Disclaimer: I do not own any of the original Harry Potter characters! I do own any new ones that I have made up though, Like Allanah and later on Laura!
A.N: Thank you to everyone who read my story it's my first one so I hope I don't disappoint. Oh and a big hello to Laura who always reminds me to update and I based one of my later characters on.
Chapter four A New Alliance"Oh" Thought Remus "I think this whole thing just got a hell of a lot more interesting!" And with that him and Sirius apparated back to head quarters to a lot of questions from the Weasleys and Harry!
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOTwo pops where heard as Sirius and Remus apparated back to the head quarters of the order of the phoenix. Sirius turned to Remus
And said " I don't know who that chick was but I am glad as hell she beat up Snape instead of me because OW is the only word that comes to mind"
" Yes I quite agree with you she certainly did put him in his place" Remus said with no small hint of amusement in his voice.
"But did you see her Moony? She was amazing I have never seen anyone move so fast in my life and the things she did! She changes into a werewolf! I mean I didn't even know you could turn into a werewolf without being bitten and when that crucio hit her she exploded into a flock of doves! How?"
"I know I can't quite get my mind around it myself Padfoot!"
"It's crazy she took down those deatheaters like it was nothing. In fact I think she enjoyed it. Moony what is a High banshee?"
"I don't know but I'm going straight to the library to find out." And with that he left up the creaky old stares to the Black library.
Sirius walked in to the kitchen to be greeted by Harry, the Weasleys and Tonks who where all sitting at the table drinking hot chocolate.
"Sirius!" Yelled Mrs. Weasley "What took you so long we where worried any thing could have happened to you"
"Sorry me and Moony stayed behind to have a chat with our mysterious rescuer "
"Really what happened?" And with that Sirius told them about the nights events shocking everyone for a good five minutes which is amazing considering the twins where there.
The next day everyone came down the stairs to breakfast in there pyjamas yawning and stretching. At about two o'clock Dumbledore arrived.
"Hello everyone I hope you all slept well?" Dumbledore asked as he entered the drawing room.
"Yes Professor" all the children said at once causing everyone to laugh.
"Well that's good! I am sorry to say this isn't a social visit we need to discus last nights events."
"Oh! Yes professor did Kingsly already tell you?" Tonks asked
"Oh yes I have been informed! But it appears no one knows who our mystery guest was, and after what she did to Severus I swear that when I last saw him this morning he was angrier than I have ever seen him."
"Oh holy lord, I didn't even know that was possible!." Said Ron in disbelief
This causing every one a good chuckle. But then Dumbledore spoke again
"Maybe so Mr.Weasley but she is the very matter I have come here to discus. Well at least she is on our side an enemy like that would be very hard to face. Right now who is she? No one knows and we must find out."
"Actually sir she's not" said a timid voice of Tonks
"Not what?"
"She's not on our side sir. Lucius asked her and she said she wasn't on any ones side yet and the only reason she even helped us was because she thought three against two was unfair. Though I think the 50 against one was more unfair on the deatheaters."
Dumbledore suddenly looked very serious "What? Do you mean to tell me that we could have to fight against her? We must get her on our side immediately! Any suggestions?"
"Well we could kidnap her" Said George
"We could cast a spell like imperio on her" Said Ron.
"We could bribe her" Added Fred
"Yes or you could just ask her" Said a voice from the other side of the room.
Everyone stiffened. And Dumbledore turned around slowly only to see Allanah standing there leaning against a wall looking at them. It was obvious she had heard the whole thing.
Dumbledore raised his wand and said, " How did you get in here?" His voice was calm but you could here the seriousness in it. His little question made everyone else turn around wands ready but when they say her most of them didn't know what to think only the ones who hade seen her before knew who she was. Everyone else just thought she was some 16-year-old girl.
"Why headmaster that's not a very nice way to treat a guest especially one you where just talking about."
Realisation flickered across some people's faces scepticism across others not willing to believe this 16-year-old girl did everything they had just said.
"Oh yes I do apologise but it is a very serious time and the fact that you are standing there is quite disconcerting as no one should be able to enter this house without me first telling them where it is."
"Oh really I just walked in through the front wall! I had a lovely chat to a lady hanging there, she doesn't really like any species beside wizard does she?"
A snort was heard from Fred.
"No I am afraid not but that is how now as to why?"
"I came to decide which side to choose in this war. Which side was more trust worthy? As you can guess your not getting off to a very good start" She said sitting down in a dusty old seat. She looked down at the dust on the seat and made a face then flicked her wrist and all the dust was gone and the chair looked brand new.
"Yes you do have very unfortunate timing I am afraid." Dumbledore said from where he was standing.
