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Disclaimer: Potter, Malfoy, and the Weasley twins are sadly...not mine. Neither are anyone in the lovely books. I do own Mitchell, who will make his entrance in this next chapter. Yay Mitchell.
Harry Potter and the Keeper of Immortality Chapter 2 – The OrderDestiny picked up her bag at the airport, and followed Harry. "Who are we meeting here, Harry?" She asked, trying to walk next to him. "And slow down, I have short legs." She whined.
Harry looked at her, thinking she was serious, and only saw her flash a grin at him. "Yeah, you are short, aren't you?" Harry laughed. He was dressed in a grey sweatshirt (A/N; More commonly known as a hoodie to me.) the hood was down. He was also wearing a pair of comfortable, dark blue jeans. The sleeves on his sweatshirt were rolled up to his elbow.
Destiny pretended to pout before zipping up her jacket. She was wearing a black shirt that said Why? across the front. A black belt held up her shorts. Her shorts were a light khaki, reaching her knees. Multi-colored socks went past where her shorts ended.
"Wotcher Harry!" Came a voice in front of them. Harry smiled at his old professor, "Hello Tonks, Professor Lupin."
"Harry, don't call me Professor, Moony or Remus would be fine." Remus smiled, and looked at Destiny, "Is this the new student?" He asked, looking at her for a moment.
Destiny had her hair pulled back into a low ponytail, few strands of auburn and black hair falling into her crystal blue eyes. "I'm Destiny Marie Black." She smiled, and put her hand out to Remus for him to shake.
"Destiny Black?" Remus asked, his face paling only slightly. He then took her hand and shook it. "Nice to meet you. I'm Remus Lupin, and this is Nymphadora Tonks."
"Nice to meet you." Destiny smiled. She looked at Harry for a moment, then back at them.
Harry picked up on what she was doing. She was going to let Dumbledore tell them. "So, are we going to Grimmauld Place or what?" Harry asked, smiling.
Remus tried to smile, and pulled out a muggle watch. "Everyone put your hand on the watch." They did so, and soon after they did, they felt the familiar tug on their navels.
Harry stumbled to the floor, as did Destiny.
"Harry!" Hermione yelled, and pulled him into a hug as soon as he had stood. "How are you?" She asked quickly, "I was so worried! You hadn't replied to—Who is she?" She pulled away from him as Destiny stood.
"I guess I have some explaining to do." Dumbledore said quietly. "Hello Destiny."
"Hello Albus." Destiny smiled, "Is...um...Severus here?" She asked, looking at him with a small smile on her face.
Dumbledore smiled, "Yes. He's in the kitchen. I have to explain some things to these four." Along with Hermione, Ginny and Ron were with her.
Remus and Tonks had both made their way into the kitchen already. Destiny made her way towards the kitchen, as if she had grown up there. "Severus!" She squealed, and ran to the scowling man. She smiled at him.
Severus looked at her, and what was on his face couldn't be described as anything but a smile. He wrapped his arms around her in a hug, "Hello Destiny."
Remus couldn't help but snicker when the girl had hugged him. "Shut up, Lupin." Severus snapped. He then looked at Destiny, "Come on, let me show you your room." He said and stood up from the chair he had sat in.
Dumbledore looked at the four, "If you will sit down, I will explain to you who that girl was." The four sat down, and he smiled. "Harry already knows that the young lady you just saw was Destiny Black, Sirius' daughter. She has been living in America for fifteen years now. She came here for her own safety."
Ron's eyes widened, "Sirius had a daughter? With who? Why didn't she stay in England?" He asked quickly.
Hermione was silent, taking in the information. "Of course Sirius had a daughter, Professor Dumbledore wouldn't lie to us. There is obviously a good reason for why she didn't stay. And Ron, don't ask so many questions!" She snapped, giving him a quick glare before looking back at Dumbledore.
"Which room is she staying in?" Harry asked, his green eyes staring up at his professor.
