A/N- I'm sooo sorry for keeping you all waiting for soooo long. You see I was really busy with school work and all that. Anyway on with the story, ENJOY...
The next day was a gloomy one, the weather outside reflected Merl's state of mind very accurately. She had had a very uncomfortable night, all night she saw flash backs of her childhood days in Hogwarts, with her friends, with Sirius. But no matter how sad and depressed she felt, she had to do her part in the order, she could not let them down, no matter what.
Merl quietly slipped out of the house, not wanting to wake anyone and into the still morning street. She had received strict orders from Dumbledore before coming here, where to go, what to do. A moaning breeze rustled the leaves of nearby bushes. 'It's time' thought Merl. In an instant she apparated.
Merl disapparated outside a dark, dingy house with ivy growing on the side. The moth eaten door stood ajar. The house was surrounded by tall trees that blocked all sunlight. After a quick glance around, Merl went inside.
Inside was a very different picture. The walls were high and made of stone. Lined along the walls were serpent heads. The tall pillars were wrapped with spiral serpents. Merl slowly walked towards the end of the corridor, observing every last detail as she went. At last she came to a dead end. There was a wall at the end with an age old portrait. She reached out toward the portrait and removed it, behind it was a small hole, in it lay a tennis ball sized glowing glass orb. The fire inside the ball pleasantly warmed its surface. Merl reached inside and picked it up.
"Good girl, now carefully hand it to me" said a cold voice from behind.
A/N - Sorry it's so short but I just thought it'd be fun to put a cliffhanger at the end.