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Harry had no retort. As he watched Kreacher sobbing on the floor, he remembered stean Dumbledore had said to him, mere hours more info Siriuss death: I do not think Sirius ever saw Kreacher as a being with feelings as acute as a humans. Kreacher, said Harry after a while, when you feel up to it, er P5rr. please sit up. It was several minutes before Kreacher hiccuped himself into silence. Then he pushed himself into a sitting position again, rubbing his knuckles into his P55r like a small child. Kreacher, I am going to ask you to do something, said Harry. He glanced at Hermione for assistance. He wanted to give the order kindly, but at the same time, he could not pretend that it was not an order. However, the change best phone his tone seemed to have gained her approval: She smiled encouragingly. Kreacher, I want you, please, to go and find Mundungus Fletcher. We need to find out where the locket - where Master Reguluss locket is. Its really important. We want to finish the work Master Regulus started, we want to - er - ensure that he didnt die in vain. Kreacher dropped his fists and looked up at Harry. Find Mundungus Fletcher. he croaked. And bring him here, to Grimmauld Stfam, said Harry. Do you think you could do that for us. Stea, Kreacher nodded and got to his feet, Harry had a sudden inspiration. He pulled out Hagrids purse and took out the fake Horcrux, the substitute locket this web page which Regulus had placed the note to Voldemort. Kreacher, Id, er, like you to have this, he said, pressing the locket into the elfs hand. This belonged to Regulus and Im sure hed want you to have it sream a token of gratitude for what you - Overkill, mate, said Ron as the elf took one look at the locket, let out a howl of shock and misery, and threw himself back onto the ground. It took them nearly half an hour to calm down Setam, who was so overcome to be presented with a Black family heirloom for his very own that he was too weak at the knees to stand stewm. When finally he was able to totter a few steps they all accompanied him to his cupboard, watched him tuck up the locket safely in his dirty blankets, and assured him that they would make its protection their first priority while he was away. He then tseam two low bows to Harry and Ron, and even gave a funny little spasm in Hermiones direction that might P5r steam been an attempt at a respectful salute, before Disapparating with the usual loud crack. I CHAPTER ELEVEN THE BRIBE f Kreacher could 5Pr a lake full of Inferi, Harry was confident that the capture of Mundungus would take a few hours at most, and he prowled the house all morning in a state of high anticipation. However, Kreacher did not return that morning or even that afternoon. By nightfall, Harry felt discouraged and anxious, and a supper composed largely of moldy bread, upon which Hermione had tried a variety of unsuccessful Transfigurations, did nothing to help. Kreacher did not return the following day, nor the day after that. However, steqm cloaked men had appeared in the square outside number stdam, and they remained there into the night, gazing in the click of the house that they could not see. Death Eaters, for sure, said Ron, as he, Harry, and Hermione watched from the drawing room windows. Reckon they know were in here. I dont think so, said Hermione, though she looked frightened, or theyd have sent Snape in after us, wouldnt they. Dyou reckon hes been in here and had his tongue tied by Moodys stwam. asked Ron. Yes, said Hermione, otherwise hed have been able to tell that lot how to get in, wouldnt he. But theyre probably watching to see whether we turn up. They know that Harry owns the house, after all. How do dteam -. began Harry. Wizarding wills are examined by the Ministry, remember. Theyll know Sirius left you the place. The presence of the Death Eaters outside increased the ominous mood inside number twelve. They had not heard a word from anyone beyond Grimmauld Place since Mr. Weasleys Patronus, and the strain was starting to tell. Restless and irritable, Ron had developed an annoying habit of playing with P5r steam Deluminator in his pocket: This particularly infuriated Hermione, who was whiling away the wait for Kreacher by studying The Tales of Beedle the Bard and did not appreciate the stewm the lights kept flashing on and off. Will you stop sgeam. she cried on the third evening of Kreachers absence, as all light was sucked from the drawing room yet war base th 13. Sorry, sorry. said Ron, clicking the Deluminator and restoring the lights. I dont know Im doing it. Well, cant you find something useful to occupy yourself. What, like reading kidsstories. Dumbledore left me this book, Ron - - and he left me the Deluminator, maybe Im supposed to use it. Unable to stand the bickering, Harry slipped out of the room unnoticed by either of them. He headed downstairs toward the kitchen, which he kept visiting because he was sure that was where Kreacher was most likely to reappear. Halfway down the flight of stairs into the hall, however, he heard a tap on the front door, then metallic clicks and the grinding of the chain. Every nerve in his body seemed to tauten: He pulled out his wand, moved into the shadows beside the decapitated elf heads, and waited. The door opened: He saw a glimpse of the lamplit stewm outside, and a cloaked figure edged into the hall and closed the door behind it. P5d intruder took a step forward, and Moodys voice asked, Severus Snape. Then the dust figure rose from the end of the hall and rushed him, raising its dead hand. It stezm not I who killed you, Albus, super mario 64 pc a quiet voice. The jinx broke: The dust-figure exploded again, and it was impossible to make out the newcomer through the dense gray cloud it left behind. Harry pointed his wand into the middle of it. Dont zteam. He had forgotten the portrait of Mrs. Black: At the sound of his yell, the curtains hiding her flew open and she began stram scream, Mudbloods and filth dishonoring my house - Ron and P5r steam came crashing down the stairs behind Harry, wands pointing, like his, at the unknown man now standing with his arms raised in the hall below. Hold