"Yes Thomas may not be an overly nice person but he wasn't scheming to abduct me when I dropped by. Terrible dusty there too. What is it with you wizards and dust? I'm going to have a sneezing fit I swear! How do you stand it?"
"Thomas? You've been to see Mr. Riddle?"
"Ah yes I have! You can lower your wands you know I don't plan on massacring you or anything" She said with a smile. Their wands remained raised only Remus and Sirius lowered them but that's only because they knew they'd be useless.
"Thank you but I think I will keep it raised. For my own protection of course. So what can we do for you? Ms……….?" Dumbledore asked
( A N Sorry someone said they don't know whose in the room well its Dumbledore, Fred, George, Harry, Remus, Sirius, Ron and Allanah. But Remus leaves half way through.)
"Well it's more a case of what I can do for you" she said obviously avoiding answering her name.
"Yes?"
"Well I have come to find out what part it is you take in his war and to decide weather to join you or not"
"Yes that is very wise but if you have talked to Tom surely he has told you all this?"
"Yes but he told if from his point of view it would be very unwise to join a war because of what you hear from one person granted that person is the leader of one of those sides. But since I got one leaders point of view I thought I should get the others as well."
"That's a very wise thing to do for someone so young as yourself."
"Ha! Please stop trying to trick me into giving away details about myself my name my age if you wish to know just ask. I really don't like trickery"
How did she know I was trying to trick her? I doubt any one else in this room except for Remus even noticed it. She is definitely smarter than she looks. I know I'll give her one of my lemon drops no one ever notices the truth serum in them, but they do taste delightful I wonder why no one takes them oh well! Thought Dumbledore.
He pulled out his bag of lemon drops slipping a normal one into his mouth he asked her " Would you care for a lemon drop?"
Ron looked at him like he was crazy. The twins and Sirius rolled their eyes. Remus shook his head mumbling something about crazy bumblebees and Harry started banging his head against the table.
She looked at the bag and took one said "Thank you" and slipped it into her mouth. But when she got the sour taste she made a face like she just ate a lemon whole and though to herself.
Damn! These are horrible why on earth would anyone eat one of these willingly! Yuck! they're so bloody bitter! The only thing these would be good for would be to cover up something else…wait that's it there must be some kind of potion in this because there is no sane person on this planet that would offer one of those to potential allies. Stupid fucking wizard! How dumb does he think I am any way?"
And with that she swallowed the sweet wishing she had declined the old mans offer. Dumbledore was smilingaway and everyone was looking at her with one of those hate to be you looks.
"Yuck! You eat these willingly?" she said but she only said this to give herself time to cast a countercharm on a piece of gum without anyone noticing. She unwrapped the piece of gum and popped it in her mouth glad at the different taste from sour lemon.
"Why yes I do love them! But I see you don't share my opinion. Now down to business! Are you here on orders from Tom?" He asked
"Duh of course not, I told you why I was here!" She said laughing at the fact that he though she didn't know about that stupid truth serum.
"Ah yes! So maybe you would tell us your name then" He asked obviously glad she wasn't here to kill them.
But having been told for years that you are the strongest wizard in the world kinda gave him a big ego so he really did believe if things got out of hands that he could take her. Which he so could not she would whoop his butt! Now Harry on the other hand was far more powerful, not that any of them knew but still.
"Now why would I do that?" She asked with an innocent look that all of the grownups believed but the kids new that look was about as innocent as a big huge liar sign over your head. That was the kind of look Fred and George had on after a prank, except better. They had practised for years and they where in awe of her innocent look in fact they would have fell for it had they not done it so much themselves.
"Because it would help to know the name of the person we are talking to my dear." Dumbledore replied
God your daft! Well lets see now you think I have to tell the truth well why don't I just play along and tell you some truths then. she laughed and said " You know you have a really stupid beard why would you let it grow so long its just silly."
Everyone looked shocked not knowing about the truth serum and everything so Dumbledore said "Well now my dear I'm just going to put a privacy bubble over you so we can have a little chat. Excuse us?" And with that he made a funny swishy motion with his wand and a blue dome appeared around her. But everyone else was still trying not to laugh.
"Right now I suppose you are all wondering why are guest said that, well its because I have a truth spell on her so she has to answer any direct questions you ask her truthfully." Dumbledore explained.
"Oh, well, that explains it then." Said Remus still trying not to laugh.
"O.k. so I'll just take down the bubble now." And he made another movement with his wand and the bubble disappeared.
"Right then, so what is your name? I'm Sirius Black and this is my home well house really it's not exactly my favourite place as you can see why" Said Sirius as he motioned to the room with his hand.
"My name is Allanah O'Farrell Rood ( A.N Pronounced road ) and yes I can see why you wouldn't like it here, I certainly don't would you mind if I changed it a little?"
