Chapter 3.
The Dumbledore family, Severus, Minerva and Lucius were all in the Headmaster's office, speaking in conversations. Juliet looked up at the portrait of her Uncle, Albus Percival Wolfric Brian Dumbledore with a surprised look on her face. They told her that he died from the curse of Tom Riddle's ring that happened to be a hoacrux, but Albus told Severus to kill him. Juliet understood why.
Lucius kept stealing glances at Juliet with interest. She was a very special woman to him as it seems. Lucius smiled at her. Albus cleared his throat as he stared down at them from the portrait. Albus had gotten everyone's attention when everyone stopped talking before they looked up at the former Headmaster. "Brian and Crystal, can you both leave the office for the moment when we speak with your daughter, Juliet here in private please? There are matters at hand, so that we need to speak with her about." Crystal was about to protest at first before Brian agreed with him with a nod of his head. Crystal new that there was no argument in this one. He kissed his daughter's forehead and he walked his wife outside of the Headmaster's office for the time being.
Juliet stood in the office with Aberforth, Severus Snape, Minerva, the portrait of Albus and Lucius. Snape was the first to speak in a sincere deep baritone voice. "Miss Dumbledore, your Uncle, Minerva, Lucius," Severus said as he gestured Mr. Malfoy, Albus' portrait and the Headmistress with his hand. "Your Grandfather and I have spoke. You are going on a mission to retrieve two people in the state of Oregon. Albus had asked Minerva to look into the Ministry of Magic in Salem, Massachusetts by floo teleport over seas. We found that a woman named Cassandra Cillian and Mr. Jenkins, who happens to be an Immortal Knight, in which this is very indeed interesting to us all. Minerva will be giving you their accepting invitation letters to them along with someone to go with you before you leave in the morning after breakfast in the Great Hall." Severus told her with his Snape like eyebrows raised in determination, telling her that there was no argument on this one. Juliet never knew that some of the witches and wizards now use floo teleport over seas. How very interesting indeed. She thought to herself.
After Severus said his saying, Aberforth rested his hand on his Grand daughter's shoulder as he looked down at her. "Juliet, in this office, we created a teleport key for you to go to the states in Oregon and to go to the Library that they have out there to see if Miss Cillian and Mr. Jenkins' are there. Do you agree to go on this mission, Juliet?" He asked her. Everyone in the Headmaster's office stared at Juliet with interest. Miss Dumbledore knew what she was capable of. She protects some Muggles, who happened to be her friends from anything harmful. Namely dark wizards and bad trouble Muggles.
Juliet looked around her and she saw that all eyes, including Albus in the portrait, who stared at her with a tender smile, waiting for her answer. "Well, Grandpa Aberforth, and all of you in this office, I suppose I can do this mission to go to Oregon to get Mr. Jenkins and Miss Cillian here. I think that's a good idea." She said calmly. Juliet Dumbledore knew that there would be muggles along with Cassandra and Jenkins. She would find out any way when she gets there. "But my only three concerns is, when will I be back and who will keep a close eye on the library, Mr, Snape?" She asked with furrowed eyebrows in curiosity as she looked around the Headmaster's office. "I have a few friends, who are high ranked Aurors at the Ministry of Magic over in Salem. They can come with me when I get there." She added. Everyone in the office nodded in agreement.
Minerva stood at a fair distance next to Severus and the desk. Snape told her two weeks time was when she would be gone for and someone to go with her. Juliet still agreed to do the mission and bring along some of her friends from Salem to retrieve Jenkins and Cassandra. They spoke more about getting Juliet and her parents for them to stay for the school term for as long as they needed to. Lucius offered her an extra bedroom for her to stay in where he was at right next to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. After the second Wizarding War, Lucius wanted Voldemort dead as well. He went to go to Azkaban for a time after the war before Severus and Minerva gave the release parchments and gave him the opportunity to teach at Hogwarts. And sure enough, he had also chose and agreed to teach as a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and became a member of the Order of the Phoenix, in which was still intact surprisingly.
After their conversation, Juliet walked out of the Headmaster's office and she told her father and mother to go in. Minerva and Severus needed to speak to them about teaching at the castle. Brian was glad to be teaching Charms and Crystal was going to be his assistant in the classroom to help other students if they had any trouble. Mostly first years would have a lot of learning to do. Later on that day, Juliet walked down the corridor with Lucius Malfoy, who was walking by her side, leading her to his quarters over by the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. "So, Mr. Malfoy, I will find out in the morning of who will come with me before I leave for the Ministry in Salem and then, on our way to Oregon? She asked as she looked him in his eyes. His eyes were grey blue color and she could melt into them. "And please, call me Juliet." She added softly. He was not as evil as anyone had thought he was since after the war.
