Can Love Find Me Now
Chapter 38
Harry's memories in the Pensive
Harry's words that he blurted out in the hospital wing will be put between # # these.
(Inside the Pensive)
Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, Remus Lupin, Francis Flitwick and Firenze stood waiting for the memories to start; the dungeon class room came into view. The memory started with Harry standing in front of his cauldron; adding ingredients to the cauldron. They could see him taking the vial of Dragons blood into his hand and dipping in the dropper; filling it with the blood. Snape noticed that this was where he noticed something was wrong with him and got ready to see what had went on in Harry's mind. The memory started to come into focus and they all waited with baited breath.
"Wormtail, has Potter arrived yet?"
"No My Lord"
"Where are my servants that went to Hogwarts?"
"They are here My Lord."
"Wormtail, bring me my servants that went to Hogwarts now!"
# NO, get out of my head#
"Yes my lord"
Wormtail stepped outside the door; sending one of the junior deatheater's to find and bring the five deatheater's to their master's chambers. Wormtail waited outside the chamber for the five deatheater's that Voldemort wanted to see. The junior deatheater came back fifteen minutes later with the five others and they bowed to Wormtail.
"The Dark Lord has requested your presents in his chambers now!"
Carter whispered to Fizzbe "I told you those kids would fail all because of that arrogant kid."
"Yeah and we're the ones getting in trouble" Fizzbe said
"You two need to shut up." Wormtail said
They followed him into the chamber; the look of defeat and terror in their eyes. Wormtail walked over and stood beside the thorn that Voldemort sat in; the others followed and knelt down before their master and waited for what was to come.
"Tell me why you have failed me and why I should not punish you right at this moment."
# Carefully Potter, add just three drops#
"My Lord we did as we were told; we met the children and gave them the portkey. It was not our fault they were not able to capture Potter, it was that arrogant boys fault." Said Carter
"Crucio" Voldemort put the curse on the Carter that had spoken up.
"I do not want to hear excuses from any of you; I want to know why this happened and why Potter is not in my dungeons."
"My Lord, that arrogant boy Zacharias Smith; he had the portkey, he was the one that failed. He said with one portkey it would not work and that if it failed that would be the reason." Said Carter
"I want those children brought to me so they can be punished, I do not care what you have to do get to them and I want to make them suffer and suffer they shall."
"Yes My Lord"
# Ginny, where's Ginny#
"My Lord, should I contact Draco Malfoy to help us, you know he is on your side."
"Yes Wormtail, contact Malfoy's son; tell him to watch the girl Corena Eastbridge and the other two Vincent Crabbe and Zacharias Smith. He is to know where they will be every minute of everyday; this will ensure their whereabouts and will make it where these five do not fail me again."
"Yes My Lord, right away My Lord."
"You know that I have to punish you for your failure."
"Yes My Lord"
With a swift movement of his wand he placed the Cruciatus curse on all five deatheater's. Their screams mixed into the most unearthly noise, the six viewing the memory covered their ears to try and block it out. Voldemort lifted his wand and let the curse stop; in his red eyes they could see the pleasure he got from punishing the five before him. Voldemort moved his wand again and put the curse back on the five before him; an eerie smile spread across his face. The six all shivered seeing the smile on Voldemort's face; it was not natural. Snape felt a shiver run down his spine; he had felt their pain just a few days ago. Voldemort lifted his wand again and let the five breathe while he paced around the room.
"You five will not fail me again, I will not accept failure form any of you again."
"Yes, My Lord"
"Even if you have to go through Potter's friends; try taking Longbottom and that Lovegood girl."
# Ron you have to make sure Luna and Neville are safe, please make sure they are safe, Hogwarts not safe…Dumbledore…I need...to talk…too Dumbledore.#
"Get up now!"
# Get…out…of…my…head…Voldemort…must…fight him…cannot…let him win#
"Yes, My Lord"
"Bring them to me; Eastbridge, Smith, Vincent; bring them to me. They will be punished, you cannot let that fool Dumbledore find out you took them from the school; after I punish them you will take them back to the school and leave them at the front doors. This way the others that serve me can see what will happen to them if they fail me."
"Yes My Lord, we will not fail you"
"You will take ten others with you, have them wait in the forbidden forest; you will take the three and anyone else who gets in the way or the Weasley girl."