"The one next to Sirius'. Selena has already come here and made it all look like the room she stayed in at Regina Dea." Dumbledore said, looking at them. "Do you have anything you want to say, Miss Weasley?"
"How does she know Professor Snape?" Ginny asked, a perplexed look on her face.
"Destiny lived with Severus' sister, Selena. He would normally go and stay there for a couple weeks, spending time with Destiny." Dumbledore replied.
"Oh! Thank you Sevvie!" The yell could be heard throughout the whole house.
Harry smiled. "Has she already been sorted into one of the houses?" He asked. Mrs Weasley, Remus, and Tonks had all made their way into the room.
"Albus, who was that girl?" Remus asked, staring at his old professor.
"I will explain it all at the Order meeting before dinner." Albus said quietly. The three all nodded. He then looked back at Harry, "Yes. She was sorted earlier this summer when I told her she would be coming here. She was sorted into Gryffindor."
Harry grinned, as did Ron, "Of course she did. Her father was—" Ron started, but was silenced by a jab in the ribs from Hermione.
"Her father was who, Ron?" Remus asked, looking at the four now.
"No one." Ginny piped in, "Let's go meet her, alright Hermione?" She asked, looking at the elder girl.
Hermione nodded, and the two left quickly. Harry and Ron looked at each other, "So, how are Colin and Ginny?" Harry asked, the two standing up. They acted as if the elder wizards had left. They started towards the kitchen.
"Alright I guess, Ginny really cares about him, and Colin isn't the nervous tart we thought he was." Ron snorted. "But look at you mate, you aren't the same guy you were at the beginning of the summer either."
"I guess, I've been working out. It gets my frustrations out." Harry shrugged, "But then there is you. You've grown even more. You shouldn't be growing more. Oi. How tall are you now? 7'8"?" Harry laughed.
"Naw, I'm only 6'5"." Ron blushed, sitting at the table. "Is...anything wrong?" He asked, his voice now a serious one.
"You sound like Hermione. I'm all right." Harry lied. He really wasn't all right. He had such an uncomfortable feeling about the year ahead of them. He knew Voldemort was planning something, he knew that Destiny was hiding something. And for some reason, he felt like someone was watching him.
"Potter." Snape drawled as he walked into the kitchen. "Destiny has been wondering where you are." He then looked at Ron, "Out of here."
Ron nodded, and left Harry and Snape alone.
"Potter, I have only one thing to say to you. If you hurt Destiny, I will make sure you never make it to fight the Dark Lord." Severus said in a low voice. "Now, since Minerva is not here to give you this, I will. Here is your Hogwarts letter telling you what you need."
Harry was amazed at his professor. This man never showed compassion, and yet he treated Destiny like his own daughter. "Thank you, Professor." He said slowly, and took the letter. He then watched him leave the kitchen. "How...weird."
"Harry!"
"Mate!"
Harry looked up to see Fred and George coming into the kitchen. "Hey you two."
"Who was the hot girl—"
"—With the pretty smile?"
"Why is she—"
"—With Ron and Ginny?"
Harry smiled, "Her name is Destiny, and since you are in the Order, Albus will tell you later. And they are getting to know her, Ginny and her are going to be in the same year."
"So Harry..." Fred started.
"...Do you like her?" George ended, grinning at Harry.
"Of course not." Harry blurted out, blushing.
"So you don't like me, Mr. Potter?" Destiny asked as she hooked arms with Fred and George. "And would you introduce me to your two friends?" She grinned at Harry, but the look in her eyes said 'we need to talk.'
Harry smirked, "I already told you, Miss Black, that I cannot stand you." He laughed, and then nodded to her. "This is Fred and George Weasley."
"Oi. We hoped you could tell by now." One of them laughed.
"I'm Fred!" Fred grinned.
"And I'm George! How could you forget?" George tutted at Harry, the two shook their heads.