"No go ahead anything is better than this!"
"Wonderful " She said and then she made a swooping movement with both her hands and the whole house changed. The dark and worn out carpets looked brand new all the dust was gone. All the Peeling paper on the walls changed to freshly painted creams, reds, blues, greens, and silvers. All the scary dark furniture that you were scared would have bitten you changed to beautiful mahogany and beach designs. The dark heavy curtains were changed to lovely blinds and drapes. The Windows that were dark and dirty changed to bright and clean. The outside that was falling apart looked brand-new and was now and amazing combination of black and white marble. The house looked amazing that was for sure.
"Wow" was all Sirius said, as he looked around shocked. But it was broken by a scream from downstairs.
"Aaaaah"
Everyone looked at each other and then ran from the room to where the scream came from. Which was he kitchen by the way. So everyone ran into the kitchen to find a very shocked looking Molly Weasley in one very nice kitchen.
"Molly what is it? What's wrong?" Asked Dumbledore.
"The…the…the…kitchen" She stuttered.
"Ah yes. My it is lovely isn't it?"
"Yes but where are we? One minute I'm in the kitchen cooking and now I'm here" Where's here?"
"Molly your in the same place you were a moment ago."
"What? But what happened? Wow! Albus did you do this? Because wow!"
"No no, not me my dear. Ms. O'farrell did it. Splendid job if I do say so myself."
"What? Who's Ms. O'farrell?"
"Oh yes Molly I'd like you to meet Ms. O'farrell." Dumbledore said indicating to the place which Allanah was in a moment ago only now was occupied by a beautiful green python.
"What? Albus are you crazy that's a giant snake." Screeched Mrs. Weasley.
"Molly come now don't be ridiculous it's…….. A giant snake! Oh my word when did that happen?"
Everyone turned, saw the python gasped then jumped away as fast as they could. Well except Harry that is. Mrs. Weasley pulled out her wand and fired a curse at the python whose head made a funny movement and the spell stopped in mid air then turned around and headed straight for Mrs. Weasley. Who promptly squeaked and ran away but the curse followed her zapping her on the ass every once in a while causing her to jump into one of her children who where trying to help or Sirius, Remus or Dumbledore who were trying to stop the spell.
Harry was the only one left standing by the door with the python. Which is probably why he was the only one who heard the snake laughing its head off at the sight. That and the fact that none of the others are parseltounge. Now it's not likely any of you have ever heard a snake laughing but it's a very strange sound. So anyway He turned to the snake and noticed that she was actually controlling the spell! He couldn't help but burst out laughing at it all.
"So why are you attacking Mrs. Weasley?" Harry hissed to it.
"Well it's her own fault for firing at me!"
"Well yes I suppose your right! Now how on earth did you get here?"
"Me? God your thick sometimes do you know that? I've been here the whole time."
"Oh sorry, jeez just don't do to me what you're doing to Mrs. Weasley."
"Don't worry I won't unless you decide to randomly fire off a hex at me then I might."
"Fair enough but could you please stop?"
"But it's just so funny! O.k. here's the deal I'll stop if you take me a picture because this is brilliant."
"O.k. sure fair enough but where's a camera?" He said looking around.
"Over there!" She pointed at a camera on the table with her tail.
Harry went over and picked up the big magical camera and took about ten pictures laughing the whole time. Then walked back over to the snake and
Said "O.k. Now you've gotta stop!"
"Oh fine, you big party pooper!"
The spell vanished and everyone turned to Harry.
Ron asked " Hey, Harry how'd you make it stop?"
"I asked"
"You what?"
"I asked her to stop!"
"Who?"
"Her" Harry said pointing at the snake " She wasn't very impressed that you fired that hex at her so she decided to teach you a lesson."
"Hey! Where did Allanah go?" Asked Fred
"I can't believe she missed that!" Said George
"Oh but I didn't misssss a thing" Harry could have sworn he hear some one hiss. Must be imagination.
"Come on!" He said as he bent down and picked up the snake and walked into the sitting room and sat down on one of the gorgeous new couches that were done in a deep red and mahogany with beach striped through. Everyone followed in except Mrs. Weasley who muttered something about staying as far away from sakes as possible and then going off to finish dinner.
Harry looked the snake over and said "My you are stunning aren't you?" Just after he said this, the snake started to glow and changed into Allanah who was now in the snakes place on Harry's lap. She laughed at the shocked faces and
Said, "Why thank you! You're not so bad yourself Harry " And kissed him on the cheek making him blush so red he almost looked like a Weasley and everyone else laugh as she got up and took a seat beside Remus who was laughing.
"Wow " said Fred
"So in the kitchen?" Said George
"That was" added Fred
"You" finished George
"Brilliant" said the both of them at once.