# Ginny, Ginny where are you? Come back don't go into the forest, please come back. #
"Yes, My Lord"
"I have to find a way to make Potter think that his parents, his godfather or anyone else in his life does not love him, I have to weaken his mind and get him to come to me; just like last year with his godfather. I will kill Potter soon."
# It's a lie, they did love me. Mum, Dad, Sirius I know you loved me. #
"You five get out of my sight now and you will wait for future orders of when you will go after them or you will suffer by my hand."
"Yes, My Lord"
The five deatheater's stood and kept their head bowed as they walked backwards out of the room; chanting Yes My Lord until they were out of the door. Wormtail came back soon after with news for Voldemort.
"The owl has been sent My Lord to Draco Malfoy; we should hear from him by tonight."
"Good Wormtail, you are such a coward but you are proving to be my faithful servant."
"Yes My Lord, I am your most faithful servant."
# "They're coming…watch out…when the moon reaches its highest point they will come…protect…love…protect." #
"Wormtail, you will be one of my servants that go with them back to Hogwarts to retrieve the three students, any of Potters friends you can get your hands on or even Potter if you are skilled enough; is that understood?"
"Yes My Lord"
"The timing must be perfect Wormtail, you will go and take the students during the equinox; you will inform Malfoy to have them meet him out by the lake at midnight. Once we have the owl from Malfoy's son, you will have the message ready to send right back to him Wormtail."
# "Hide them…must hide Smith…Vincent…Eastbridge…Voldemort…will hurt…torture…curse…kill…must…protect…must…protect." #
"Yes My Lord, I will have it ready within the hour."
"Wormtail; I want to know what news you have for me about the items I want?"
"My Lord we have found out that the book is called "Life Ever Lasting, I Can Help you Achieve It"; it is the book which contains the spells and potions you will need and the book is at the Black house known as Running Rivers Estate and the "Dragon of Ananta Boga" is at Whispering Winds Estate."
"Have you located the location of these two Estates?"
# "Remus…Dumbledore…must…find…power…family…danger." #
"No My Lord, we have curse breakers working on that, the Black family believed in pureblood ways My Lord and used unplotable charms and hexes to protect their homes. Severus Snape might be able to find something out since Potter was left Sirius Black's Estate, he did not believe as his family did."
"I will summon Severus to me and we will see what he can find out from that old fool Dumbledore."
"Yes My Lord"
"Wormtail, you surprise me with all of these ideas you have come up with today. You are proving to be very valuable to me."
"Thank you My Lord"
# "Get out" #
"But that does not mean that you cannot disappoint me and you know what will happen if you do"
"Yes My Lord, I do"
"Crucio"
# "No" #
The six came out of the pensive; first professor Flitwick and professor McGonagall came out, then professor Dumbledore and professor Snape came out, then Remus and then Firenze came out. Dumbledore conjured up chairs for five of them and Firenze stood off to the side of Dumbledore's chair. They all sat there in a dead quiet; letting everything they heard and witnessed in the Pensive sink in. Dumbledore was the first to break the silence; all the others had a look of relief that he was the one to speak first.
"Firenze, when will the equinox come to pass?"
"Headmaster Dumbledore, the equinox will pass on the twenty-first moon in the third cycle of the year."
"Ah, March twenty-first, just over a month form now; we have much planning to do to make sure we keep those entirely involved safe."
"Headmaster, he will be calling me soon and I must prepare my self so that he will not know I have seen what happened today and we will have to make sure that Draco is watched from now until the equinox."
"Yes, I agree that Mr. Malfoy will need to be watched Severus and you may go so you may prepare; we will talk more after you return."
"Yes headmaster"
"Now, before we wake the sleeping pair, we need to make sure that Harry and his friends have the means to escape; just incase the deatheater's do capture any of them. The three are already confined in a secret location for the night. We will have to let them continue their classes but once the equinox get close we will have to hide them again. We cannot allow, I will not allow any of my students to be harmed and I will do what I must to protect them."
"But Albus we knew that Vincent Crabbe would be a deatheater; since his father is one but the others are such a surprise. Have you talked with Mr. Smith and Miss. Eastbridge?"
"That Minerva will take place in the morning; I do have the three separated from each other so they cannot talk about what has happened over the past few hours. I will speak with them each separately and find out why they have followed Voldemort."
