Hey everyone! I didn't expect to get this out this soon, but o well! I hope you like it!
Always
Isis
~~~~~~~~~~ New Chapter ~~~~~
The next time the Thestrals went out was a Tuesday night, two more families died. The Rosier and Avery family died peacefully in their sleep, embracing death with less pain than their victims would ever dream of. Two nights later Travers and Jugson succumbed to a similar fate.
By this time the Dark Lord was out for blood. The Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter were all but forgotten in his mind. His followers were diminishing, with only four people left in his inner circle, things were looking bad for Tom.
"Who are they!" Voldemort screamed at a meeting. All 5 people shrank back in fear. You see Tom did not brand many people, only those he found trustworthy. However, many people sympathized with him and would follow him into battle, but only if there were enough supporters there to begin with.
"Wow." Lucius muttered. "That is is a lot of people dead."
"You are all idiots!" Voldemort hissed angrily.
No one spoke, their heads bowed down hoping to not receive the anger of their lord.
"My Lord?" The fifth death eater spoke up quietly. "If I may."
Voldemort motioned for him to start.
"My brother has not received any information from Potter or his Mudblood the entire summer. What if this is them?" The red head bowed gracefully to his Lord.
"His brother?" Charlie murmured looking intently at the bowed masked man.
"Ha." Rabastan Lestrange laughed heartedly. "That brat can not be in charge of a group like that! He talks about love, not murder."
"Silence Rabastan." Voldemort hissed looking back at the red head. "Dumbledore has filled Potters head so full of this love nonsense, he can not be committing these murders."
"I would agree my Lord." The redhead said with a bow. "But Potter has been at odds with Dumbledore since the old man tried to have the mudblood killed."
Dan shot Dumbledore a startled, angry glance. Emma glared at the older man who held his hands up in front of him shaking his head.
"Why was I not told of this?" Voldemort hissed in a low, deadly voice.
The redhead looked at Rabastan. "I was told by Rabastan that the information should be carried to you by someone other than a blood traitor. He told me he was going to inform you himself." The redhead said warily.
"Avada Kadava." Voldemort screamed watching as Rabastens body fell to the ground lifeless. "Is there any other information that I have not been told?" He seethed.
"No My Lord." The redhead said eyes downcast.
"Very well. You are all dismissed while I contemplate this information." Voldemort said.
The four quickly exited the room, not wanting to be the next to die.
"I am surprised he did not torture the red head for speaking out of turn." Severus turned to Lucius beside him. Lucius just shrugged and turned away from the angry glare Voldemort was giving the two.
*Potter Manor*
"Morning report?" Harry stood after everyone had finished eating.
Emma looked up and smiled. "The enchantments on the weapons work smashingly. We can hit a snitch from 350 yards and are getting better. The guns are silent, light, and the bullets are enchanted to hit only the person/thing it was shot at, even if someone got in the way, the bullet moves around them and right into the heart of its victim. Oh and the bullets are poison!" Emma said in a happy voice.
"Wow." Dan said eyebrows raising.
"Amazing." Dumbledore said in horrid astonishment.
"Amazing!" Harry smiled before turning to Luna.
"As you know, we have been working on battle defense, I think we need more of that kind of training. The swords work well for conducting magic but are large. It would be nice to learn a few wandless shields. Just in case." Luna said standing as head for Group 2.
"Agreed. Or maybe we could just carry shields!" Harry said in excitement. "We could charge into battle like the nights of old. On the back of the Thestrals. Dragonhide armour and goblin forge shields barring our sign, swards sparkling as they sing through the air to take down the enemy." Harry's eyes got a faraway look as he described the scene playing in his head.
"Um Harry. I think you may have lost it." Neville stated with a slight laugh.
"That would be wicked cool though." Harry laughed.
"Um." Neville said, speechless.
"Harry." Hermione interrupted gently.
"Oh. um yes?" Harry said shaking himself out of his daydream.
"I don't think that is a very good idea." Hermione said gently.
"What why?" Harry cried in shock.
"I agree with Hermione." Severus sneered. "I am not riding a bloody invisible horse into a wizard battle. How would we dodge spells?"
"I think that would be a lot of fun! And it would be a great air assault. Rain spells down from above. No one ever looks up!" Luna said with a bounce.
