~*~*~*~ Marry Christmas to every one on this special day.~*~*~*~

Harry Potter and the Secrets of the Order

Chapter 13

Secret Mission

By: Sirius **Padfoot

December 25, 2003

After every thing that had happened to Harry, he decided he was going to the Halloween Ball to keep his mind off of things. It's about and hour and a half into the Ball when people started asking Harry where Sirius was. Anna and Remus were standing near Dumbledore talking.

"Off all the times for that to happen. What if it's not the last time. It happens?" Remus asked worriedly.

"Well every thing I'm supposed to do is out. You or Sirius has to do those things. I can't risk leaving now. Not with Harry collapsing like that." Anna said and noticed Harry getting bombarded with questions. She could tell by the worried glances that the questions were about Sirius.

"Why don't we dance and rescue Harry from the Sirius questions." Remus said and smiled at her.

"You knew!" Anna said stunned then slapped herself. "Of course your hearing. Stupid statement." She said shaking her head.

"You forgot…" Remus said as he wrapped his arms around her and led her to the dance floor.

"I didn't forget…" Anna said but her face was red because she had forgot.

"Yes you did." Remus said as he stopped and turned her around in his arms. "You're the only one who could ever put what I am to the side. It's never mattered to you one way or the other." He said putting his nose her nose and he has his hands on her waist.

"You two need to set the example. Not that the student's will look up to a werewolf or his wife though." Snape said as he stopped beside them.

"Back off Snape." Anna said angrily as she gripped her wand in her hand.

'Not again…' Dumbledore thought as he stood up. "Snape up here if you please now." he said and sighed.

"Go on you stupid Slytherin Git!" Anna said angrily as she glared at Snape.

"Calm down Ann he's just Snape no one except the Slytherin's pay any attention to him." Remus said as he hugged her.

"For crying out loud we saved that Git and that's the thanks we get. Remind me too put my self into St Mungo's for a mental evaluation if I ever suggest saving him again." Anna said as she hugged him and put her head on his chest.

"You still forgot." Remus said and kissed her forehead.

"You're just Remus J. Lupin to me." Anna said then looked down as some one pulled on her sleeve of her robe.

"Yes Harry?" Remus asked and smiled down to him.

"I got a question but not here. It's too crowded." Harry said and nodded towards the Main Hall.

"Right come on Remus." Anna said as they all left the Great Hall to find a more suitable place for a conversation.

'Thought it was about time for Harry to ask some questions.' Dumbledore thought as he kept Snape away from Anna and Remus.

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Harry, Remus and Anna had finally found an empty classroom with no students in it.

'Mental note make all those students go back to the Ball.' Anna thought as she remember a kissing couple that they had already sent back to the Ball, along with Malfoy and his group of goons. But there had been a bunch of boy's in one room playing some kind of game.

"All right Remus watch the door to make sure no one comes with in earshot of us. Harry he's on a mission." Anna said and smiled at the look confusion he had at first.

"Ah yes Sirius I figured he was on a mission since he left last night after your all's meeting." Harry said and smiled this time at the look of confusion on Anna's face but noticed that Remus didn't share that look.

"You heard our meeting last night." Anna said stunned.

"Yes he did." Remus said and smiled down to Harry.

"Oh and you knew too Remus J. Lupin!" Anna said annoyed now that Remus knew there was someone listening in last night and did nothing about it.

"Yes. I knew Anna and so did Dumbledore." Remus said not making eye contact with her.

"It could have been Malfoy instead of Harry! And people say Sirius is reckless!" Anna said angrily.

"We knew it was Harry." Remus said trying to calm her down.

"Well there had better be no one listening in this time. I don't care who it is." Anna said.

"Who was the girl?" Harry asked trying to stop the annoying conversation between Anna and Remus that wasn't why he had pulled them to the side.

"What girl?" Anna asked as she sent a shut up look to Remus.

"The girl beside you and McGonagall in that room." Harry said noticing that Anna gave Remus a very funny look and he turned back to watching the hallway.

"I don't know what you're talking about Harry." Anna said trying to get Harry to stop wondering about the other girl. She knew who he was talking about but that was top secret. Only the ones that had been in the meeting last night know of her.

"Anna I'm not stupid. She was talking like first year student. She told you guy's to keep a better eye on the Slytherin's. I know what I heard Anna who was she?" Harry persisted.

"Harry it's top secret only the people in the meeting know who she is." Anna said as she sighed.

"Anna who is she? It's not like I'm going to go run to all the Order members and the Death eaters and tell them about her. I made a promise to Sirius that I wouldn't say anything about the order to anyone. And I intend on keeping that promise." Harry said.

"Fine. Her name is Leanne Williams. She's a first year Gryffindor. But really she doesn't go to school she's an Auror and a member of the Order. Her actual name is Tonks I believe you know her." Anna said.

"Yes I was wondering where Tonks had gone." Harry said happily now that his suspicions were confirmed.

"Now back to Sirius. He's in on a mission to the states." Anna said.

"To the United States?" Harry asked a little surprised.

"Yes. He's on a mission to bring the American Witches and Wizards into the war against Voldemort before Voldemort gets to them." Anna explained.

