"We need to arrange for a Portkey, can we go back to the house the kids were staying at, I believe you called it the burrow, for the time being?" Embry asked as the they walked down the lane and away from Clarkson's house. "It shouldn't be a long process as I'm sure between our connection's we can figure it out. I just don't want to be out in the open." She looked around as she said this, and although the road was bathed in summer sun and not another person could be heard Harry knew she had a point. Voldemort wouldn't care about the friendly surroundings if he figured out their location by some means.

"There's no way we can go back to mum and dad's and leave again!" Ron said shaking his head with a grimace on his face at the very thought. "If mum finds out what we're up to actually going into the veil after Sirius she is going to lose her mind."

"Ron's right, we can't afford any more delays either. I'm worried about how long Sirius has been on the other side now." Harry said thinking of the look upon Mrs. Weasley's face when they had merely set off for information on the veil.

"We can go to Grimmauld place, I inherited it from Sirius, I know it's no cup of tea but it'll do for a few hours." Harry said having remembered the place. "Dumbledore and I already tested that it was passed to me and not Bellatrix when he came to pick me up a few days back now." He added quickly to the look on Lupin's face. He looked hesitant still but eventually nodded his head in agreement for it was the best hope for a quick place to organize.

They had reached Grimmauld place and safely entered with no problem outside of a quick

altercation with the screaming portrait in the hall of Sirius's mother. They sat together at the old table in the kitchen, discussing how to enter the ministry that evening with Embry, but Harry found himself lost in thought. He didn't like being back in this house, it reminded him of the misery upon Sirius's face every time he had seen him in the last year. He pictured his godfather hopelessly pacing the rooms and halls and it left him feeling sick to his stomach. If hadn't been for the fact that he was about to try and save Sirius he would have never come back to this place again.

"Harry could you come over here with me for a second?" Lupin asked standing up and bringing Harry back from his thoughts. Harry stood up and followed him into the hallway. Ron and Hermione were talking with Embry who was filling them in on everything she knew of the department and the veil that they may need to know if they ended up separated, so they didn't take much notice to Lupin and Harry excusing themselves momentarily.

"The past couple days have been a little crazy, are you doing alright?" Lupin asked as he and Harry strolled through the dark and depressing hallway. Harry took a moment to consider this, he was doing well in the way that he had hope of seeing Sirius. He was doing quite poorly in other ways for his nerves were completely shot over worry of how this may end up turning out.

"I'm just really missing Sirius, I have this thing all played out in my head, and I'm worried if it doesn't work out that I won't be able to handle losing him again." Harry said bluntly and Lupin stopped and clasped a hand onto Harry's shoulder.

"We're going to try anything and everything that we can to help Sirius, because he would have done the same for you." Lupin said looking at Harry with a determined look shinning in his eyes. "Right now, we just have to keep ourselves in the present. What may or may not be is to be dealt with when it comes."

"It's just that this house, Sirius's house, it brings up a lot of really crappy feelings." Harry muttered with a nasty look towards the black family tree that they had reached, his eyes lingering on the burn mark where Sirius should have been.

Lupin made to say something but was interrupted by the all too familiar screams from Mrs. Blacks painting, signaling that someone new had arrived at Grimmauld place. Both Lupin and Harry pulled out their wands tearing back down the hallways where they met Hermione, Ron, and Embry all brandishing their wands as well at the cloaked intruder. Harry felt relief flow through him as he saw that the new arrival was unmistakable with his long hair and beard, as none other than Albus Dumbledore.

"Albus, you gave us a fright please come in." Lupin said with a sigh of relief before putting his wand away and leading everyone back into the kitchen. Once they were all seated Dumbledore careful folded his fingers together, his eyes scanned over them all.

"So you're looking for a Portkey?" He asked simply and Harry nodded not bothering to question his knowledge.

"I will provide you with a Portkey that will return you back within a half hour from entering the Veil Remus." Dumbledore said his eyes locked with Lupin who bowed his head in thanks. "I can't speak for you Embry, but as for you Harry, Ron, and Hermione, I am going to return you back to The Burrow." Dumbledore finished and anger surged through Harry like he had never felt towards Dumbledore before.

"What!? No Way!" He cried standing up furiously, his chair knocking back into the wall by the force behind his movement.

"With everything we talked about just a week back in my office, I should think you understand why your life is too precious to be putting at risk for this cause." Dumbledore said gently.

"This cause? This cause is saving my godfather, the only family I have left!" Harry cried out again. "My life is no more valuable then Remus's" He added seething at the carelessness behind Dumbledore's claims.

"The prophecy marks you as such." Dumbledore stated, Hermione and Ron looked horrified their eyes fell upon on Harry who in the commotion had not talked with them about this yet.

"Look I don't care about the prophecy, or Voldemort even right now." Harry said pacing now in short strides. "You keep treating me like a child, not letting me make any decisions for myself and look where it's gotten us! The fact is I'm running out of reasons why I even give a damn about the Prophecy and fighting back." Dumbledore's bright blue eyes looked thoughtful and wary but Harry remained firm eye contact with him, trying to convey what this meant to him with a look that words could not match.

"I can take care of Harry." Lupin stated firmly standing up as well and placing his hand on Harry's shoulder. "I will make sure nothing happens to Harry. With everything that's happened with keeping Harry in the dark I don't feel right about denying him a chance at helping Sirius." Lupin finished and Harry felt warmth and gratitude towards Lupin flow through him, he tried to give Lupin a look that said it all and he merely gave him a short nod of understanding.

Everyone was still for a long time before Dumbledore finally reached into this pocket and handed Harry an old tin can. Harry looked down at it knowing what it was.

"You act tonight, enter the Veil by 5 and you have exactly a half hour to make sure everyone wishing to exit has a finger pressed to the Portkey to return."