Destiny giggled, "Nice to meet you Fred, George. I'm guessing you are elder brother to the one who loves Hermione and Ginny?"
By that time, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny had all sauntered into the kitchen. "What? Who are you talking about?" Ron yelled, blushing.
The twins laughed, "We approve of her, Harry." They smiled at Ron, "Destiny here, was talking about you, dear brother."
Hermione looked at Ron, and blushed. "I'm going to study." She grabbed Ginny's wrist and ran from the room.
"Hey! Can I come?!" Destiny yelled, unlatching herself from the twins.
"PLEASE!" Ginny yelled from an upper level.
Destiny turned to look at the four guys before her, "I'll see you all at dinner." She then smiled, and ran up the stairs.
Destiny slowly opened the door that was her father's. The room wasn't as bare as she had thought it would be. "This is where you used to stay..." She whispered, "This is where my father would sleep, and write, and he grew up here." Her voice faltered as she sat down at the desk.
The whole desk was a mess, unfinished letters were scattered everywhere, and old letters given to him were also kept there. "You wrote these letters..." She whispered. She picked up one, "I inherited your bad handwriting." She whispered, her eyes scanning over the letter.
"You weren't supposed to die, Sirius. You were supposed to stay alive so I could have finished at Regina Dea, and then surprised you by showing up on your doorstep. Harry isn't supposed to know about me...I'm only going to get in the way. I'm going to get him killed. Fuck. I can't even blame you! I can't blame anyone for any of this, can I?" Destiny screamed, and then looked at the door. "Silencio." She whispered, her wand pointed at the door. No one could hear her now.
Tears appeared in her crystal blue eyes, "You were supposed to stay alive..." She whispered. "You and Andre. And you were supposed to know about me. You weren't supposed to send me off to another country. You couldn't even keep me safe there, could you? No. You couldn't...Wormtail still found me, and wanted my blood. They still need my blood, no matter where I am." She screamed again. She stood up from the chair, her whole body trembling.
"I'll get him killed. I'll get them all killed." Destiny finally whispered as she fell to her knees. "Why'd you have to die...?" She whispered once more before only sobs could be heard in the room.
Knock. Knock.
Destiny stood up, and took off the charm. "Come in!" She said, her voice still shaky. She was staring down at the floor now.
"Destiny?" Remus asked, opening the door. "Albus wanted me to come get you, he thinks you should participate in the Order meeting. You and Harry, that is." He then noticed the small puddle of water on the floor, where her tears had collected on the polished wood floor. "Are you alright?" He asked, kneeling next to her.
"He wasn't supposed to die." Was all Destiny could say as she sobbed again.
"Who?" Remus asked tentatively. He sat down in front of her, and raised his hand to her chin. He lifted it slowly.
"Sirius! Who else? Who bloody else would I be talking about?" Destiny screamed as she looked to him.
"You remind me of him, you know...He only got serious, and cried when he was alone...I believe that was why he liked Azkaban, he could cry and be in all his pain alone, where no one would bother him and he had a constant reminder of the death of Andre." Remus whispered, "Everything will be okay."
"No, it won't be Remus. I never met my father, or my mother for that matter! One didn't even know about me, and the other shipped me away! Severus was the closest thing to a father that I had, and to think that Sirius hated him!" She screamed, and began to cry again.
Destiny breathed in slowly, and started to wipe her tears away. "I can't believe I'm crying. I hate crying, you know...Derek always told me it showed how weak you were."
"Who is Derek?" Remus asked, and stood. He held out his hand to her, "The sooner we get down there, the sooner we can eat."
"Mr. Michello, my foster father. He never told me to call him dad, or father. Derek and Melanie, with their son, Ryan. I always called them by their first names. The summer before my first year, Selena came to my house and I haven't been back there since." Destiny had taken his hand, and stood up. "Selena told me that she made sure I kept my last name, even after I was adopted. The Michello's were only adopting me to look good, not like they cared." She rolled her eyes.
