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Love of a Wicked Heart

Chapter 4

1995, Grimmauld Place

While Thea was getting ready for her training under Salazar, many people were sitting around a large table waiting for the meeting to start. They were Minerva McGonagall, Filius Flitwick, Aurora Sinistra, Amelia Bones, Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, Kinsley Shacklebolt, Nymphadora Tonks, Poppy Pomfrey, Pomona Sprout, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Mundungus Fletcher, Arthur Weasley, Molly Weasley, Dedalus Diggle, Elphias Doge,Amos Diggory, William "Bill" Weasley, Charley Weasley, and Fleur Delacour. And sitting in the corner and looking bored was Severus Snape. The group of people was known as the Order of the Phoenix and at the head of the table sat the leader of this group was Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster at Hogwarts.

Everyone quietly chatted before Albus Dumbledore cleared his throat and everyone quickly quieted down. As soon as everyone was quiet, Albus spoke up, saying, "Now that everyone is here, the first official meeting of the Order of the Phoenix is now in session. First on our agenda is to find out what happened to Miss Potter. I know that she was put on trial for the murder of Cedric Diggory, but unfortunately, I am not able to find out what happened after the trial. Has anyone else been able to find out what happened to her?"

Molly was the first to stand up as she asked, "Albus, why was this trial allowed to take place? Why didn't you do anything to stop it?"

Albus looked sad and he sighed before saying, "Because I was at a meeting with the ICW for the week as they voted on a new bill that would regulate magical traveling between countries during a known murder investigation that was caused by a magical creature. For example, the bill was giving Aurors authority to detain known werewolves for a short period of time if there was a known investigation of a murder caused by a werewolf. It is to help make sure that murders won't be able to flee the country to avoid being caught. The trial happened two days after I had left for the meeting and I was not aware of it until I returned when both Amelia Bones and Amos Diggory informed me of it."

Everyone came to realize that this was done on purpose to make sure that Dumbledore would not be able to interfere with the trial and protect Theodora Potter. The next person to stand up and speak was Amos Diggory. He looked around the room and said, "After I talked to Miss Potter, the first thing I did was make sure that her finances were safe from the ministry as I feared they would try and steal all of her family money and heirlooms to fill their own pockets and possible support You-Know-Who. At the same time, I had a copy of her memories placed in my family vault in case I was stopped or it was found out what I was doing. After that was fully taken care of, I sought out Madame Bones who I found out was busy dealing with a major disturbance in Knockturn Alley."

Soon Amelia stood up and said, "As Amos said, I was busy dealing with a major disturbance in Knockturn Alley with all Aurors who were not fully loyal to the ministry or did not support the Pure-blood agenda. When I learned of this trial, it was already over and I was unable to find out anything about it. I had Alastor check Azkaban for any sign of Miss Potter with the guise of making sure that no other prisoners had escaped as both Black and Crouch Jr. had escaped. I also had Auror Tonks impersonate ministry personnel in order to find out any information on this trial and its outcome."

Alastor was the next to stand as he said, "As Madame Bones said, I was sent to Azkaban to find out anything on Miss Potter and to see if she was there. I also checked to make sure all of the Dark Lord's followers were still there. And while I am happy to report that the other Death Eaters are still in their cells, I was unable to find Miss Potter in Azkaban."

Nymphadora stood up after Alastor sat down and said, "I was not able to find out anything without alerting the ministry and supporters of You-Know-Who that I was looking for information about Miss Potter or what happened to her. I was able to find out that the Death Eaters who escaped a sentence from Azkaban with the Imperius defense were present as well as supporters of You-Know-Who and the hardcore Ministry supporters were present during this trial."

Soon Arthur stood up and explained that he had heard similar information from rumors that he heard around the Ministry without alerting anyone he was also trying to find out information. Soon Mundungus stood up and said, "I have also heard rumors that a trail was held for Miss Potter for the murder of Cedric Diggory. But other than that, I wasn't able to find out anything from my contacts. In fact, they seemed really scared when I began asking about the trial."

Dumbledore nodded before looking at Severus Snape and asking, "Severus, were you able to learn of what happened to Miss Potter or find out if she was being held by Voldemort?"
At hearing the name of the Dark Lord, everyone but Alastor Moody and Amelia Bones flinched. Soon Snape's voice drawled out, "I have not seen nor heard anything about the brat. The last time I saw her was when she left for the summer and if the supporters of the Dark Lord were present, then they were instructed to not reveal any information about the outcome of the trial."

While everyone looked upset and ready to cry that they couldn't find out anything about what happened to Thea Potter, Dumbledore stood up and said, "It pains me to know that something bad has happened to Miss Potter and I was not able to do anything to stop it. But for now, we must focus on trying to limit Voldemort's support and anything we can do to gain support against him."

At everyone's nod, they all began talking amongst each other and tried to figure out what should be done next. No one noticed as Dumbledore leaned back and the grandfatherly twinkle in his eyes disappeared and an ice cold look that could freeze the fires of hell appeared on his face as he looked at Snape, as he had a feeling that Snape knew more than he was letting on. He quickly schooled his features and replaced it with his normal grandfatherly smile as he began to chat with the others.

All Dumbledore could do was pray that Theodora Potter was safe and out of harm's way while she was missing. He knew he could never forgive himself if anything bad happened to her under his watch.

Here is Chapter 4 my lovely readers. Someone asked where Dumbledore was during Theodora's trial, so there you have it. This is not going to be a Dumbledore bashing story. Please leave a review and let me know what you think so far. And if you happen to see any errors in grammar, let me know so I can fix them right away.