Hey guys! Here is the next chapter!
Always
Isis
~~~~~~~~~~ New Chapter ~~~~~~~~~~~
"What do you suppose the mistake was there?" Ginny asked with a sigh.
"Not sure. Lets just watch and find out." Blaise spoke up with a smile at the pretty red head.
The next few days were days of celebration for the house. The girls had successfully found a cure for not one, but two dark marks, and were able to reproduce the mark without the bad side effects. It was now time for the group to sit down and discuss their militia group, for that was what they were. Militia.
"Alright. Everyone listen up!" Harry's voice brought the talking to a stop as everyone turned to look at the raven haired boy.
"We need to talk about our militia, name it, figure out a way of communication, and we need a signal." Harry said after a deep breath. "Anyone have ideas?"
"I thought we had a name?" Ann spoke up from beside Peter.
Harry blushed faintly. "I have been told by a few different people that the 'Light Assassins for the Great Good' is an how do you put it." Here he paused and looked at Hermione and Severus. "An abysmal, dunderheaded, idiot name that is hard to say and no one will be afraid of." Laughter erupted out around the room at Harry's attempt to mimic the voice of the two.
"Wow. Mark this say down in a calendar." Severus said with a sneer "Granger and I agree on something."
Hermione and Harry shot him a dark look, but they ruined the effect by the smile on their faces.
"I think we know how communication should work." Remus spoke up after the laughter had died down some.
"How?" Harry asked only a hint of confusion lacing his voice.
In answer Remus pointed to Hermione and Luna. "They know how to produce a mark that can link everyone together, that we can communicate with and that will show us as part of this Militia."
A few frowns went around the room.
"Oh goody. Another mark." Severus said with a disgusted sneer.
"TRATOR." Bella hissed out.
"I just got un-marked." Severus snarled. "Why would I want to put another one on myself?"
Remus' eyes hardened. "The mark they have figured out is different then the two you received, even different then the orders mark." Lupin rolled up sleeve revealing a still, red phoenix.
"Can they mark us temporarily. Remove it when it isn't needed anymore?" Peter interrupted the murmuring.
"Yes we can remove it, but only after two years of it being on." Hermione said with a shrug.
"Why two years?" Sirius asked.
"It will cause damage if we remove it earlier." Luna said simply with a shrug.
"Um. What kind of damage." Neville asked carefully.
"The deadly kind." Hermione answered with an evil glint in her eyes.
"Of course. If one doesn't kill me then the other one will. Just what I want!" Severus growled crossing his arms.
"Okay then." Harry said hesitantly after a moment of silence. "Lets just focus on a name and symbol right now.
"Dire Wolves!" Remus stated first, slightly joking.
"Gryffins" Sirius barked with a laugh.
Severus sneered. "No. No bloody Gryffindor symbols!" causing a few people to laugh.
"How about one of those skeleton horse things that Hermione was talking about the other day?" Emma said softly.
:Now that would be interesting." Draco said a happy glint in his eyes.
"With a full moon behind it!" Luna said happily. "And standing on its back legs!"
Harry looked around noticing everyone's acceptance of the idea.
"How about one that moves?" Neville said looking around.
"What kind of movement?" Remus asked.
"The wind blowing through its mane and tail." Hermione said staring at Luna.
"Its front legs kicking while it rears. It paws at the ground first." Luna's mystical voice rang through the room, her eyes locked on Hermione's.
"With a bed of bones under its feet, on the ground." The two girls said in creepy unison before snapping their eyes back to the people around them.
"Um Okay." Fred said eyes glazed over.
"That would be wicked." George jumped up and clapped.
"I can agree with that." Severus said with a dark grin.
"Alright vote time. What do you guys think for a symbol." Harry said looking around the table.
"I would go for that." Sirius said with a smirk. "It sounds badass."
Emma look around thoughtfully before a smile broke out on her face. "Sounds perfect for us."
"I have already said yes." Severus said with a shrug.
"I agree with Sirius, Sounds pretty Badass, Thats a yes for me." Remus said with a smile.
"Can it still move on us?" Ann said motioning between her and Peter.
Hermione and Luna nodded. "Yes, it will take a little bit more of our magic to work, but it will still work."
"Then I am all for it!" Ann said excitement in her eyes. "Thats one bad ass tattoo!"
Peter let out a chuckle agreeing with Ann.
"Sounds good to me." Madam Sprout said with a slight laugh. "Not something I would choose for myself, but i like it."
Xena agreed, "Who is going to draw it?"
"Neville." Hermione and Luna said at the same time causing Neville's eyes to go wide.
"Me?" He squeaked.
"Yes dear." Luna said gently. "You will do a wonderful job at it, don't worry." she finished with a passionate, yet short, kiss.
Neville consented with a goofy grin on his face.
"Alright, that's settled then. Communication and symbol all good to go. Now we need a name." Harry said watching Hermione cross a few things off her list.
"Well I thought that was obvious now." Severus sneered. "We are the Order of the Thestrals."
"Wow." Remus shocked voice cut through the silence. "That is very fitting. Thestral's eat death, look dark, but are pretty light. Sounds perfect to me."
"Everyone agree?" Harry said leaving the vote to the others.
Everyone agreed that yes it was perfect.
"Wow. We are awful at naming things." Harry said with a frown.
"but pretty good at coming up with amazing tattoos!" Hermione said with a giggle.
"I really don't know if I would want something like that on me forever." Emma said making a face.
"Truthfully mom." Hermione said with a smile. "I agree."
~~~~ End Chapter ~~~~
Next chapter will be some more action! These last few have just been getting back into the grove of this story.
Always
Isis