Destiny's stomach started to grumble, "Heh, how about we get going? I'm actually hungry, and Harry has bragged about Mrs. Weasley's cooking, and I'm sure everyone wants to know who I am, and why I'm here...though I think Ron has probably already told everyone."
"He does talk a lot, doesn't he?" Remus laughed as he opened the door. "Destiny, why did you come in here?" He asked as they made their ways down the stairs.
Destiny looked at him, "He was my father, Remus. I wanted to see how he lived...I think being in there, and scanning some of his letters, was what triggered my crying. At least I know my weakness." She then let him lead the way into the drawing room.
"Alright." Was all the werewolf could say. He opened the door to show many people that Destiny didn't know. Severus, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, the twins she had met earlier, and Tonks were there, they were the only she knew. She guessed that the two other redheads were also Weasley's. She heard the door reopen after Remus had closed it, and turned to see Harry.
"Albus, are you sure that these two should participate in this meeting? They are still children!" Mrs. Weasley yelled, standing up from the chair she had sat in.
"I know, Molly, but these two...children have a big role in the future fight against Voldemort." Albus said, and watched as many of the people flinched at the name.
"Can we at least know who the girl is? We all know who Harry is, but what makes the girl so special to be here?" One man said, pointing to Destiny.
"That's Mundungus." Harry whispered to Destiny.
"I resent that!" Destiny grumbled, looking from the group to Albus. "I'm special enough to be here because Albus wants me to be, that should be good enough for all of you." She glared at all of them, her hands on her hips.
"Right, thank you Miss Black." Dumbledore smiled as the room broke out into whispers. "Now quiet down everyone." He closed his eyes as everyone was silenced. He was contemplating what to say now.
"Albus?" growled Moody as he looked from Destiny to Albus.
"Sorry, an old man must think about what to say, so he does not scare his friends and co-workers." Albus smiled at them, his blue eyes twinkling. "I would like everyone to meet Destiny Marie Black, she is Sirius Black's daughter."
Destiny nodded her head to them all as she was addressed.
"Other news that we believe should be brought up is what Voldemort has been looking for as of late. Severus, if you could please inform us."
"One second, Albus! Just because she is Sirius' daughter, she is aloud to be here?" One of the Order members yelled out at him.
"Her legal guardian chooses if she is aloud to or not, as Harry's guardian does also. They have both chosen that the two may come to these meetings, and I allow it." Albus' eyes flickered with anger before going back to their normal, sparkling blue.
Albus sat down as Snape stood up. He looked over at Destiny and Harry, "Destiny, Potter. You may both sit down if you would like."
Destiny smiled at him, and watched as Harry sat on the couch. She sat on the armrest next to him.
"Last year Sirius Black found something that he thought interesting. He understood that before Potter was portkey'ed to the Dark Lord, Pettigrew had gone to the United States for something. I had told him that Pettigrew had apparated to the...ceremony when all of us were summoned." Snape looked around the room, his eyes lingering on Destiny only a moment longer then the rest.
"There is a thing called Ker Ameratat. It has been placed upon a singular person whenever there seems to be a Dark Lord. The first Ker Ameratat was named Elijah, a friend of Merlin himself. He or she, is the Keeper of Immortality, and would be a great deal of help to any evil that got their hands upon her." Snape then added quickly, "Him."
"Pettigrew went to the United States to find Ker Ameratat, and bring it back to the Dark Lord." Snape was trying hard to not say 'her' as he knew who Ker Ameratat was. "Luckily enough, the Keeper was not taken, but someone was killed. Our fears were he had gotten a hold of the Keeper, but it was only a student at Regina Dea."
Destiny was now glaring at Snape, though tears also appeared in her eyes. He was not only a student... She thought to herself as she wiped at her tears angrily. She was sort of relieved no one had noticed her tears...
