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Old 12-15-2010, 02:52 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Thanks for the comment Ruby I do love Remus, he's one of my favourite characters, but Im afraid Im not a fan of Remus and Tonks.
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Ellouise spent most of the day in the green drawing room, where she skimmed through some books, practiced some spells and played wizards chess with a very enthusiastic Harry. He wasn’t half bad either, beating her three games to one. Order members came and went like clockwork, a few stopping to have a chat to her. Naomi sat in one of the armchairs opposite her by the fire, knitting needles suspended in the air creating what appeared to be a yellow blanket. It had been a relatively quiet day, Ellouise had been looking forward to the Order of the Phoenix meeting and now that time had come. Order members flocked down to the kitchen together, a babble of noise following them as they greeted each other along the way. Ellouise took a seat next to Remus towards the head of the table where Dumbledore sat, with his long fingers pressed together, and his piercing blue eyes peering over the top of his half-moon glasses. Soon the room fell silent.
“Welcome everyone, so glad you could all make it today”, began Dumbledore, “some of you will have noticed we have a few new additions to today’s meeting, but I will hold off on the introductions for the time being as we have urgent matters to discuss.”
Dumbledore then gestured to Professor Snape and all attention was diverted to him. Snape seemed to be rather uncomfortable under the gaze of so many people, and there seemed to be some hostility towards him, this mostly came from Sirius Black and James Potter. Snape cleared his throat loudly before he began.
“There have been a number of important developments of late.” He said.
“Firstly, I have news on the whereabouts of three of our Order members that were abducted last month whilst on a reconnaissance mission, Abigail Schrewt, Barnaby Roughead and Juliana Cassotti. They are currently undergoing a process of interrogation on level ten at the Ministry.”
Whispers suddenly broke out around the kitchen.
“Secondly, the dark lord has acquired the support and allegiance of a number of werewolves, this includes the infamous Fenrir Greyback. Werewolves of course are highly dangerous and highly uncontrollable. Their primary function or purpose, will be to inflict as much pain and death as possible on those who do not support the dark lord. The location of these attacks will be calculated and carefully selected. I will be able to provide you with more details closer to the full moon.”
Remus shifted uncomfortably in his seat. A low murmur carried across the room but stopped abruptly when Snape continued.
“And lastly, the Russian Ministry officials have decided to work with the dark lord rather than against him. They are offering him information, resources and man power; essentially providing him with an army three times the size that it is currently. It is important that we get hold of this information, for I will not be privy to them when I return to the dark lords side. Now the exact details are going to be discussed on the outskirts of a city by the name of Tver. There will be two death eaters and then the Russian representatives.” He paused here and looked down over at Dumbledore who gave him an encouraging nod. “A reconnaissance mission will be required. The locality is an abandoned town and is renown for its wild terrain and abundant wildlife.” Snape seemed to have come to the end of his speech. Everyone peered around at each other, whispering feverishly until Dumbledore raised his hand.
“Now, first on our agenda, the rescue of our Order members. Professor Snape I trust you will continue to survey the Ministries defences and keep a watchful eye over them to ensure they are safe.” He paused and looked down the table, “It will only be a matter of time before we can attempt a rescue mission.”
Ellouise thought about her parents, wondering where they were, what they were doing and how they were being treated. She stopped herself there. She couldn’t think about that now. Shaking her head she brought herself back to reality.
“Secondly,” stated Dumbledore over the noise that had erupted. “It seems that Voldemort has acquired the aid and support of the werewolves. This is not good.” He turned his head to a man sitting on the far side of Sirius. He was quite tall, looked to be in his forties, and had thinning blonde hair. “Nigel, how are the dragons coming along?” asked Dumbledore. Nigel cleared his throat before replying, “yes Professor Dumbledore, well... they are coming along well. We’re heading out on an expedition to Hungary tomorrow to see if we can get some Hungarian Horntails to join our side. It shouldn’t be too difficult now that we’ve got most of the Norwegian Ridgebacks and Common Welsh Greens.” He looked down at his hands for a moment before adding excitedly, “Ohhh oh! I have an acquaintance in the Ukraine who said they could get me some Ukrainian Ironbelly’s”, he said enthusiastically. Voices began to murmur again, many people nodded impressively. “Brilliant”, said Dumbledore, “With any luck, Rubeus Hagrid will return shortly with some good news. He has been trying to win the support of a Troll community in Norway, should he succeed I’d say we’re in with a stronger chance at winning this war.”

The meeting was adjourned for a half hour whilst Dumbledore responded to an urgent owl that had just arrived, this provided the Order members with the opportunity to discuss the news they had just been provided with.