"Albus do you think that Harry was able to figure out what Voldemort was after?"
"Yes Remus he has and I do believe that he and Dobby have secured these items."
"Albus what do we know of the piece, what did he call it; the Eye of the Dragon."
"Yes Minerva, he called it the Eye of the Dragon, I believe that it was that piece or the book Harry sent Dobby for before he would let me call everyone here. He does not trust Severus and wanted to make sure the items were safe and secure."
"Can you blame the boy for that Albus?"
"No Francis (professor Flitwick) I cannot."
"Albus we know that Whispering Winds Estate is empty right now but won't be when school ends and Molly has been going over to Running Rivers and getting it cleaned up with the help of Dobby and Winky; like Harry said in the memory we have to make sure the Weasley family is safe."
"Remus, we will make sure that Molly and the other Weasley's stay away from there until it is safe for them to return."
"Are you sure the items that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named talked about are safe Albus?"
"Minerva, call him by his name and if you cannot call him Voldemort then call him Tom as he was called by his mother and yes if Harry says they are safe they are safe."
"I will try Albus"
"Now, is there anything else we need to discuss before we wake Mr. Potter and Miss. Weasley?"
"Do you think Dobby will tell us if the items are secure?"
"I am afraid he would not, he would never betray Harry; not only out of loyalty but because Harry considers him a friend Francis."
"It is time to wake our sleeping pair; we need to get this finished so that Harry may finish his rest."
"I agree Albus, let me wake them; I want to see the look on my godsons face when I wake him up with a girl in his arms."
"Now Remus, you should not be acting like your younger self."
"I know but one has to have fun every now and then and I think the time is now."
"Yes he does need a bit of fun but Remus, be nice about it."
"Yes, Minerva"
Everyone stays where they are but Remus; he walks over to the bed and just looks at his godson lying there asleep and Ginny Weasley wrapped in his arms. He had to smile at this; they looked so much like James and Lily when they were that age; even though Lily still though James was a big headed jerk at sixteen. He thought about how proud his parents would be and Sirius too; even though he had been brought up in a home that didn't show him love and respect; the boy had learned these things on his own. His heart ached for his godson and said a silent prayer that when this war was he would survive and be able to live a happy and loving life with Ginny; he deserved as much. Ginny was curled up in Harry's right side, she had the look of contentment on her face, as did Harry and hated to wake them up but it had to be done. Remus stepped over to the left side of the bed and poked Harry in the side softly calling his name, he didn't budge. He tried again but still it didn't faze him; the Marauder in him kicked in and started laughing. The others looked at him like he had lost his mind until he moved over to the right side of the bed by Ginny and bent down close to Harry's ear.
"Harry, Harry Potter; do you know you have a strange girl asleep in your arms"
"Ginny is coming to see you, you better wake up."
Harry jerked up in the bed sending Ginny into Remus's arms; Ginny squealing as she flew out of the bed and into the waiting arms of Remus. Ginny looked like she was ready to kill who ever was responsible for her being thrown from the bed; Harry on the other had was shooting Remus a dangerous look. All of a sudden Remus could feel the power building around him; he gently placed Ginny back on the bed with Harry and slowly backed away as the others in the room looked on worried but in awe of the power coming form their student.
"Now Harry, I was just funning with you;" he said as he backed away from the bed.
"Calm down, you know once a Marauder always a Marauder."
"Remus…don't…you…ever…do…that…again."
"I'm sorry Harry; I didn't mean to upset you."
"Harry, please calm down." Ginny told him and she rubbed his back in a slow circular motion.
Remus and the others could feel the power fading away as Ginny talked to him in whispers and continued rubbing his back. It surprised everyone how Ginny did not fear the power that came from Harry; there was a content look in her eyes as she soothed him. They watched in awe, how such a young woman could have such control over this young man; Dumbledore looked on and wondered how different Harry would have been last year if he and Ginny had gotten together sooner but as fate works in its own way; he could not argue with how things were working. Fate was a mystery in its self and no matter how long a person lived they would never figure out how fate worked. Dumbledore sat there with a smile on his face; was Ginny's love for Harry and Harry's love for her the other power that his mother told him about; was it the power that Voldemort didn't know about; yes the power of love could do wondrous things; he just hoped that would be the answer to defeat Voldemort.