Harry looked at Destiny, a frown playing on his lips. Without thinking, he took her hand in his and gave it a small squeeze. He then went back to listening to his professor talk.
Snape licked his lips as if they were dry, "We have taken custody of the Keeper now, and I am warning you that if anyone in this room tells a soul who isn't in this room whom the Keeper is, I will personally kill you." It wasn't so much a threat as it was a promise. He had said it as if it were nothing, to add on to it.
Destiny was silent as she felt people's eyes on her. She turned her head to look at them, glaring at each and every one of them. Part of her wanted to yell, and tell them to stop staring. She wasn't anything special...it wasn't like she was the one who had to either kill or be killed by Voldemort. She just had to make sure he didn't get her or her blood.
Harry looked at where Destiny was staring, and he let go of her hand. He liked the fact that everything wasn't about him...at the moment.
Dumbledore cleared his throat, "Thank you, Severus. Now, there haven't been any recent attacks, but we should still be wary about what is going on with Voldemort. When are we planned to take the students to Diagon Alley?" asked Albus, looking at Mrs. Weasley now.
"We have decided the 31st of July would be a good day to go and get their supplies. Unfortunately, I will not be able to take them. Arthur will be working; Fred and George will be working also. Bill and Charlie are leaving again tomorrow. I already know that Severus cannot risk it, we were thinking maybe Nymphadora and Remus could take them." Mrs. Weasley said this much to quickly, and left everyone just nodding.
"Now that we have all of that decided, is dinner ready? I am sure that everyone here is starving." Dumbledore smiled.
Molly Weasley smiled in reply to Albus, "Yes. Let's all go eat."
With that, everyone quickly went to the dining room to eat.
"Hey Destiny?" Harry said as everyone was leaving. He took hold of her upper arm, and twirled her round to look at him.
Destiny's crystal eyes were normally so clear, and easily readable...Harry found himself having a hard time deciphering what she was feeling.
"What is it, Harry?" Destiny asked, nibbling on her lower lip.
"I know what you are, why didn't you tell me?" Harry asked, and let go of her arm. He ran his hand through his messy hair, wanting an explanation.
"It's the same reason you won't tell anyone about the Prophecy." Destiny replied, and then she became oddly interested in her shoes, as she would not look into his piercing gaze.
"H-How did you know about that?" Harry asked, his face becoming pale.
"I'm not stupid. You have to have a prophecy. I have one, but only Selena, Albus, and I know of it...not that I have heard it...all I know is mine has to do with yours. That's the only reason I know." Destiny said, staring at him. "Why don't you tell people? Because you want to keep them safe. You shouldn't have been at that meeting, and then you wouldn't have to know."
"But I do know, Destiny. You are taking a risk, not only by having Snape as your guardian, but also by being my friend. Voldemort will do anything to get to me. It's a great risk you take." Harry was about to get angry. No, he was angry. How could anyone get him so riled up?!
"If you haven't noticed, I have nothing to lose." Destiny whispered back, her voice just as fierce. She then turned around, and walked out of the room.
Harry watched her, and cursed at himself. How could he be so stupid? And now he had to go and face his friends, and they'll want to know everything that was said. As reluctant as he was, he followed Destiny's path to the dining room. He noticed her take a seat in-between Fred and George, leaving the seat next to Hermione and Charlie Weasley open.
As the table filled up with food, it was also filled with conversation.
"HELLO?!" The yell silenced everyone, and their eyes all turned on the door that led to the dining room.
A man with curly, dark brown hair entered the dining room, and everyone began to talk once again.
"Fine, don't greet me. I don't mind at all." The man pouted, and looked around for a seat. There was one that had yet to be taken, that Harry had not dared to take...right across from Destiny. He made his way towards that seat, and sat down. He smiled at Severus, saying a quick 'hello'.
Mrs. Weasley looked at the man, "Hello Mitchell! How are you, dear?" She, of course, treated him not only as one of her own children, but as a child too.
