See first chapter for disclaimer.

Dogs die in hot cars: That's okay. I sort of have a scene where Ash and Malfoy fight over Mare, but that's a couple of chapters away. Thanks for the review!

Decoruslamia- Interesting name, thanks so much for the review. I definitely intend to keep on writing!

A/n- Okay, I know it's been awhile since I've updated, and now I'm hungry for praise, so here's chapter five.

Mare breathed a sigh of relief. They were finally landing after what seemed like five million years. She didn't exactly know where she was, although she knew they were somewhere in England.

The world around her was dark, and all her companions whispered among themselves, like there was some big secret they held.

She began to pace around, her tennis shoes clicking on the cobblestone street. After about ten minutes, Remus touched her shoulder, put his finger to his lips, and nodded towards the door of an old, stately house. She squinted in the dark, and read the address: Number 12, Grimmauld Place.

Moody's back was turned away from her, and all three of her companions marched into the house quietly, gesturing for her to follow.

The house was dark. How anyone could see in such horrible lighting Mare didn't know.

She also didn't know why they all were being so quiet. It was enough like a grave in this

dark, and dreary place without the silence. She was thinking about this instead of watching where she was going.

Then out of nowhere, a chair appeared, just like that. Although she wasn't usually clumsy, the chair caught her off guard. Both Mare and the chair fell to the floor with big crashing noises. Mare's head hit the floor with a crack, and swirling black dots danced in front of her vision.

After this, someone, (she thought it was Tonks), whispered "Lumos," and a beam of light filled the room.

After she came to, she saw Remus standing over her with a concerned expression on his face. She sat up, groaned, and rubbed at the large goose egg that had sprouted on the back of her head. She was vaguely aware of some distant, angry yelling, although she couldn't make out what was being said.

Remus turned and addressed the other two. "I'm going to go help Sirius shut up the old hag." he strode quickly from the room. Mare had no idea what that meant, but as Tonks and Moody grabbed her arms and pulled her to her feet, they began to explain what she would be doing in her role as a spy, and the yelling was quickly wiped from her mind. As they talked, Mare became aware of a hunger in her stomach. She hadn't eaten since breakfast, and that had been ages ago. She mentioned this, and was led to the kitchen.

As the crew entered the kitchen, Mare was surprised to see a large number of people already gathered at the kitchen table. There was also food, and lots of it. Mare's mouth began to water. She sat down in an empty seat, and as she did so, became aware that everyone at the table was staring at her.

A smiling, plump, pleasant-faced woman with red hair gave her some food, which she took with unfeigned enthusiasm, although she had no idea what it was.

After Moody took his seat at the table, everyone became silent.

"Everyone, this is Mary-Lynnette Carter, The girl who will be our spy for the next year." He patted her on the shoulder, in what she supposed was a paternal gesture.

"And guys," said Lupin, speaking in the direction of a red-haired boy, a dark-haired, green-eyed boy, and a bushy-haired girl with big front teeth. "she will be going to Hogwarts this year, so show her the ropes, all right?" the three nodded their consent.

"Now," grated Moody, once again addressing Mare, "I suppose I should tell you who these three are." He gestured at the trio. "The red-head is Ron Weasly." Ron nodded, grinning widely at her. "Next to him is Hermione Granger." The girl grinned. Mare liked her. They would probably be good friends. "And finally," Lupin said, taking the reins from Moody, "This is Harry Potter," he said with a flourish. The dark-haired boy blushed, and inclined his head in an almost imperceptible bow. Mare grinned back at him.

She nodded to herself. They seemed like cool people; she could work with them.

"And now for your assignment," Moody said, making her jump back to reality.

"There is a wizarding family, the Malfoys, who are known followers of the Dark Lord, but through deceit and trickery they have become one of the most powerful families in the wizarding community. Their son Draco-"

"One of the most loathsome and disgusting people to ever walk on this earth," Hermione broke in vehemently. "The only person he cares about is himself; he thinks all muggle-born witches and wizards have dirty blood, and would probably wipe out every last one if given the opportunity."

Mare gasped inwardly, her heart giving a sudden wretch. This Draco Malfoy sounded a lot like Ash had when his sisters had described him to her that first time.

Flashback-"It could be our brother," Rowan said, looking meditative. "He's the only one who could possibly know we're here. He found me giving the letter to Crane Linden to smuggle off the island." She paused. "But I don't think he noticed Aunt Opal's address on it. He's not very good at noticing things that aren't about him."

At this, Jade had chimed in. "Yeah. All Ash thinks about is Ash. He's completely self-centered. And he hates humans. He would probably wipe them all out if given the opportunity. There's only one thing he wants when he goes after human girls. Besides their cars, I mean."

This was going to be an interesting mission.

When she looked up from her lap, she saw everyone staring at her, and realized she had tears in her eyes.

"What's the matter Mary-Lynnette?," Lupin asked.

"Oh, nothing, he just sounds like my boyfriend back home before we started going out, and didn't like each other very much. See, He's a vampire. And he used to have this big anti-human thing going on. Heck, the first name he ever called me was "vermin." But then we found out we were stuck with each other for life, and I kicked his butt to whip him into shape. He's on a little "self-discovery" mission right now while I finish up school. I heard he even joined a pro-human group just for me. His name is Ash Redfern."

She stopped to breathe. She knew she'd been rambling.

Everyone continued to stare.

"Well then, I guess you'll have no trouble tailing Malfoy, then?" Moody asked.

"Nope." Mare shook her head, and sealed her fate.

Ash hurried around his bedroom in a pell-mell sort of way, throwing various articles of clothing into suitcases. For the last six hours, all he had thought about was Mare. If Amber was still speaking to him, he would've called her and thanked her for tattling on him to his parents. This was the best punishment ever!

He grabbed two shirts and two pairs of jeans out of the closet and held them up to the mirror for his own inspection. He shook his head, and threw the black pair, and a red polo on the floor. That left him with his stone-washed blue jeans and a black muscle shirt. Perfect. Mare wouldn't know what hit her. Neither would Hogwarts.

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