Well, sorry for the long wait, but I was stuck on what to do next. Hopefully, you'll be satisfied by this chapter.
Even though she saw it, Hermione could hardly believe it. Their leader, Albus Dumbledore, was gone. Ron tried to comfort her, but it did nothing. Now it seemed that the war was already lost. Everyone was silent, except for the occasional cry of anguish.
"All right, we have to pick a new leader." said Hermione, regaining composure. "Does anyone wish to take the responsibility?"
For a few moments, no one dared move. Then Tonks went forward, wanting her say on the matter.
"Well, I believe that you should become the leader." said Tonks. "You're intelligent, resourceful, and full of surprises. You'd be perfect for the job."
"Not to mention Ron's skill at strategy." added Moody. "Even I'd be hard-pressed to outflank him."
Soon afterwards, the rest of the Order agreed. Hermione was now the new Head of the Order. Now they had to get on to more important business.
"So what is our next move?' asked Hermione. "We cannot go on the defensive, as Harry will just slaughter us all, one by one. Does anyone have any ideas?"
"Perhaps we can get other wizarding governments, such as America, to help us." said Robert Hiner, a muggle-born. "Surely they can see the threat Potter poses to the world."
"While a fair plan, I do not think it is an option at this time." said Hermione. "The Wizarding State will not get involved unless there is an imminent threat. They remain ignorant as always, not knowing true war."
"So what do you propose we do?" asked Tonks.
"Severus, do you think you can infiltrate Potter's ranks, or obtain informants?" asked Ron.
"Well, the second may be possible, Weasley, but Potter would recognize me in an instant." said Snape. "Until we manage to get spies in their ranks, we're fighting blindly."
"In other words, we're defenseless." said another new recruit. "Potter almost defeated us and we need to do something!"
"And what do you suggest?" Tonks demanded. "Britain's safety depends on us! Every day, Potter has additional men and creatures in his army and we must strike before they get too powerful! Not a major strike, but a guerilla attack."
"Calm down, both of you." said Moody. "Fighting is the last thing we need right now. However, I do agree with Tonks' idea for hit-and-run attacks."
"But where would they hide?" asked Seamus, one of Ron's friends. He was Irish and had blue eyes and black hair. (Sorry if that's not how he looks like, but I'm too lazy to look in the book) At this point, he was nearly 7 feet tall. He was not an exceptional dueler, but knew how to hold his own.
"They would likely hide in Knockturn Alley." said Moody. "It is a haven for those who wish to stay hidden."
"Still, it's not going to be enough." said Dean Thomas, another former Hogwarts student. He had blond hair, brown eyes, and a pale face. He was around 5'7, average size. He was well known for his skill in transfiguration. "Potter simply has too many men."
"We will have to make alliances." said Hermione. "The Ministry is as incompetent as always and we can expect no help from them."
"Who can we make alliances with?" asked Snape. "It's not like people are flocking to join us."
"We'll have to ally with groups like the Pure-blood Organization." said Hermione. They were the magical equivalent of Nazis and believed themselves superior to everyone else.
"They will never ally with us! They think us inferior, fighting for worthless causes. The minute Potter offers them power, they will join him!"
"Think again, Snape!" Ron snarled. "They are very anti-werewolf and Potter has been recruiting large numbers of him. We can simply tell them that it could help their cause to wipe out werewolf supporters. It's a terrible thing to do, but what choice do we have?"
Snape fell silent, something he rarely did. However, the silence did not last long as Dean brought up something else.
"What do we do about Potter's Youth?' he asked. "Do we expel them or just keep them here? Either way, it is dangerous."
"For the moment, we will keep them at Hogwarts." said Hermione. "Here the teachers can watch over them, and if they are expelled, Harry will be the first one they go to."
After some argument, they decided to keep them in Hogwarts. Either way, it was a dangerous decision, but they chose what they thought was the lesser of two evils.
Danny thought he was finished for sure… until he saw Skulker and Ember's blasts fly past him and hit a black ghost that was about to attack him from behind. He was very shocked, but he couldn't ask any questions as he narrowly dodged another blast.
Now the tide was slowly turning. Danny finally took down 2 of the black figures, while Skulker and Ember fought the others. Danny came to their aid, since they were his allies at the moment. After another was captured, the battle seemed over.
That is, until the leader slammed Danny into the ground. The Ghost Dog tried to defend him, but he was too weary and the leader was too powerful.
However, Danny managed to recover quickly. He fired a ghost stinger at the black ghost, which gave him time to take the offensive. The battle soon went into the sky and neither managed to get an advantage over the other.
"Do you really think you can beat Bellatrix Lestrange, foolish child?" asked the ghost.
"Considering your name, can I assume your parents aren't very smart." replied which only made her angrier, but he managed to put up a shield in time to deflect her blast.
On the ground, Jack, Maddie, Skulker, and Ember were watching the fight with awe. Normally, they would be fighting to the death, but the sheer intensity of the battle was simply stunning.
"Look at Inviso-bill and the other ghost fight." said Jack. "I never knew ghosts were this powerful."
"Most aren't but there are exceptions." said Skulker. "The ghost child and Bellatrix happen to be two of them. (To himself) I must advance my weaponry or my prey will defeat me once again. All my instincts tell me to destroy Bellatrix, but as a fellow warrior, the ghost child must fight alone."