Ginny kept whispering to him and soon his power was under control but all during Ginny's comforting of Harry; she would shoot looks at Remus and he was afraid. He had been told a long time ago not to mess with a Weasley woman; their tempers made them very dangerous and with that look in her eyes he knew that statement was true and he hoped she would forgive him. He had seen Molly Weasley get mad; and her wrath on the twins that day was bad but he felt it was mild compared to what he had heard about her. Arthur had told him one, during the first war that she had been caught in Diagon Alley during an attack. She had been there shopping with her six children; in her eyes they were only babies. Bill was 10, Charlie was 8, Percy was 5, Fred and George were 3, Ron was 1 and she was eight months pregnant with Ginny at the time. By what Arthur had told him she had put her sons in a corner and placed a shielding charm around them and even though she was pregnant she fought off five deatheater's before help arrived. Witnesses had said she fought like a mother lion trying to protect her cubs; some even said that when the last few deatheater's saw what she was protecting that they had fear in their eyes; just before she took them down with a stunning charm.
If Albus was right and this was only a fourth of his power and he didn't want to be at the receiving end of any of his curses. Voldemort had better watch his back because Harry had the power to hurt him if not kill him right now but he needed to start his training and do so as quickly as possible. They had to make sure he was ready for the final fight against the evilest dark lord since Grindelwald. With a shiver down his spine and a sigh of relief Remus walked slowly back over to the bed; unsure of what Harry might do to him. He was like his father; he would protect Ginny with his life and would take down anyone who came between him and Ginny.
"Harry, I'm really sorry, I know I have already said this but know I would never do anything to hurt you or Ginny."
"I know Remus and I'm sorry I got so mad."
"It's ok"
"So, have all of you looked in the Pensive yet?"
"Yes we have, we all need to talk and that's why I woke you up; man you are hard to wake up; you know that?"
"Only when I'm really tired; most of the time the littlest noise wakes me up."
"Harry my I ask that before we start this meeting; that we send Dobby to invite the other four of your friends to attend."
"Yes sir, I think that they should know what's coming."
"Good, Dobby if you would be so kind and make a visit to Mr. Weasley, Miss. Granger, Mr. Longbottom and Miss. Lovegood. Tell them to come to the hospital wing as soon as they can."
"Yes sir master Dumbledore; Dobby will get Mr. Wheezy, Missy Grager, and Master Longbottom and Mistress Lovegood. Dobby will get our friends." And he was gone in a pop.
They had all been sitting in the Gryffindor common room waiting for news about Harry when Dobby had appeared. He told them that the headmaster wanted them to come to the hospital wing and that Harry was awake; with his Missy Wheezy by his side. Dobby popped back into the hospital a few seconds later and said that they were all on their way. Not five minutes later the four came through the doors and took seats that Dumbledore had conjured for them; they surround the bed which held Harry and Ginny. They all took a seat and waited to find out why he had requested their presents; was it going to be bad or good news. Madam Pomfrey checked on her patients that were in the other beds; there had been ten students that had needed a bit more treatment then the others. After checking on them; she was able to release all but two of them; that being Corena Eastbridge and Vincent Crabbe. They were well enough to leave the hospital wing but Dumbledore had requested that they be kept here for a while longer. He had placed charms around their beds so that no one would know they were there until after the trip into the Pensive and they knew what was going on.
Madam Pomfrey made her way back over to the people gathered around Harry's bed; she took her seat and waited for the meeting to begin. Dumbledore stood, placed a silencing charm and a shielding charm around Harry's bed and then took his seat once again.
(Dumbledore's speech to everyone there)
"I know this is not the best place to hold this meeting and I do hope you all will bear with me on this matter. We all know that today, Mr. Potter was affected by Voldemort (many winced at the name) once again and had a slight accident with a potion in class. All but Poppy and Harry's friends have viewed what is in the Pensive; which I assure he will let his friends view when he and they are ready." Harry nodded his head yes to let them know they could.
"We have a few problems to cover so please bear with me and save your questions until I have finished what I have to say. First and foremost we must ensure that all students are protected but there are nine we have to protect more. Six of these students are here with us and we all know who they are. The other three are students that made the choice to help Voldemort (many winced again at his name); they were to try and send Mr. Potter to Voldemort today but failed."
