Final Curtain
Author: Mysterious Phantom Shyraz
Disclaimer: HP not mine, story is.
Act III scene v Reprise
"Albus!" Serverus Snape yelled as he entered the headmaster's office. Previously, they had been using Grimmald Place as the Order of Phoenix headquarters. However, the Ministry deemed it wise to confiscate and frozen all of Sirius Black's property and funding until the Gringotts goblins find his will, which is not going smoothly. They had moved everyone into Hogwarts just before the attack. But the Weasley had been adamant in moving back to the Burrow and reporting into Hogwarts each day.
The elderly headmaster of Hogwarts had been reading another report on current on the current attacks when the Potions Master barged in. Looking up, he could see Serverus is not happy. 'But then, when was he ever happy?'
"What is it Severus?" Dumbledore has gradually lost the twinkle in his eyes during the past months. There were several reasons, first is the attack on Hogwarts, second is the missing Boy-Who-Lived, third is the missing country wizard who is supposedly dead, and lastly are the growing attacks in both the wizarding and small muggle villages and towns.
"I just heard that there's an attack going on now!" Serverus' tone was even though slight malice could be heard. Dumbledore was patient to wait for more news. "It was scheduled today, at Diagon Alley. I didn't know about it until now. It seems that the Dark Lord wanted to make an impression…"
"But how come until now? Shouldn't he have told everyone at the last meeting?" The headmaster was confused. It could only mean that Serverus' position is being suspected and he does not wish harm to befall on his Potions Master.
Shaking his head, Severus continued to give the details. "They're attacking as we speak. We must hurry if we want to make it in time…"
"Severus, I'll go tell Kingsley, Nyphadora and Moody to have their team ready. You go and tell Poppy that we're expecting injured people to arrive and Minerva to look for any suspicious activities around Hogwarts. Under no circumstances are you going to leave the school." Albus strode out of his office heading in direction of the said people's rooms leaving a confused Potions Master behind.
"What the heck?" Tonks said out loud.
"Someone else had been here before us…" Remus recognise the smell in the air, albeit faint, but he could not say it out loud. No one would hear him out, not after the last Order meeting.
FLASHBACK
"What is the meaning Albus? You're calling off the search?" Remus yelled as he fingered the amulet hung around his neck. He could not stand how the Order could just cast Harry off as dead.
"Please calm down Remus, I'm sure Albus has a reason. Don't you?" Minerva, on the one hand is trying to calm Remus down, on the other is looking at the said Headmaster for his reasons.
"None regret more than I do to call off the search," Albus began, as the twinkle in his eyes fade, "but there simply is not enough resources."
"So you're just saying we leave Harry out to die? I'd never allow that! Not when I can do something about it!"
"Remus, you're out of your mind. We've already searched everywhere and there's no evidence he's even alive." Molly's shrilly voice rang through the meeting room.
"Molly, how could you?" Remus looked at the mother of the Weasley lot in disbelief. "You treated Harry like your own son and yet you allow him to suffer on the streets?"
"I agree with Molly too…" Tonks said reluctantly, "The search should be called off. If Harry is as powerful as Albus says the he should be fine…"
"Not you too Tonks!"
"Remus, calm down." Minerva is still trying her hardest to placate Remus, without much success.
"Just leave the Potter brat alone werewolf. He's at least not in the hands of the Dark Lord. Isn't that good enough for you?" Severus commented. It was true, if the Dark Lord has captured Harry then he would boast about it.
Remus ignored everyone and walked out of the room. He knew that, in his heart, their reasons were valid. But he could not just forgive himself if there was something he could do to bring Harry back. What would his parents and Sirius say? He did not care what others think, but he will find Harry, even at the cost of his own life.
END FLASHBACK"No shit Sherlock!" Tonks commented as she surveyed the area. There was nothing else here but dead bodies. Some civilians and some Death Eaters. The worst area was just in front of Gringotts, where there is a pile of Death Eaters placed in a circular fashion. It seemed that the patrons were unharmed, but the goblins seemed a bit out of it. Entering a store nearby, which just happens to be a jewellery store, and saw a female huddled in a corner and a male lying on the ground. Tonks was examining the male figure when Remus decided to find some information from the female, to see if she has any leads on Harry.
"Miss, are you alright?" Remus asked. He was about to say 'What happened' but he thought it might be a bit redundant with the amount of Death Eater corpses piling up outside.
The women nod her head, "A person…white robes. He saved me."
"What was he like?"
"Don't know." She shook her head and closed her eyes tightly, as if trying to forget the whole ordeal. Taking this as a hint to stop, Remus called for help from the medical team assembled outside.
"Piax." The women whispered, Remus looked back at the women. "He told me softly when I asked. Just when I could feel warmth in my body." Wrapping her arms around her body, as though trying to hold the heat in.
"Thankyou. I'll be sure to pass the message on."