“Well at least we’ve got one werewolf”, said Sirius to Remus.
Remus grinned mischievously and let out a small laugh. “Big difference I’ll make”, he said. Sirius shrugged, “At least it’s something.”
Naomi was coming around the kitchen table serving people with firewhiskey and butterbeer. Ellouise took a butterbeer and sipped it quietly. She felt it trickle down her throat filling her with warmth.
“... It’ll be too dangerous, I don’t think anyone will be too eager to volunteer considering what happened on the last one”, said Lily Potter, who was sitting on Ellouise’s left hand side.
“Can you blame them?” asked Remus thoughtfully.
“It’s just a matter of concealing yourself and blending in”, announced Sirius, “any good wizard or witch should be able to do that”, he said gruffly.
James laughed, “Are you volunteering Sirius?” he asked.
Sirius pulled a face at him, “They know my animagus, it would be suicide”, he said in response. “Unless I was invisible, but thats just reckless, leaving footprints and all.”
“They don’t know mine”, said Ellouise. They all turned to face her. Remus looked worried, Lily, James, Sirius and Xavier looked surprise.
“Ellouise Morgan Browne, I swore to your parents that I would love you and protect you from all harm”, he emphasised the last part. Ellouise fixed her eyes on him.
“What do I have to lose?” she asked.
“No Elle, the answer is no.”
“Weren’t you just saying this morning that I should get involved, keep myself busy?” she asked still staring at him.
“Yes, but this isn’t what I meant.” He said, though he sounded defeated.
They sat silently for a few moments, till Xavier spoke. “What is your animagus?” he asked.
Ellouise stood up and took a step back, focusing she transformed.
The whole room fell quiet. Everyone was looking at her now. Or at least they were looking at her animagus. Her strong wolfish blue eyes gazed around the room, she crouched low to the ground then jumped swiftly onto the bench between Remus and Lily. Then she returned her body to its human state. A few people clapped, some whispered in astonishment between them. Ellouise was only thirteen after all.
“Bravo”, came Dumbledore’s voice as he entered the kitchen and resumed his position at the head of the table. “A marvellous display of magic”, he added cheerfully.
Ellouise stood up, and faced Dumbledore, a serious expression across her face.
“Professor Dumbledore, sir. I would like to volunteer for the reconnaissance mission”, she said. The room was silent, it seemed they all anticipated Dumbledore’s response. Dumbledore studied her intensely. “It is very brave of you to make the offer...” he began, but Ellouise cut him off. “I am perfectly serious Professor.” She said calmly.
Dumbledore nodded. “Do you feel as though you are ready for such a task?” he asked. Ellouise thought for a moment before responding. “I do sir”. She said simply. Professor Dumbledore nodded and Ellouise sat back down.
“I’d also like to volunteer”, said Anton who sat at the opposite end of the table. He stood, then made his case. “I think I should go with Ellouise. Both of our animagi are grey wolves, we would be disguised as part of a pack. Even in plain sight it wouldn’t look as suspicious if there were two of us rather than just one.”
Dumbledore studied his expression just as he had studied Ellouise. “And do you Anton feel that you are ready for such a task?” he asked. Then he added, “It will not be easy, and will require a great amount of bravery.”
Anton frowned a little and replied, “I assure you Professor is Ellouise can handle it, then so can I.” Dumbledore was silent for a period of time. “You did not answer my question Anton. I asked whether or not you feel ready for the task. I did not for any other justification.” Anton blushed, he had made a fool of himself in front of Albus Dumbledore, one of the greatest wizards of all time. “I am ready Professor”, he said simply.
“Very well”, replied Dumbledore, “Are there anymore volunteers?” he asked.
After waiting a minute he said, “Very well. Anton, Ellouise I will be in touch to debrief you for your mission. The rest of you I trust you are keeping well, if you have any further questions or would like to raise an issue with me please see me at once. Otherwise this meeting is adjourned.” Dumbledore didn’t move out of his seat. Some people stood to leave, others moved to the drawing room, some people decided to stay in the kitchen. Ellouise caught Anton’s eye, he smiled and started walking in her direction. He had only taken a few steps however when he was intercepted by Xavier. Ellouise couldn’t hear what he was saying. Xavier had a hand placed on Anton’s chest, preventing him from moving forward. They stared at each other for a moment. Ellouise could see Anton’s lips move in response to what Xavier had said but couldn’t make out the words. Xavier let his hand down and exited the kitchen, Anton continued to walk in her direction.
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