"Is it possible that Inviso-Bill is on our side?" asked Maddie. "It's unlikely, considering the attack he led several months ago but I've heard reports from numerous people, particularly Paulina Sanchez, that Inviso-Bill has saved their lives from other ghosts."
"Of course he saves your asses!" said Ember. "Are you humans really that stupid?"
"Ember, you fool." Skulker berated. "You are not helping Master Plasmius in his goal."
"Don't worry, they're still too entranced by the battle to hear us." replied Ember.
Indeed, it was true as Danny and Bellatrix fight on the rooftop of Amity's tallest building, the Amity News. Finally, Danny began to get the upper hand, despite Bellatrix's attempt at stopping him. He finally got the time to take out the Thermos and suck her inside. It was difficult, as she was very powerful, but he finally managed it.
"Well, I can't hold this form for much longer, so I better get out of here." Danny said to himself. He turned invisible and flew as fast as he could to Fenton Works (Which was only 50 miles an hour, since he really tired himself out)
"That was absolutely amazing!" exclaimed Tucker. "I never knew he could do that."
"Tucker, you might want to quiet down." said Sam. "There are a bunch of people around. If you blow his secret, I will personally tear you limb from limb."
Meanwhile, Jack and Maddie were having their own conversation. Jack had just realized that he had been standing next to a pair of ghosts for 10 minutes and Maddie was trying to keep him quiet. Finally, he settled down and talked more calmly.
"I've never seen ghosts like those before." said Jack. "I never thought they could be black or that powerful."
"There's much we don't know about ghosts." said Maddie. "We better keep constant watch on this city. I'll see if Inviso-Bill will accept a truce. Problem is, he'll likely think it's a trap."
"I'd have no problem trapping him." said Jack.
"I'm not as sure he's evil anymore. I can him save people and even ghosts that were known to terrorize others helped us in this battle. These are a whole new breed of ghosts, and we know next to nothing about them."
"Don't worry, the Fenton Gliders will be more than a match for them!"
"We can't be sure of that."
3 days later:
"We've looked everywhere and we can't find any sign of him." said Ron. "Maybe this guy doesn't exist."
"It could be a girl, you know." said Hermione.
"We don't need the arguing, guys." said Tonks, who was the only Order member around them at the time.
"Perhaps we've been looking in the wrong place." said Hermione. "I say we should go to America. We may have better luck. Of course, I got a newspaper about events that took place 3 days ago."
"It's a small down called Amity Park." said Ron. "Who cares?"
"It's hardly a small town. It's got about half a million people there. Anyway, there's some kind of creature Muggles are calling a ghost named Inviso-Bill terrorizing the town. He's supposed to be very powerful and he could be it. Besides, Trelawney said the Savior would be "Hidden and yet seen…"
"Well, what do we have to lose?" asked Tonks. "I'll notify the order on our next meeting."
"We may as well notify them now." said Ron. "We're taking a trip to America!"
"Still, it's a very large place." said Hermione. "We may not find him or her. Besides, who's to say our savior even exists yet?"
"He's got to or the prophecy wouldn't have been made." said Tonks. "Besides, look at this. Muggle newspapers are generally dull, but this I found pretty interesting. Got it off the internet."
"What's an internet?" asked Ron.
"We'll explain later." said Hermione. She took a look at it and saw the headline "Inviso-Bill terrorizes Amity Park with ghost allies)
"The Dibolical ghost kid that has been attacking Amity Park for nearly a year, despite attempts to defeat him by ghost hunters Jack and Maddie Fenton, in addition to Valerie Grey, has attacked yet again. Several people have been killed and dozens wounded, the first fatalities in Inviso-Bill's reign of terror.
However, not everyone believes that Inviso-Bill was attacking us, instead insisting that he was trying to save lives. Paulina Sanchez, a local teenager, has been especially vocal, in addition to two others, Sam Manson and Tucker Foley.
"We're not entirely sure ourselves." said Jack. "We'll have to keep a close watch and be sure of the truth. This new evidence is disturbing."
However, the mayor insists that Inviso-Bill is evil, but perhaps this is because the mayoral election is due to take place in two months. His supporters rally to him, claiming that we must destroy the ghost kid before he takes over the town.
For those who live outside of Amity Park, or are visiting, Inviso-Bill is extremely dangerous, his resilience, agility, and strength for surpassing those of a normal human. His most dangerous abilities are firing energy blasts out of his hands and eyes, each capable of killing a human. Other abilities include an energy shield, invisibility, intangibly (Which makes him invincible to all but the purest ghost weapons), flight, overshadowing, a deflector (which allows him to return an opponent's attack) and a powerful ray of energy known to most as a ghost stinger.
At the end of the article, there was various pictures, such as Inviso-Bill fighting a punk rock ghost (ember), fighting someone on a motorcycle, and him firing energy blasts. Needless to say, the trio was shocked at the article.
"Inviso-Bill?" Ron asked. "What kind of a stupid name is that? Muggles are just plain weird."
"This may be the one we're searching for." said Hermione. "Hidden and yet seen" Perhaps he is the only one who can defeat Harry. I hate to ally with him, but we may have little choice."
"Calm down, please." said Tonks. "We don't know if this is the one the prophecy referred to."
"Perfectly true, but I think it's worth investigating." said Hermione. "This time tomorrow, we're heading for Amity Park!
Well, that's chapter 3. I hope it wasn't too rushed, but I did want to finish this chapter, since I had a writer's block for a long time. Enjoy! I'll update when I can.