"I notice that many of you still wince at his name and I would hope that as we are all adults; that you could over come the fear of his name. His name is not what we must fear and I believe that we all need to start using his name. If you cannot bring yourselves to say Voldemort then I must ask that you call him by the name his mother gave him; Tom Riddle is human just as we are so please try and over come your fear."
"Tom is planning to try and take the three students and try and take Harry's friends or even take Harry and is going to try this on the night of the equinox; this will happen on March twenty-first. He has sent a message to Mr. Malfoy; requesting his help in this matter; luring the three to the lake at midnight and taking them form there. We know that there will be fifteen deatheater's in the forbidden forest on the twenty-first or even a few days before; the amount of time they will be there is not known."
"I must ask that you six stay away from the forest the week prier to this; then we will know you will be safe and not at risk of being taken. Tom spoke of the items he has been looking for; his deatheater's have figured out what they are and where they were kept; these items have been secured by Dobby and Mr. Potter; am I right Harry?"
"Yes sir, Dobby found and secured the last of the two items today, but we have to make sure the families are safe."
"Yes, as Tom believes that Harry alone has inherited all Sirius Blacks Estate; we must make sure that every Estate is safe and secure; Tom must not find out where these places are; even though the items are not there any more. We all know if he finds out where these places are and does not find what he is looking for he will destroy anyone and anything that is near these homes."
"The only people that know where these Estates are; are the beneficiary's who inherited them and the Executor's of Sirius Blacks will. The discussion for the protection of these homes and the people who received them will be held in a private meeting once they are all notified of that meeting and we must wait for Harry to regain his strength; since he must be there."
"I have sent a message to Bill Weasley to come as soon as he can; he will be asked to help make things safer for the students of Hogwarts and for the residents of Hogsmeade; for we know that they will be attacked when the deatheater's fail. Three students who were trying to help Tom will be allowed to continue their normal life until the weeks before the equinox and then will be put under special charms and we may have to have a few guards to ensure their safety. I will be speaking to them each; one at a time in the morning to see why two of the three decided to join Tom in this war. The last of the three; we all know why he made this decision since his father is a deatheater."
(End of Dumbledore's speech)
"Now do we have any questions?"
"Albus, can you tell us what the items are exactly that Tom wanted."
"That for the time being will remain a secret; until we know what these items can do Francis."
"Who all knows where they are?"
"Dobby is the secret keeper of the items at Harry's request; as far as who all knows where they are; that Minerva I do not know."
"Is it safe to have that house-elf as the secret keeper headmaster?"
"Severus, I trust Harry's decision to have Dobby as the secret keeper and I assure you that he will not divulge the information. Dobby would die before he betrayed Harry or any of his friends. Harry trusts Dobby as I trust you and you should not doubt what secrets a house-elf can keep."
"Professor Dumbledore did Vol..Voldemort say our names; the he would try and take us?"
"Mr. Weasley, thank you for being so brave to say his name; unlike others here but to answer your question, yes Voldemort did mention Mr. Longbottom, Miss. Lovegood and Miss. Weasley (Harry became very possessive of Ginny and pulled her closer to him) by name but he also knows about you and Miss. Granger and will not hesitate to try and take one if not all of you."
"Yes sir, I understand and I promise that we will stay away from the forbidden forest."
"Thank you Mr. Weasley."
"Now are there any more questions or concerns of any of us gathered here?"
"None, good then I say this part of the meeting is done with and you may all go; except you six, Remus and Dobby."
Firenze bowed to Harry and said good-by, professor Snape just sneered at the students, Remus and that damnable house-elf, and then stormed out of the hospital wing. Professor Flitwick and professor McGonagall left together talking in whispers about what they had seen and what had been discussed and Madam Pomfrey went back to check on the two students still in her hospital and then retired into her office. Professor Dumbledore informed the others they were waiting on Bill Weasley, Mr. And Mrs. Weasley and to their surprise Fred and George Weasley. Dobby popped out and soon returned with Winky; they brought food and drink for everyone while they waited since it was dinner time and the rest of the school were at dinner in the great hall. Ginny left Harry's bed; just long enough to eat her dinner but as soon as she was done; she took her place right beside him again in his bed. No one, not even Ron protested to this, they all knew that Ginny was the one person to keep Harry calm and they would not deprive him of that with all he had been through that day.