"But the Thestral wouldn't be bloody. We would clean it!" Luna said in a sing song voice.
"See!" Harry shouted pointing at Luna. "Agreement."
"Great. We have a bloody teenager leading us into battle on the back of a flying, invisible, meat eating horse." Severus sighed banging his head on the table. "What have I gotten myself into?"
"Far to much." Severus growled under his breath.
"Harry. I am not riding a Thestral into battle! We are on the front lines and it is just not happening!" Hermione seethed. "I don't care if you and your group do but I will not have the added worry of an animal underneath me!"
Harry hung his head. "Fine." He muttered.
"Its okay Harry. We can still ride them! Aerial attacks!" Luna smiled warmly at the boy.
"See! I told you! Aerial attacks!" Luna said with glee.
Hermione rolled her eyes. "If that is the case, you should all practice before the final battle."
"Yes. I agree." Luna said with a quick shake of her head. "We will start after the meeting."
"Alright and Hermione how is your group doing?" Harry asked.
"Well. we are doing great. but we have some concerns." Hermione swallowed heavily and then looked up at Harry. "We were talking and have come to the conclusion that we need more people."
Harry frowned in confusion. "In your group or in General."
"In general." Hermione answered. "We are going to have a war on our hands, and not just against Voldyshorts. We have the Order to fight against as well. And some of those people will not want to fight us, and may actually join us."
"It is VOLDEMORT!" VOLDEMORT you stupid mudblood!" The dark lord screamed.
"Oh go suck a duck." Hermione snorted turning back to the screen.
"Like who?" Harry wondered.
"The twins for one." Hermione said gently. "And Severus informs me Moody, Shacklebolt, and a few others do not like the way Dumbledore runs things."
"More people means more votes Mione." Harry said.
"We could keep the voting to the 'inner circle'" Hermione answered.
Harry frowned. "What do you all think?"
The occupants of the room looked at each other searchingly before looking back at Harry.
"We have the room and it wouldn't hurt to have a few more hands." Sirius said with a shrug.
"I agree on keeping the voting within the inner circle, as you so put it. We need soldiers, not Generals." Severus said simply.
Everyone else nodded in agreement.
"Alright." Harry sighed rubbing his forehead. "We will bring some more people in. We are going to have to train them before we send them into battle though."
"Right, so we need to push back the time line." Hermione said pulling out her paper.
"How should we invite them?" Harry asked.
Luna got a mad sparkle in her eyes. "Well I think the Thestrals should make a visit to them."
"Okay?" Harry asked.
"Like in Harry's daydream." Luna said bouncing up and down in her seat.
"That would be wicked!" Fred grinned.
"I would totally join if you came to us like that!" George agreed.
"I admit, I would to." Charlie grinned.
"No." Severus snarled. "I am not riding a blo.. a horse!"
"I agree." Hermione glared. "We need to get outfits first anyway."
"We already got that covered dear." Emma said with a smile leaning into Sirius. "You see, Sirius and I went out, disguised of course don't you worry." Emma added seeing the look on her daughters face. "And were able to purchase everything we needed. Dragonhide pants, shoes, and wand holders. We got muggle tops to go under dragonhide vests, movement is better that way. And then we also got masks slash headgear, dragonhide and tungsten."
"What kind of dragon did it come from?" Remus asked curiously
"The Mors Atra." Sirius said with an evil glitter in his eyes.
"Oh wow." Charlie said in shock.
"That is amazing." Sirius said mouth open.
"I thought they were all gone." Draco said in wonderment.
"What is the Mors Atra?" Emma said in bafflement.
"It is Latin for Black Death." Hermione said in wonderment. "They were called the death dragons because they brought death. They were like a basilisk, one look could kill. Their hide is completely impenetrable to everything, it is also flexible, soft, and can turn the wearer invisible."
"Wow." Dan and Emma said shock and awe in their voices.
Severus looked impressed as did Remus.
"Is that good?" Harry asked.
"The best." Hermione answered with awe.
"Great. When is it going to be here?" Harry asked.
"Its already here." Sirius said and with a wave of his wand the outfits appeared in front of everyone. "They are all tailored to fit you."