"Yah! I don't think mom's ever run so fast in her life." Said Ron
"That was definitely a marauder worthy moment" Laughed Sirius.
"Ah yes, Miss. O'farrell I had wondered what had happened to you" Said Dumbledore.
"Now I do believe I came here for a reason!" she said
"Yes most definitely, please continue"
"Well I came here to understand your part in this war, What you represent and believe in, what you hope to achieve and what exactly you planned to get out of that lemon drop filled with truth serum?"
"Yes well our part in the war is…….what?"
"The truth serum I want to know what you thought you would gain by giving me truth serum unknowingly" She asked her voice as cold as ice.
"Well we had to know you where not a spy for Tom"
"You couldn't have asked?" she said raising an eyebrow.
"Well yes I suppose we could but we had to know you were trust worthy. Are you?"
"What? Oh don't insult my intelligence I knew about the serum when the lemon drop was still in my mouth I counteracted with that piece of gum so I'm afraid it's not working and I will answer however I please truthfully or otherwise!" she said
"Yes well I do apologise for that but in this time of war I am afraid precautions have to be taken."
"Yes I suppose I can see your point but please just ask in future? And you can answer my other questions now"
"Alright well our part in the war is manly just to stop Tom and his followers. We are hidden from the Ministry and try to stop attacks or anything that could help Voldemort. We represent in essence the light or good side of this war we believe in united equality and we hope to achieve the downfall of Voldemort and his followers."
"Right so you plan on being a big pain in his side until you can eventually destroy him which involves a lot of secret missions, spy work and fighting. You also don't get paid and no one knows what you did so you don't get any credit either. Is there anything I'm missing here?"
"No that seems about it. How you came up with that from what I told you I don't know but I do hope you choose to fight on the side of the light and not to join Voldemort and his followers!"
"Duh! Like it was even a choice! You tried to kill me twice, drugged me unknowingly with truth serum and were talking about ways to control and capture me when I popped in and you guys get no money, no glory and have to work to a lot without reward…." She started
And Dumbledore was beginning to look desperate along with Remus and Sirius who just seemed depressed at his life know he had heard it like that!
"But even with all that, there is No chance I am going to work for some snake faced, power mad, psychotic freak who wants to rule the world and kill people because their not magical or what and keeps trying to get in my pants. I mean eeew!
After this every one looked a lot happier well except the whole Voldemort fancying her that was just scary, that they could have done without.
"So" said Dumbledore "I believe this means you have joined us and not Tom?"
"Yep! I guess it does! But seriously dude no more tricks k? They really piss me off and one day I'm gonna get my own back on ya!" she said with a smile as she shook his hand.
"So now where are you staying so that we can contact you?"
"I'm staying with a friend over on the east side of town."
"Hey why don't you stay here? It's the least I can do since you fixed up the house for me and it'll be a lot easier to if your right here when we need you." Asked Sirius
"Well I suppose. As long as I can have my own room I shared a room for almost 14 years of my life and I'm liking the freedom."
"Of course take your pick! Any one that doesn't have some ones stuff in it is yours to keep. Plus I'm sure Harry won't mind!" Sirius said elbowing Harry in he ribs.
"Ooow! " moaned Harry rubbing his ribs." That hurt"
"Yes" chuckled Dumbledore "Which school did you go to in Ireland before you came here?"
" Newtown In Waterford Why?" asked Allanah
"Wait that's a muggle school!"
"Yep that it is! Is there something wrong with the school I'm going to?"
"No! It's just that. Well that means you have never been to a magical school!"
"Yeppo! Right again! I'm sorry what's wrong with me attending Newtown again I kinda missed that part?"
"Well how do you get away with doing magic without training?" Dumbledore asked confused.
"Hey excuse me but I am trained thank you very much" she said folding her arms her chest.
"How?"
"Pardon?"
"How where you trained?"
"Oh I had private tutors! So you can go and put that not trained idea in the trash can, because I find it quite insulting"
"Oh I am sorry! I meant no offence."
"It's o.k."
"Well Miss. O'farrell I have a proposition for you?"
"Oh! And what would that be professor?"
"How would you like to attend Hogwarts?"
"I guess I could. But I can't just join I won't know any body?"
"You'll know Harry and the Weasleys and I do believe they are going shopping for their things tomorrow I'm sure they won't mind!"
"Oh holy Jesus your serious aren't you? Well I suppose it could work? O.k. I'll do it" She said with a beautiful smile that almost made Harry fall out of his seat and did make Fred fall out of his.
"Hey! Are you part veela?" Asked George as he helped pick Fred up off the floor.
"Oh no! I'm a whole different species" She said with a laugh as they all went back to their rooms to sleep off the day.