Lucius grinned at her as they walked. He nodded. "Yes, Miss, uh, forgive me, Juliet, you will know first thing in the morning when we give you the two letters and who will go with you. And please call me Lucius, Juliet." He gave her a warm smile and he liked calling her by her first name. It reminded him of the play of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
After they entered his quarters, Lucius showed Juliet around the sitting room, kitchen, sitting room, the two bedrooms that Minerva had added another to, living area and his study. Lucius could not go back to his home at the Malfoy Manor. It would bring him back the bad memories and feeling haunted from the Wizarding war and the Dark Lord. Lucius did not want that at all. He wanted to live a good life after Voldamort was defeated, who was by none other than Harry Potter.
When they walked into the guest bedroom, Juliet placed her hand into her pants pocket and she took out her belongings that she had shrunk at the wave of her wand. Lucius watched her from the door way as she placed her things on to the bed and all lined up before she took out her wand and she pointed it at them. "Engorgio." Juliet murmured as she waved her wand at her trunks. They all expanded to normal size. She had what she needed to bring with her from Salem. She was glad that she came out from going into hiding from what her parents told her.
Lucius looked at her with slightly wide eyes in amazement. He smiled at her gently. "Juliet, I am glad to meet you and your parents came all the way from Salem, Massachusetts to stay here at Hogwarts." He said as she opened one of her trunks to take out some of her clothes to bring with her for this mission. "I was curious if you would like to go with me to dinner in the Great Hall tonight before you rest before your mission in the morning." He paused for a moment there. "If not, I can get one of the house elves to get you something. That is you don't want to go down to dinner." Lucius added with a small smile and he tried not to be nervous towards her. He hoped that she would say yes to go with him. Lucius Malfoy was not that evil as he used to be when he was a Death Eater when Voldamort was still Dark Lord then.
Juliet stared up at him with a warm smile while she was unpacking and getting settled. "Well, Lucius, it's a pleasure to meet you." She said before she nodded her head. "And yes, Lucius, I will come with you to the Great Hall for dinner tonight." Juliet grinned tenderly at him. Lucius sighed softly in relief and he returned her smile. The minute she looked at him, Juliet knew that Lucius Malfoy was a professional looking man from the way he was dressed. His very good looks from his head to toe all the way. She had heard stories from her father and her mother about the Wizarding World's dark wizards and Death Eaters through out the years. Juliet knew that he was a Death Eater at that time and she was now beginning to get interested in Lucius Malfoy. She was liking him already and Lucius liked her in return and he was indeed interested in her as well.
Meanwhile, in Oregon, five hours early than in Europe. In the Annex, Jenkins was at his work desk, focusing on reading some research on artifacts that were still hidden in some countries. He felt something strange within him and he could not put his finger on it. It felt as if some kind of energy that was floating around the Library. Galahad wondered what it was. Finding these artifacts was hard to find. This kind of magic with the artifacts was still going very crazy out there all over.
Cassandra had no where else to go. So, she decided to stay with the caretaker at the Library. Cassie feels left out from anyone except she had her friends with her, Ezekiel, Jacob, Flynn, Jenkins and Eve, who were out doing their things. Cassandra stayed with Galahad to help him with helping the other Librarians to go finding this one particular artifact that they were looking for. They hoped that the others would come back alive in one piece. She walked over to him and she stared up at the Immortal Knight. "Jenkins?" Cassie asked softly when she stood right next to him.
Galahad looked up at her from his reading an old book he had in his hand with a small warm smile on his face. "Yes, Cassandra, what can I do for you to help?" He asked her.
Cassie gave him a smirk. "Jenkins, do you feel anything strange, like feeling the energy flowing around here? Because, I feel something strange is going on within me." She said with furrowed eyebrows in confusion.
Jenkins looked down at her with the same expression look on his face. "As a matter of fact, Cassandra. Come to think of it." He sighed softly. "When I was in my lab, I was feeling frustrated while I was working on an antidote formula to cure the poisons for those in need of help to heal. I tried to find the right ingredients to make this antidote." She saw his eyes slightly wide in surprise and a little shock combined. She made that same exact expression. "And then suddenly, the whole room shook with some kind of power energy that I've never felt before. What do you think it would be, Cassandra?" He asked her in curiosity.
She shook her head. She never broke her eye contact with his and she shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know what it is, Jenkins. I feel the same when I went over to do some of math magician. I got so frustrated when that same energy that you just told me just flowing right through me. The whole room shook." She paused for a moment. Then she added. "I don't know what's going on with us both, Jenkins. We need to find out ourselves of what is happening to us." She said when she gestured with her hands between her and Galahad. He agreed with her there. He needed to find out for himself as well to know what was going on with both Cassandra and Jenkins. We shall see and find out.