"And that was the important thing he had to do. Convince the American Ministry of Magic to get involved with the order?" Harry asked.

"Yes and if all goes as planes this war will be over before it take a turn for the worst." Remus said from the door.

"Is that all Harry?" Anna asked and he nodded his head. Harry, Remus and Anna all started back for the Great Hall only stopping to make students go back to the Ball. They reentered the Great Hall too see every one ignoring them as they had fun except Dumbledore who was calling Anna and Remus over to him.

Anna leaned down to Harry, "Remember your promise Harry not a word to anyone." She said then started for Dumbledore's side.

"Yes Professor Dumbledore?" she asked as she bent down so she wouldn't have to sit.

"Professor McGonagall would you mind giving us just a minute to talk." Dumbledore said.

"Of course Professor." McGonagall said as she stood up and walked over to Snape and started talking.

"Anna take a seat." Dumbledore said and she sat down turning her back to the students so they couldn't read her lips. Dumbledore turned to her and hid his mouth from the students. While Remus stood in front of Anna (Remember she's got her back to the students.)

"So Anna what all did Harry want?" Dumbledore asked.

"To know who the girl was last night and to know where Sirius was." Anna said lowly.

"And what did you say?" Dumbledore asked.

"The truth of course." Remus said looking down at his feet to hid his mouth from all the students then looked back up to see Dumbledore's reaction to that.

"Good no need to lie to him senselessly." Dumbledore said and turned back to watch the students.

"That means Dumbledore that he knows about her and who she really is." Anna said.

"You did stress that it was top secret correct." Dumbledore said worriedly as he turned back to Anna.

"Yes Dumbledore we did. He shalln't say a word to anyone. As he promised Sirius." Anna said.

"Good." Dumbledore said and sighed.

"Dumbledore we were talking earlier. I can't risk leaving now that he has collapsed like that." Anna said and looked down to her hands in her lap.

"Agreed all your assignments have recently been transferred to some one else in the order. You are the only one able to help him if that happens again." Dumbledore said and looked back to Harry worriedly.

"Good then. Have you heard anything from Sirius?" Anna asked worried that something might have happened.

"No but I am sure he is fine. He's a very resourceful person." Dumbledore said.

"I just hope resourceful enough." Remus said and looked up at the stars as if he was in thought.

"You'd think a werewolf would hate to look up at the sky." Snape said snidely.

"Go away Snape before we lose a member of the staff." Anna said as her face made a disgusting look to him and gripped her wand again.

'Here we go again…' Dumbledore thought. "If I can't get you to be nice to each other by asking I'll do it by force stop it. Grow up and act like professor's at this school." Dumbledore said very annoyed by the four again.

Then the doors to the Great Hall swung open startling every one. Anna jumped up and looked at the two new comers in shock.

"Remus is that…JAMES! LILY!" Anna yelled the names as she jumped over the teacher's table and ran up to the new comers.

"Wings?" James said stunned as he looked behind her to see Remus, Dumbledore, Snape and McGonagall walking up behind her as she hugged Lilly then James.

"Oh my is it really you? it can't be." Anna said hysterically.

"Calm down before you pass out Anna." Remus said as he placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Oh Remus can it really be true?" Anna asked hopefully as she grabbed his hand and wove her fingers with him and looked up at him with tears in her eyes.

"I really don't know Anna." Remus said and pulled her into a hug.

"What going on Dumbledore?" Harry asked as he walked up beside Anna and Remus.

"I do not know young Harry." Dumbledore said confused.

"Harry?!" James said in surprise. "Harry James Potter?" he asked to make sure he was right.

"Oy Harry what's going on?" Ron asked coming up beside him.

"I dono know." Harry said staring blankly up at James and Lily.

"They can't be my parents they died fifteen years ago I can hear it." Harry said then put his hands on either side of his head backing up. "I don't want to hear it no more." He said with tears in his eyes.

"Harry do you hear it again?" Anna asked worriedly as he nodded his head saying yes to her.

"Anna make it stop again…please make it stop!" Harry begged.

"Come here Harry. Listen to me come Harry. Listen to my voice Harry you have to, to make it stop." Anna said as she held her hand out to take his. "Come on Harry trust me." She said, then he took her hand. "I'm taking him up to the hospital wing Dumbledore." She said then started to walk past James and Lily when Harry started pulling her back away from them.

"No not that way." He pleaded looking up at James.

"James Lily move please." Anna said and they moved to the side and Anna kneeled down.

"Now will you go that way Harry?" She asked sweetly and he nodded yes to her. "Good then let's go." She said then stood up and started for the Main Hall.

"Anna take him to my office." Dumbledore said and Anna nodded her head to him. She was just out side the door when she started humming again.

"James, Lily, Remus, Ron, Hermione follow me. Snape McGonagall watch over the rest of the students." Dumbledore said then started out of the Great Hall towards him office.

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Authors Note: Marry Christmas again to every one. Hope you like this chapter and leave lots of reviews for me. Though it is quite amusing that I'm writing about Halloween on Christmas day…but oh well.