Where was Hermione?
"I can't believe we forgot that she was supposed to be here as well" Ron groaned dropping his argument with professor McGonagall.
"What would make her forget something as important as this?" Harry asked, more to Ron than anyone else in the room, but was answered anyway.
"She is on a top secret assignment in Azka with one of our top spies" Dumbledore answered calmly as Harry and Ron both looked at each other.
"You're kidding right" Ron asked as he followed Harry's example and sat down before he fell down.
"What is this, James Bond?!" Harry demanded.
"James Who?" Snape asked disdainfully. He had heard some of the muggleborns refer to this man before and was strangely curious of who he was, although he didn't want any of the other occupants of the room to know that.
"Undercover spy, best the British had, licensed to kill, biggest Hollywood action series ever" Harry said distractedly.
By the looks on his professor's faces they didn't seem to understand to concept of movies, but that wasn't the main point of Harry's focus at that moment.
"When did this happen?"
"Earlier, but she is not your concern at the moment Harry" Dumbledore sighed. He was not happy that the war had reached so low as to include his students. He had seen once what had happened when students had joined the order, and was not keen to relive the painful experiences again, but knew in his heart, that they had no chance without them.
"Harry you will go with professor Snape and he will provide you with information, Ronald, you may go with professor McGonagall and send an owl to your family and ask if you may help" Harry, still in awe at what he had just been told, even overlooked the fact that he was working with Snape. He was finally invited into the inner circle and he wasn't going to let a grudge with a slime ball screw up his chances. As Harry and Ron moved to obey, Snape and McGonagall sent Dumbledore disapproving looks.
"You will all respectfully remember that this agreement, as this situation remains at it's current state, is confined within the walls of Hogwarts, that means you two, will not leave this castle as things remain" Dumbledore said sternly as they reached the door and their professors followed. "Am I understood?"
"Yes sir" they said in union starting down the stairs. Harry stopped suddenly and doubled back, poking his head in the door almost knocking Snape out of the way in the process.
"Thank you sir" he said as Dumbledore looked down at his desk solemnly and Fawkes suddenly burst into flames on his perch.
Dumbledore couldn't bring himself to answer and just nodded as Harry started down the stairs. It was done now. Now all that was left was to see what became of it.
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