Chapter 3

"So, care to explain why you're calling us at this hour?" Mad-Eye Moody stumped into the main room of The Order of The Phoenix's headquarters to find Arthur seated by the glowing fire, staring blankly at the glowing embers.

"Arthur! What's happened?" Remus Lupin entered the room in his normal please-don't-notice-I'm-here fashion, and behind him was none other than Albus Dumbledore.

"I do hope you'll forgive my intrusion, Arthur." He said kindly, seeing the ginger man's surprise "But I was merely trespassing on Remus' time when your owl arrived and I hoped I may be of use."

"Yes. All help will be great." Arthur nodded and got to his feet. The others saw how pale he seemed. "My twins have been kidnapped by who I suspect is Antonin Dolohov and I need your help."

Moody gave a sort of snarling noise and Remus stifled a gasp of horror. Dumbledore looked grave and he went to grip Arthur's shoulder tightly.

"Have no fear; we will find them. I presume he took them as blackmail?" he said and Arthur nodded mutely.

"Not a worry! We've got Dolohov marked and being traced at this instant!" Moody barked "You're sure it's him?"

"Molly's account of his appearance matched him." Arthur said "Dark hair, twisted face, burly..."

"Beginnings of a beard?" Remus asked.

"Yes." Came the reply "How'd you know?"

"Had a pretty bad run in with him a week before Voldemort fell." Remus said quietly.

"He's a very bad man to cross." Dumbledore nodded "But they will be safe, we can promise you that."

"I'll get on him now!" Moody was stumping around the room excitedly "The second I've got his position, you! Lupus-sorry, Lupin! You can track him, right?"

"I can do that." Lupin nodded. "They'll be ok, Arthur."

"By Merlin's beard, they will be! I swear that by this time tomorrow you'll have them home safe!" Moody stumped out and the others followed into the night.


"Ow! You hurt me!"

"Either of you keep yelling and I'll do more than hurt you!"

"But we not yelling-"

*SMACK* "Ah!"

"Georgie-!"

"Silence! ...now, your parents know the deal, we'll see if they stick to it, hmm?"

"You are howwible..."

*SMACK* "Ow!"

"No hurt George, please!"

"How very touching. Maybe I should kill you first, just so you don't have to see me murder your dear Georgie... or then again, I would be amused at your reaction."


A/N aaaaakkk, these short chapters...THE FINALE APPROACHES, MY DEAR READER DO NOT FEAR! R&R, pweease?