Chapter 10: Discoveries and Numbness
"Internal Affairs will have to be notified" Arthur said placing his quill on the parchment. However, he found himself at a loss for words. "I… We must consult with Dumbledore on this. Percy… tell your mother where I've gone." And with that he was gone.
"What did the papers say?" Ianna followed the pacing Percy. "Why would Dumbledore need to be informed? Isn't he simply a headmaster of a school?"
"Dumbledore has more influence than the Minister himself I believe. Ianna… the papers put Burns in a hot bed of trouble." Percy ran a hand through his hair and sat in the seat his father had just vacated. "In these files, Burns shows inside knowledge of how both sides reacted, knowledge that he could only have if he were playing for both sides. If he is indeed a double agent, then him working with your father now is more than a little suspicious- it's alarming."
"So your father is going to meet with Dumbledore to see what should be done- I assume meaning there will be plans to get that bastard away from my father." Ianna said standing in front of Percy.
"Of course Ianna! My father, Dumbledore, I would never allow this activity to continue on. We just...have to find the most effective way of halting it without letting anybody on the other side know what we do." All the fight seemed to go out of Ianna with these words; she just deflated. "For now though, we must go and tell my mother where father has gone and we've got to eat some dinner." Ianna allowed Percy to lead her into the kitchen where Molly bustled about making dinner.
"Oh, Percy, Ianna… could you set the table? Dinner is almost ready." Molly said barely sparing them a glance before returning to her work. Ianna started gathering utensils to set the table with, needing something to do to keep her mind off of the recent discoveries. Percy cornered his mom in the farthest part of the kitchen from Ianna and the table.
"Mom… there's been a situation. Dad went to visit Dumbledore…" Ianna only tuned in to hear a little of the whispered conversation before returning to the mindless chore at hand. Ianna finished laying out the placesettings then sat and stared out the window. She flinched a little when Percy sat beside her and put his arm around her shoulders. She heard Molly go outside and watched as she had a word with the other children before they all came trooping back in for dinner. The meal passed on without Ianna sparing a single thought for the food she was ingesting. Her only thoughts lay with her father and the man who surely had betrayed him.
A/N: So, it's been awhile since I last updated. And by a while, I of course mean...er…two years? There is no excuse. Honestly, I have no idea why I haven't updated this. I do have some sort of a plot written own where I can easily get to it. I guess it is a matter of filling in the inbetween spots. As always, reviews, comments, suggestions, flames…all are accepted with an open mind.