"How did you get the measurements?" Hermione asked looking through her notes. "I haven't taken any yet."
"We took them ourselves." Emma said with a smile petting her daughters hand. "Go try them on."
Everyone vacated the kitchen, declaring to meet, full garb, in the study in ten minutes.
*Order of the Phoenix Headquarters *
"We still do not know who these people are." Dumbledore said with annoyance lacing his words. "My sources tell me that they are all half-blooded and muggle borns who are upset with the way of the wizarding world. We do have some names, but I have never heard of them." Dumbledore brought a piece of paper up.
"Kraven Moorhed. Pat McGroin. Jack Offalot. Shea Verpussi, Amanda Mount and Ima Lou Zair." Dumbledore said watching as the order looked at him slack jawed.
The hall burst out in laughter.
"Did I really just read all that?" Dumbledore said in shock. "Out loud." he shook his head sadly.
"That is awful." molly said in horror.
"Is that a joke?" someone said at last.
"Repeat the last name?" Moody demanded.
"Ima Lou Zair." Dumbledore said squinting at the name.
Giggles went up around the room.
"I think he is related to Ivana hump." Fred said though laughter.
"No no Fred. He is related to Ivanna Treesom." George burst out laughing.
"George! Fred!" Molly screamed in horror.
The twins just laughed and patted each other on the back.
"So you two know Ima Lou Zair?" Dumbledore ask eagerness in his voice.
The order couldn't hold in the laughter.
"What is the meaning of this?" Dumbledore said starting to get angry. "Tell me right now if you know Ima Lou Zair!"
Moody looked at Dumbledore humor all over his face. "Who gave you that list Albus?"
"My contact." Dumbledore snapped.
"Does this contact happen to be in the order of the Thestrals?" Moody asked. Everyone had stopped laughing now and were staring between Moody and Dumbledore.
His face paled. "How did you know" Dumbledore asked.
"You just told me." Moody said rolling his eyes.
"Oh. Well um." Dumbledore stuttered looking around. the jig was up. "Yes. My contact is in the Order of the Thestrals. He is not very high up there, so he says. The recruited him a few days ago, and all he could get me was this list."
"You have been played." Shacklebolt said. "Played hard."
"Yes I have." Dumbledore said with a shake of his head. "That me is an idiot."
Dumbledore frowned. "I don't understand. these are perfectly good names."
"I think you need to sound them out." Mr. Weasley said gently.
"Kraven Moorhed." Dumbledore said slowly then shrugged. A few people around the table giggled. Molly Weasley looked angry.
"Pat. McGroin." Dumbledore said slowly. "Sounds Irish." a few more people laughed this time.
"Jack Offalot." Dumbledore frowned. "That sounds familiar." the twins mouths dropped open then snapped with a shut when they thought about what could go in their.
"Shea Verpussi. I wonder if that is Italian." Dumbledore said looking around the room. Everyone's face was red, some with anger, some with embarrassment, and some with humor.
"That is a good one." Dan said with a laugh.
Emma shook her head at her husband, a smile on her lips.
"Amanda Mount." Dumbledore swished his tongue around in his mouth like tasting a wine. "I wonder if she liked riding horses."
"I think she liked riding something other than horses." Tonks spoke up with a sly smile.
"Cough, Men, Cough." Fred cut in.
"Nice my brother!" Charlie laughed giving Fred a high five.
"That was not nice. It was not nice at all." Bill said shaking his head.
"Quiet." Molly shrieked.
"Alright. and the last one is. Ima Lou Zair." Dumbledore frowned. a few moments later his mouth dropped. "Oh my." he whispered. "Very clever."
Just then the doors to the order room burst open flying high above the heads of the order members and landing with a crash against the far wall. Those who did not watch the doors journey were standing with shock written on their faces looking at the mass of people who had just entered the room.
"Why are we watching the doors fly instead of starting to fight." Minerva said in shock.
"The Order of the Thestrals." Tonks murmured wand arm lowering.
It was quite a sight to see. The Thestral members wore black armor with bone masks that reached around to cover most of their head tightly. The black dragonhide pants clung to their skin showing off the muscles underneath. The dragonhide vest clung to them, showing off who was a male, and who was a female. Their arms were bare showing off the marks on their upper arms. On one arm was an arrow with a strange looking z, the other was a Thestral, rearing up for all to see.