At a quarter to seven Bill Weasley strolled into the hospital wing, at ten till seven Fred and George Weasley strolled into the hospital wing carrying a large box and at seven sharp Mr. And Mrs. Weasley stepped into the hospital wing and headed to the group that was there waiting on them. They said their hello's and in her motherly fashion hugged Luna, Neville, Hermione, Ron, Ginny and then Harry. She took a seat next to her husband and son Bill. Dumbledore once again stood and placed a silencing charm and a shielding charm around Harry's bed and then took his seat once again.
"I am pleased that all of you could make it here tonight, we have many things to cover so please hold your questions until all has been said (Molly gave him a stern look to say she would ask what she wanted) and then your questions can be answered. Molly please, I understand your concern but please bear with me on this; I promise that what has to be said is important and would be better to get it out before you ask any questions."
"I will do my best Albus."
"That is all I can ask of you Molly."
"So that the rest of you can understand what is going on; I will speak to you first. Today Voldemort entered Harry's mind again and caused Harry to have a slight accident (Molly gasped) in potions class. Everyone has made a full recovery from the explosion but that is of no concern at this moment. The concern is that Voldemort has learned what the items are and what they are for; his deatheater's have learned that the items were being kept at certain homes that had belonged to the Black family. Voldemort believes that Harry is the one who received the homes that were in the Will but we all know this is not true. Voldemort has a curse breaker working on breaking any protection charm or any charms that would make the homes unplotable and find these homes and the items he is looking for."
"This Bill is why I have asked you here; among other things but we will get to that in a few minutes. During Harry's vision he witnessed many things, Voldemort is planning to take three students that agreed to help him retrieve Harry today but they failed and is now planning to take them on the equinox and any of Harry's friends or Harry himself. He knows that one of the items was at the Running Rivers Estate; that is why you Arthur and Molly are here; we must make sure that you stay safe and are no where near that house for a while. I know you Molly and you want to know how long but at this time I am not sure. The other home was left to Harry and Remus but they have turned it over to the James and Lily foundation. We do not want them to figure out where any of the houses are; if he does and cannot find what he is looking for then he will destroy the towns and people who live around them. There are many lives at stake with this and we will do every thing we can to protect the people."
"We will do everything in our power here to make sure your children are safe and not taken Molly; as we will do for Harry, Luna and Neville and all of the students of Hogwarts. I am not sure how you will take this next part Molly but I have had Fred and George working on some things for me for some time now and that is why they are here. They have proven to be very intelligent wizards over the years and have been working on some things to help us in the war effort."
"Harry with the help of Dobby and Winky; they have managed to acquire the items that Voldemort is after; they are safe and being kept in a secret place that only Dobby knows since he is the secret keeper for the items; we know that he will not be able to retrieve them ever. There will be some research done on these items to see if they can help our side in this war or if they can only be used with dark magic. I cannot reveal what they are or where they are at this time so please do not ask."
"Bill, if you are willing, I need your help and anyone you work with that you can trust to help make sure the wards around the Burrow are secure, extend the wards of the castle to cover Hogsmeade and put some wards around the surrounding town of Ottery St. Catchpole to protect the residents."
"How many people do you want to bring in on this sir?"
"We have a month to make sure that everything is done."
"Twenty would be enough then?"
"Yes, more then enough since the teachers will help use here as much as they can and I am sure we have some well trained wizards that live in Hogsmeade that can help around here."
"OK, I have fifteen names that come to mind; we have had a few of our curse breakers disappear that would have been great for this job."
"Do you think they left on their own or may have been abducted?"
"Out of the three that went missing I would say one might have been abducted or killed because they would go quietly and the other two would do anything for money."
"So, one of the curse breakers that are working for Voldemort could be one that had worked for you; are they good enough to break an unplotable charm?"
"No, the only one that was good enough to do that was Charles Kirkpatrick and he would be the one to fight to the end. He hates deatheater's because they killed his dad right in front of him; they would have to have cursed him to get him to do the work. So I think it would be safe to say he might be dead; if deatheater's did approach him to work for He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named."
"Fifteen will be enough as long as they would be trust worthy; I will contact Kingsley to check out the disappearance of Mr. Kirkpatrick and see if he can find out any information. Now on to you Fred and George, what have you brought me?"
