I'm very sorry for missing last weekend's update. I hope to make up for it by posting four chapters instead of two. Enjoy! Just a reminder, bold is James and italics is Lily. Regular is, of course, Lee Jordon.


"So tonight, on Potterwatch, we bring exciting news of a victory by the Order of the Phoenix. Two days ago, a crack team made up of highly skilled witches and wizards successfully broke into Azkaban and released unjustly imprisoned muggle-borns and other prisoners of the new regime. Joining us tonight to tell us more about this event, are special guests and the organizers of the mission, Prongs and Faline."

"Evening, River."

"Happy to be here."

"So, tell us a bit about the break in. I hear it was your idea, Prongs? What made you think of it?"

"I kind of got the idea from when Harry Potter broke into the Ministry of Magic back in September and rescued the muggle-borns there. I was thinking about it, and well, that's supposed to be impossible, but Harry did it."

"Well, Harry makes a habit of doing the impossible."

"Exactly. So, I figured that breaking into Azkaban is supposed to be impossible too, but maybe it isn't. And there were so many people in there that didn't deserve to be. I can personally guarantee that Azkaban is the worst place to be."

"I can imagine. So, how did the Order react when he told you guys the plan?"

"Oh, we thought he was crazy."

"Hey!"

"Azkaban's supposed to be impenetrable; everyone knows that. Except it has experienced several breakouts in the last few years. I can't speak for the rest of the Order, but personally, I thought about how the Chief Death Eater broke his own followers out of Azkaban multiple times. So, I figured, if he could do it, why can't the good guys?"

"It was actually probably more difficult for us, since the dementors were doing their best to stop us rather than help."

"So, how did you get past the dementors? Everyone I've spoken to is scared spitless of them."

"They are certainly terrifying. It was one of the worst experiences I've had. Worth it though."

"It wasn't easy. But we got a large group of people. With enough Patronus's, we could hold them off long enough to get everyone out. Most of the time, the dementors were scattered trying to attack all of us at once, and we were spread out. Near the end, they all converged in a huge swarm, but fortunately, it late enough that we were able to get everyone out before we had to retreat."

"This is my favorite part. Tell our listeners how you managed to transport so many people?"

"That's my favorite part too. We managed to steal..."

"Borrow. We brought it back, and in excellent condition too."

"We borrowed a muggle submarine. It took a little finagling, and Prongs was a rotten driver..."

"Hey!"

"The point is it got the job done. And I loved the irony. Real proof to the Chief Death Eater that it doesn't do to underestimate the muggles."

"Hear hear!"

"Yeah, the submarine was good for another purpose besides transportation: the element of surprise. They couldn't see us coming, because a submarine is made to travel underwater."

"More proof that muggles are ingenious."

"Absolutely. So, thanks to the muggles the Chief Death Eater insists are no better than animals, we were able to go to and from Azkaban and smuggle out the escaped prisoners without anyone knowing we were there."

"How many people were you able to rescue from Azkaban?"

"We rescued everyone who was there, which added up to one hundred and twenty-two."

"So, if any of our listeners have friends or family who have been arrested, they have most likely been safely removed from the country. Obviously, we can't give details for safety purposes."

"However, after the war is over and things have become safe again in England, the Order will help put people in touch with the escapees."

"And, as you can tell, there are people still fighting. There is definite hope that we will win this thing. Personally, I am betting that the war will be won before the year's over."

"Well, I'm not sure about that, but I am a hundred percent positive that the new regime will be overthrown. I'm certainly not giving up until it is."

"There are many people who won't."

"Thank you both so much for everything you are doing for the cause. Listeners, that brings us to the end of another Potterwatch. We expect to be back on the air again day after tomorrow, but, as always, the only thing we can guarantee is that we will be back. In honor of the victory, the next password is 'submarine.' Keep each other safe: keep faith. Good night."


The one bad thing about the break in of Azkaban was that it meant they were almost completely locked down in the house. The dementors could not have told the Death Eaters who was there, as they can't see, something they had been counting on when planning the mission. That did not mean there were not consequences.

Vigilance had skyrocketed. Most of the Order who weren't on the run were questioned about the event, but the Death Eaters didn't get any information about it. The tails on the Order, most of whom had slacked off a little after months of nothing suspicious, now were almost impossible to shake. The Weasley's especially were just waiting for the other shoe to drop, certain that it wouldn't be long before they were forced to go into hiding. The only people a part of the team who escaped the Death Eaters wrath were Andromeda, who hadn't done work for the Order before, and Aberforth, who supplied the Death Eaters at Hogwarts with illegal potions.

The Ministry cracked down heavily on the rest of the world too. The twins reported that with Azkaban's security compromised, they were seeing an upsurge in muggle-borns begging on the streets, turned out of their houses but not sent to prison. Not that Azkaban stood empty; the Death Eaters seemed determined to fill it back up as fast as possible. Make one hint of rebellion, put just one toe out of line and you'd be clapped in irons faster than you could say unfair.

All in all, it added up to the Order (with the exception of Potterwatch) laying low for a while. But even Potterwatch was forced to move more and more often as Death Eaters searched high and low for them.

It was driving James stir crazy. He was again trapped in a house with few to no visitors and no cloak to sneak out in. Though he was glad Harry had it. Surely, he needed it more than James did. Still, James was quite ready for a bit of excitement.

He should have known better.

He certainly never wished that again.


Since the Potters are already in hiding, there isn't a huge risk in using the name Prongs on the air. Lily's name comes from a doe in the disney movie Bambi. And the likely hood of them pulling off a second Azkaban breakout with the same strategy is ridiculously low, so they don't mind giving some details to the public.