Chapter 50: The Ministry

"I must say Remus that you are a bloody genius," Faith smiled as Remus sat across from her. It had been two nights since she broke out of Azkaban and the Ministry was in an uproar. The night after she escaped she went back and freed Severus which caused the Ministry's head to spin. Two deatheaters escape in two days! Impossible!

Faith had managed to make up for her lost sleep, without any nightmares, and of course Sirius was by her side the entire time.

"Don't flatter me," he mumbled staring down at his tea. Faith just smiled. Remus thought for a moment then looked up and inquired, "Can you remember what happened that day yet?" Faith shook her head. Remus sighed and said

"Well, we found out what it was Kreacher was doing at Grimmuald Place-"

'Kreacher…Kreacher…Kreacher at Grimmuald…something about Kreacher at Grimmuald…but what exactly?' Faith wondered to herself as Remus continued to talk.

"He took a little box with an engraved 'B' on it,"

"That belonged to Bellatrix," Sirius pointed out, "She use to keep various trinkets in it. It's not important,"

'Bellatrix? Bellatrix…Sirius's cousin. She had all the men wrapped around her finger. She was really close with Narcissa,' Faith thought as Sirius and Remus continued to talk back and forth. 'Narcissa married Lucius…Why am I thinking about this? It's not important. Concentrate on the Order…Five members have dropped out…Narcissa married Lucius. Lucius has…or had…great power in the Ministry…Kreacher…lives with the Malfoys…is there a connection there I'm not seeing?' It felt like something was there tickling her brain but she just couldn't grasp it. 'Fudge is the head of the Ministry. Good friend of Lucius…Why wasn't Lucius affected by the Dementors?'

Suddenly Faith remembered

Faith ran out into the hall after Jack. She stood there shocked by what she saw. Jack stood with Lucius Malfoy, Kreacher, Percy, Fudge, and Bellatrix who clung tightly onto Fudge's arm.

"Faith and Severus are outta the Order. Suspicion of being a deatheater," Jack chuckled.

"Dark Lord will be thrilled," Percy commented.

"We'll throw 'em in Azkaban after the attack. The Order will be broken up," Bellatrix smiled.

"Oh Lucius…we better get you back to Azkaba-" Fudge started but then noticed Faith standing there. Acting quickly, Lucius whipped out his wand and yelled "OBLIVERATE!"

Faith sat at the table very still. It all made sense now. Lucius influenced Fudge to become a deatheater and with Bellatrix's help it was easy. That's why Lucius wasn't affected, Fudge was letting him out.Percy was influenced by Fudge. Percy would stage an attack on the Order and Severus and Faith would be blamed for it. The Order would be broken up and who ever remained…Voldemort could kill easily.

Faith stared down at her hands for a minute and then looked up interrupting Remus mid sentence by saying, "I remember,"

Dumbeldore sat at his desk, writing a letter. A noise from his window startled him. Looking up, he saw a brown falcon perched there with a letter in its mouth.

"Whats this?" he asked with a smile as he took the letter. The bird jumped onto the floor and Fawkes gave a little chirp at the bird. Dumbeldore quickly read the letter and then turned around asking,

"Whats this about Faith?"

"Exactly what the letter says. There is corruption in the Ministry," she nodded. The bird was now gone and Fawkes stopped chirping. Dumbeldore looked down at the letter and sunk into his chair.

"What're we going to do?" Faith questioned.

"Go to the Ministry. Tell the members of the Order. I have a plan."

Faith didn't ask any questions. She changed back into a falcon and flew out the window to tell the other members.

Cornelius Fudge sat in his office hours after the Ministry was closed. His assistants had all gone home but he remained. He sat at his desk looking at several papers when a tapping sounded at the door.

"Come in," he shouted as he shoved the papers into a drawer. Lucius Malfoy, followed by Bellatrix Lestrange and Percy Weasley walked into the office.

"Your late," Fudge noted.

"I'm never late," Lucius pointed out as he sat down in one of the rich looking chairs in front of Fudge's desk. He looked as stern and impatient as ever. Bellatrix took the seat next to Lucius and smiled at Fudge seductively while crossing her legs, letting her skirt rise up just a little. Percy stood in the back with his hands behind his back.

"What has the Dark Lord said?" Fudge immediately dived in.

"That," Lucius noted coldly, "is not important at the moment, What is important is the plan,"

"The Plan?"

"The plan to get rid of the Order," Bellatrix smiled with a flirtatious wink towards Fudge. Fudge cleared his throat and said

"Certainly. Well, that Black bitch and the Snape bastard-" Percy gave a slight chuckle from the back. "They have escaped, but I assure you that we are doing everything in out power to capture them. The Order is from what I hear from Jack, in shambles. He will be informing us of the next meeting, then we can kill Dumbeldore,"

"I can't wait. When was the last time you talked to the Dark Lord?" Lucius questioned. Before Fudge could answer there was another knock at the door. In walked Jack. He nodded to everyone and took a seat on one of the leather couches that decorated Fudge's office.

"I talked to him last two days ago, He mentioned that he wanted a list of all the witches and wizards the have even the tinniest drop of muggle blood, are you going to give that to him?" Fudge asked.

"I would hardly call them witches and wizards," Lucius nodded stiffly and Jack got up from where he sat, he walked over to the desk to grab the large stack of papers.

"I also made sure to destroy any evidence that I researched for the list of mudbloods," Fudge added, he seemed to be sweating bullets.

Bellatrix smiled again and played with the ends of her hair, "Fantastic,"

"I also have the list of the members of the Order, and the members that have sided with our Dark Lord," Fudge noted as he lifted up a stack of papers.

"The Dark Lord will be most pleased with that," Lucius smiled sternly as Jack made a grab for the papers. Fudge pulled back though, "I haven't had a chance to make a copy though," he put in.

"No need. The Dark Lord will only need one copy," Lucius said gripping his cane, causing his knuckles to go white. Suddenly there was a loud tapping noise on the window behind Fudge. He turned around and saw a small black owl tapping on the window. He opened his window and took the small slip of paper away from the owl. He opened it and read:

A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Fudge turned back around puzzled. He continued to stare down at the paper in his hands. When he looked up he was shocked at what he saw. In the spot where Lucius was sitting was not Lucius. The person sitting there, still clutching Lucius's cane, was Sarah Lupin. Fudge could feel his heart beat loudly as he looked to where Bellatrix once sat. Seated in her seat with the same skimpy little outfit on was Faith Black.

Where Jack once was, Remus Lupin now sat, scanning over the paper's Fudge had given him. He had a small smile on and gave a slight chuckle as he tucked the paper's under his arms.

Where Percy had stood in the back, now stood Sirius Black with arms crossed tightly in front of his chest. There was a loud click as he pressed the button to an object he held in his hands.

"A Black Bitch huh?" Faith smiled with a glare shot at Fudge.

"You know…I gotta hand it to these muggles," Sirius noted, "They come out with some pretty useful things," he clicked another two buttons and Fudge's voice could be heard echoing off the room saying "Our Dark Lord,"

Sarah raised to her feet, her wand pointed clearly at Fudge.

"Lets take a walk,"