Ah, our gracious headmaster, we have brought you many of our products made just for the Order."Said Fred
"We have improved our hats; now they make the whole body turn invisible and with the special visor attached you can see your comrades"said George
"And anyone that might be wearing an invisibility cloak. We got the idea fro the visor from Mad-eyes fake eye." said Fred
"These will help in undercover work for the Order and even the Auror's; we have brought you eight dozen." said George
"We have also developed these rings; as you see George and I are wearing. said Fred
"They work like a type of portkey; they are not illegal as we have found" said George
"Ways to do this with out breaking any laws and they are for the Orders use and of course any use you see fit headmaster." said Fred
"Young ladies can wear them on their fingers or like we have them on a chain." said George
"Same for the blokes; they can wear them on a chain; all they have to do is say activate and where you want to go and your there." said Fred
"We have also included the instructions to where you can set the place and the person only has to say activate; this way you have control and can set up people to receive anyone who finds themselves there." said George
"We have brought you eight dozen of the rings; the design is in honor of our benefactor; simple bands with a lightning bolt on it so a girl or bloke can wear it." said Fred
"We also brought you eight dozen white wands; these wands have been charmed to stun the person you touch with it." said George
"Simple, quiet and the white is so that the wizard or witch will not mix it up with their own wand. Under aged wizards or witches can use them with out breaking the law." said Fred
"We are still working on some other but have not completed them yet but we will inform you as soon as we have working material." said George
"Ah, you two have done well and I am sure our side will thank you for these items. What monies are owed for these items?" said Dumbldore
"It is our pleasure to make them for the Order; anything to help our side and Harry defeat Voldemort; it's the least we can do to help the cause." said Fred
"I am truly sorry boys but I must insist that payment be made; that is what Sirius left the money for; so please tell me a fair amount to pay you and the money will be transferred to your account." said Dumbledore
"Ok, one sickle" said George
"I will transfer what I feel is adequate for these items and there will no argument; understood?"
"Yes sir" came from both boys.
"Now the time is late and I feel that we all need a good nights sleep; Bill get back to me as soon as you can so that we make get started soon; Molly, Arthur please remember what I said about staying away from your new home until it is safe, Fred and George I do hope to have more wonderful things from you soon, Remus I won't wee you again until after the full moon so be safe. Harry, Ginny, Neville, Ron, Hermione and Luna remember what has been said tonight; stay safe and I will want to see all of you in my office after dinner tomorrow; Dobby and Winky are to be with you. Good-night everyone I will let you all have some private time before Poppy comes out and makes you leave."
Dumbledore gave them all a smile and stopped by Poppy Pomfrey's office; he asked her to not bother Harry and the Weasley's. He promised that they would not stay long and that he needed their attention for just a bit. He bid her good-night and headed to his office; it had been a long day and he was truly tired. Tomorrow would be another taxing day; he still had to talk to Corena Eastbridge, Zacharias Smith and Vincent Crabbe. The Weasley's only stayed an hour; they wanted Harry to get his rest. After everyone (that didn't go to school) left the others talked for an hour about everything; Harry promised when he was stronger that he would let them go into the Pensive and see everything. They all said good-night to Harry (except Ginny) and headed back to their own common rooms. Ginny stayed for only fifteen minutes; they lay there just enjoying each others company. Ginny kissed his cheek and said good-night then headed to Gryffindor common room; with the promise that she would see him at breakfast.
She had been worried about him and at one point was scared for him and herself. Things had to work out fine; fate had to make it to where he would have a happy life and she just hoped she was in it with him. Tomorrow was another day and she would worry about it then; she was just too tired to think and just wanted to sleep. She crawled into bed, pulled up the covers and laid her head on her pillow; she was asleep before she knew it and began to dream.
Thank you so much to all the people that have and are reading this story. WOW chapter 40 is now done and chapter 41 will be started in a few days. I must work on the other story that I adopted and get that chapter ready to be posted. I hate to say that we are getting closer to the end but I am not sure how many more chapters there will be. I have already estimated once before and I can see that I am going to surpass the 45 chapters that I said there would be. I do hope that everyone enjoyed this chapter and will let me know what you think. I think I drew it out to much with all the talking stuff; but once my fingers start I can't seem to get them to stop. I did stay under 7000 words this time; that could be a bad thing or a good thing you be the judge. Until next chapter; thank you to my faithful readers and reviewers. I do this for all of you. Froggyy1.
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