Some of the people were on top of the flying animal they were named after, while some were stand beside the beasts.
"We do look pretty awesome!" Neville said.
"I told you ridding on top of them is amazing!" Harry said pumping his fist in the air.
"Yes yes, we look awesome." Hermione said with a smile.
"Wow." Fred said.
"They sure do" George
"Make and impressive" Fred
"Sight." The boys finished together.
Two people from the black stepped forward. you could just see the hair peeking out beneath the headgear. Brown curly, straight black. Their eyes were hooded, but looked almost black and the exact same color.
"Hello." A male voice cut through the silence.
"Who are you." Moody snarled wand never wavering.
The male put up his hands in the universal sign of peace.
"We are not here to harm." The male said.
"If we were." The female snorted. "You would already be dead."
No one said anything, it was likely true, most of the order members had watched the doors flying.
"What are you here for?" Tonks asked hesitantly.
"We are here to recruit." The male said simply.
"Recruit?" Dumbledore asked in astonishment.
"Yes." The female snapped.
"Who are you?" Moody asked again.
"Why I am Pat MacGroin." The male said with a slight chuckle. "And this is my Lady. Amanda Mount."
Several mouths dropped open in shock. A few moments later the first sounds of laughter started. Soon the entire hall was filled with it.
A few mouths dropped at this information. Fred and George exchanged looked, grins on their face.
"Why should we join you?" Tonks asked hesitantly.
"Why not?" The female spoke with a grin in her words.
"Nice." Hermione laughed at her other self.
"What is your purpose in this war?" Shacklebolt cut in.
"We are here to win the war against Voldemort." a few people cringed at his name. "He is nothing but a menace and the world would be a better place without him. We are not going to wait until he kills more people. We are attacking him, we are not victims." The males voice got louder, breath coming in heavier.
"After we win this war, we plan on waging war against the Ministry. It is time for a Revolution and we are going to be the forerunners." The Female spoke as the male caught his breath.
"Do we have to get branded like cattle?" Moody asked with a sneer.
"No." The male said. "The marks are only temporary, and can be removed in a few years. They are for communication and verification purposes only."
"What do you mean temporary?" Tonks asked curiously.
"Our research team has developed a way to remove the dark mark, and has created their own mark. The only drawback is that it will be fatal to remove the mark before the three year period is up."The male spoke.
"What can you offer us?" Tonks said, seriously thinking of joining this new order.
"We are here only to bring peace to the wizarding world and to not bring the muggle world down on us. We need to have a fair world, and better integration. We can offer you a chance to shape the new future of the wizarding world." The female spoke.
"We can also offer you the chance of a new family." The male spoke. "For that is what we are. Every one of us has a voice in this Order, we are family."
"There is no hurry to choice if you would like to join us. We leave our arms open to those who are pure of heart. Traitors in our midst will be terminated. but those who wish it, may leave at anytime. No harm will come to those who do not deserve it." The female spoke.
"I will join you." Tonks said with excitement. "I am getting sick of taking the orders of someone who will not listen to his people."
"I will join as well." Shacklebolt said. "The Phoenix is getting nowhere with their love everyone, second chance stand."
"Oy. Us as well." The twins spoke.
"NO!" Molly shrieked reaching for her sons. "I will not lose you to the dark side!"
"We are not dark ma'am." A calming voice spoke up. "If we were would would have cookies and all we have is pudding! So no we are not dark, just a tad grey."
The twins grinned, leaned over and kissed their mothers cheek. "We will be save mom, don't worry."
Molly watched them walk away, tears in her eyes. They were grown she could not stop them.
"I will join ya as to." Moody said gruffly, thumping his way over to them. "If what I have been told is true, you are better than this lot."
The first male nodded his head once at the old Auror before looking back at the room.
"If any of you wish to join us, we are found by owl. have a good day and good luck with your fight." The male nodded once, stepped back with the female, and with a pop the entire group disappeared, new members included.
"Wow." Dumbledore said in shock. "So many people willing to kill."
"No Dumbledore, They are willing to end this fight on equal terms." Dan said simply.
~~~~~~~~ End chapter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Always
Isis