The man, Mitchell, was only about twenty years old. "Hello Mrs. Weasley. I am doing alright, a bit peeved at your son, though." He smiled at her.
"Which one, Mitch?" Ginny asked with a laugh.
"Percy, of course." Ron answered for him.
Harry watched them all treat him, as their own while Harry did not even know who he was. He then looked into the man's eyes. Unreadable. Clouded.
Mitchell looked over at Harry, and smiled, "You must be Harry Potter. I'm Mitchell Ryger, part of the Order. Away on business, I was. Missed the meeting." He then turned to Severus. "Severus! You'll have to tell me all about it."
Destiny grinned at her guardian. "Sevvie, could you pass the broccoli?"
Severus' gaze turned to Destiny; he was glaring at her now. He picked up the broccoli, and handed it to her outstretched hand. "Here you are, Dezzie, make sure not to make to much of a mess."
As the always cold-hearted Potions Master being called 'Sevvie' had silenced the whole table, it broke out into laughter at what he had said to the younger girl. It was then that the people, who always saw Snape as cruel, saw how compassionate he could be to someone.
Destiny grinned at him; "You got me there, Sevvie. That was rather evil of you, if I do say so myself."
"And you would know, of course." Severus replied with a small smirk on his lips.
Mitchell looked at Destiny, "Dear girl, who might you be to get away with calling my dear old professor here, Sevvie?"
Destiny blushed, "Destiny Black, he's my guardian, and his sister would murder him if he punished little 'ol me."
Severus fumed after hearing that, and then glared at Destiny for only a moment, before continuing to eat. She was his weakness, after all.
"Well, it is nice to meet you, Destiny." Mitchell smiled at her.
Harry glared at Mitchell, and stood up quickly. "I'm finished." He muttered, and left the table.
Destiny watched him leave, and stood up also. "Thank you for the great meal, Mrs. Weasley, it was wonderful. I'm a little tired." She said, faking a yawn. She quickly left the room.
Remus had a small smile on his face as he looked at the now scowling Potions Master.
Destiny knocked on Harry's door, "Harry? I'm sorry for earlier, and I just wanted to say that, all right?"
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Destiny sighed, "Well, I'll see you in the morning. Sweet dreams." She then made her way to her own room, which was only down the hall.
Harry glared at his wall as he listened to Destiny's door close. "Why do you have to be so...you?" He had only known the girl for two days, and here he felt like he had to care about her...protect her. "Why do I feel like this?"
Because you care about her...? Harry's conscious said to him, and that was the last thing Harry heard before falling asleep.
Harry awoke to the sound of screaming. He couldn't hear what they were saying, but he knew the person was screaming.
"Professor Snape! Ginny, go get your mum!" Hermione's voice rang out.
Harry quickly got out of bed, and opened his door in time for Professor Snape to run past him. He ran into Destiny's room.
"Ginny! What happened?" Harry asked as she walked by him.
"Destiny wanted us to spend the night in her room, since it was her first night there and all...so we all went to sleep, me and Hermione on the bed, and her on the floor...she wouldn't let one of us sleep on the floor." Ginny began to rumble, and then shook her head. "Then she just started screaming, and Hermione is such a light sleeper...She was screaming out his name, and then Wormtail, and Anthony. A bruise appeared on her arm."
Harry was silent as Ginny accompanied her mother into Destiny's room. The screams had stopped, and he guessed that she was awake by then. Would Dumbledore want her to learn occlumency also?
This is all my fault.
The same thought went through two different minds at the same time. Severus Snape and Harry Potter.
A/N; Well, that is all for now. I'm losing power on my lovely laptop. I'm done. I hope you like this chapter. Ho hum...There was a dream sequence in here, but then I thought it was really stupid. I've already decided on what I'm doing with the third chappie, and if I can write it quick enough, it should be up by...Thursday at the latest. REVIEW!
Always remember to dream, dream until you can dream no more.