pixyfairy120: (my one and only reader) no problem for the layout, it takes a sec longer, but it is easier to read…(doesn't mean I'll change the first four though ^^")

"I see you know each other", said Maudy Madeye.

Stephan and C.G., instead of answering, smiled.

"Who are you?" asked Mrs.Weasley.

"I don't think we've met", said the stranger.

"I saw you before", said Tuck," you remind me of something".

"Really? You don't", said the stranger.

"What's you name ?" asked Ron.

"My name, well, wouldn't you like to know?"

"You better answer him", said Severus Snape.

"Now, now, I'm not here to harm Harry, like I said, I am looking for Stephan, I didn't want to sound frightening in any way".

"Why did you yell Harry? Not that you did the wrong thing", said Dumbledore.

"He has one of those earrings, all shinny", said the young Potter.
"Maudy, would you please watch my students for while?" Said Dumbledore

"Sure", said Maudy Madeye without loosening the grip he had on C.G.'s and Stephan's arms.

"Now, who are you?" asked the Headmaster.

"I'm Thomas Grepyt, and, as I said, I am looking for Stephan."

"What relation do you have with the boy?" Asked Arthur Weasley.

"I was his tutor for some time, he didn't show up for his O.W.L.S., I decided to come and ask him why he had this behavior."

"You're not that kind of tutor", said Tonks.

"Why do you mean?"

"What I mean is this", she put a spell on the so-called Thomas and glued him to the wall, "you are part of that XOB gang, and, I think you are Tsilk, since I was present when they put the mark on the thief."

"Severus, any veritaserum?" Asked the Headmaster.

"Here", said the potion master while giving the potion to the Auror.

The Auror somehow made the man drink the potion.

"What's you name?" asked Dumbledore.

The man bit his lip trying to resist the potion.

"It's not working, are you sure it's the right one?" Asked Minerva McGonagall.

"Yes, I am sure," said the potion master.

"What are you being known as?" Asked the Auror.

The man tried the resist but the words slipped out of his mouth:

"Tsilk"

A small gasp was heard.

"Why are you here?" Asked the metamorphose teacher.

"I am here for Stephan," said Tsilk.

"Why?" Asked Dumbledore

"Because, he told me he'd be back by now", said the thief.

"From what?" Asked Tuck

"From his father's", said Tsilk

"Are-you the world-wide known thief?" Asked Mrs.Weasley.

"Yes", said the man

"Why do you have a gang? I'm sure you could 'survive' by yourself", said Severus Snape.

Tsilk once again forced himself not to answer. His lower lip was bleeding.

"He's good", said Tonks, "he must have trained to resist".

"Why were you here for Stephan and not for C.G. too?" said the animagus.

"I didn't know she was here", said the thief.

"Why do you use helpless children?" Asked the werewolf.

"Helpless? You must be kidding, if you knew how they came to me, they wouldn't seem so helpless"

"How did they come to you?" asked Severus Snape.

Tsilk bit his lip once more. Blood was slowly making its way towards his neck. Mr.Weasley, even though he was dangerous, couldn't help but feeling sorry for the man. At the opposite, Tonks didn't seem to show any feelings whatsoever.

"Is there anything any of you would like to add?" asked the Headmaster.

"Why can't anybody catch you?" asked Arthur Weasley.

Tsilk tried to look away as if he didn't hear what the man asked him.

"How come nobody can recognize you?" asked Arthur Weasley.

Tsilk had to answer:

"I'm a metamorphmagus"

Tonks simply smiled at his answer.

"Tuck, is there anyway, we can know this man's real face?" Asked Dumbledore.

"No, at least none that I know" said the Auror.

"I know one, but it doesn't always work" said the professor Snape "and it might deform him, should I take the risk?"

"Go ahead" said Tuck who understood what he was going to do.

The potion master went downstairs and filled a bottle with water. While he went upstairs he changed the water's color to make it look like it was some potion.

"You sure you don't want to show us you real face?" asked the Headmaster, "It wouldn't hurt as much".

Tsilk changed into the form of a younger man around 35, very tanned and with a ponytail.

"Nice try", said the Auror, "but this isn't your real form".

The potion master opened the sealed bottle and 'threw' the fluid at Tsilk.

Tsilk then changed into a younger form for a quarter of a second and got back to his tanned form.

"Tsilk, how old are you?" asked Albus Dumbledore.

The man's lip drew even more blood.

"Tsilk, I'll ask you again, how old are you?"

The man's eyes were pleading for mercy as his shirt's blood stains grew bigger.

Mrs.Weasley got downstairs.

"You better respond or your lip might get seriously injured", said the Potion master.

The man sighed and finally answered against his will:

"I'..m... fif…teen…"

"Please excuse, I'm old, I think I misheard you, how old are you?" asked Dumbledore.

"I'm fifteen alright?" said Tsilk.

"This is amazing, the world's best thief is fifteen years old, and his 'followers' are older than him!" said Tonks. "Now, even if you don't want to show us your real form, you might be more comfortable in a younger one don't you think?"

Tsilk changed to a 15 years old boy, with short dark blue hair with brown eyes. The wound on his lip disappeared.

Remus Lupin looked at his neighbor, Arthur Weasley, and they both started laughing.

"What is so funny Remus? Asked Dumbledore.

"The whole world is scared of a teenager!" said the werewolf in between two laughs.