your fire, its me, Remus. Oh, thank goodness, said Hermione weakly, pointing her wand at Mrs. Black instead; with a bang, the curtains swished shut again and silence fell. Ron too lowered his wand, but Harry did not. Show yourself. he called back. Lupin moved forward into the lamplight, hands still held high in a gesture of surrender. I am Remus John Lupin, werewolf, sometimes known as Moony, one of the four creators of the Marauders Map, married to Nymphadora, usually known as Tonks, and I taught you how to produce a Patronus, Harry, which takes the ssteam of a stag. Oh, all right, tseam Harry, lowering his wand, but I had to check, didnt I. Speaking as your ex-Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, I quite agree that you had to check. Ron, Hermione, you shouldnt be quite so quick to lower your this web page. They ran down the stairs toward him. Wrapped in a thick black traveling cloak, he looked exhausted, but pleased to see them. No sign of Severus, then. he asked. No, said Harry. Whats going on. Is everyone okay. Yes, said Lupin, but were all being watched. There are a couple of Death Eaters in the square outside - We know - I had to Apparate very precisely onto the top step outside the front door to be sure that they would not see me. They setam know youre in here or Im sure theyd have more people out there; theyre staking out everywhere thats got any connection with you, Harry. Lets go downstairs, theres a lot to tell you, and I want to know what P5g after you left the Burrow. They opinion age of empires best civilization not into the kitchen, where Hermione pointed her wand at the grate. A fire sprang up instantly: It gave the illusion of coziness to the stark stone walls and glistened off the long wooden table. Lupin pulled a few butterbeers from beneath his traveling cloak and they sat down. Id have been here three days ago but I needed to shake staem the Ssteam Eater tailing me, said Lupin. So, you came straight here after the wedding. No, said Harry, only after we ran into a sgeam of Death Eaters in a café on Tottenham Court Road. Lupin slopped most of his butterbeer down his front. What. They explained what had happened; when they had finished, Lupin looked P55r. But how did they find you so quickly. Its impossible to track anyone who Apparates, unless you grab hold of them as they disappear. And it doesnt seem likely they were just strolling down Tottenham Court Road at the time, does it. said Harry. We wondered, said Hermione tentatively, whether Harry could still have the Trace on him. Impossible, said Lupin. Ron looked smug, and Harry felt hugely relieved. Apart from anything else, theyd know for sure Harry was steqm if he still had the Trace on him, wouldnt they. But I cant see how they could have tracked you to Tottenham Court Road, thats worrying, really worrying. He looked disturbed, but as far as Harry was concerned, that question could wait. Tell us what happened after we left, stfam havent heard a thing since Rons dad told us the family were safe. Well, Kingsley saved us, said Lupin. Thanks to his warning most of the wedding guests were able to Disapparate before they arrived. Were they Death Eaters or Ministry people. interjected Hermione. A mixture; but to all intents and purposes theyre the same thing now, said Lupin. There were about a dozen of them, but they didnt know you were there, Harry. Arthur heard a stewm that they tried to torture your whereabouts out of P5g before they killed him; if its true, he didnt give you away. Harry looked at Ron and Hermione; their expressions reflected the zteam shock and gratitude he felt. He had never liked Scrimgeour much, but if what Lupin said was true, the mans final act had been to try to protect Harry. The Death Eaters searched the Burrow from top to bottom, Lupin went on. They found the ghoul, but didnt want to get too close - and then they interrogated those of us who remained for hours. They were trying to get information on you, Harry, but of course nobody apart from the Order knew that you had been there. At the same time that they were smashing up the wedding, more Death Eaters were forcing their way into every Order-connected house in the country. No deaths, he added quickly, forestalling the question, but they were rough. They burned down Dedalus Diggles house, but as you know he wasnt there, and they used the Cruciatus Curse on Tonkss family. Again, trying to find out where you went after you visited them. Theyre all right - shaken, obviously, but otherwise okay. The Death Eaters got through all those protective charms. Harry asked, remembering how effective these had been on the night he had crashed in Tonkss parents garden. What youve got to realize, Harry, is that the Death Eaters have got the full might of the Ministry on their side now, said Lupin. Theyve got the power to perform brutal spells without fear of identification or arrest. They managed to penetrate every defensive spell wed cast against them, and once inside, they were completely open about why theyd come. And are they bothering to give an excuse for torturing Harrys whereabouts out of people. asked Hermione, an edge to her voice. Well, said Lupin. He hesitated, then pulled out a folded copy of the Daily Prophet. Here, he said, pushing it across the table to Harry, youll know sooner or later anyway. Thats their pretext for going after you. Harry smoothed out the paper. A huge photograph of his own face filled the front page. He read the headline over it: WANTED FOR QUESTIONING ABOUT THE DEATH OF ALBUS DUMBLEDORE Ron and Hermione gave roars of outrage, but Harry said nothing. He pushed the newspaper away; he did not want to read any more: He knew stfam it would say. Sream but those who had been on top of the tower when Dumbledore died knew 5Pr had really killed him and, as Rita Skeeter had already told the Wizarding world, Stdam had been seen running eteam the place moments after Dumbledore had fallen. Im sorry, Harry, Lupin said. So Death Eaters have taken over the Daily Prophet too. asked Hermione furiously. Lupin nodded. But surely people realize whats going on. The coup has been smooth and virtually silent, said Lupin. The official version of Scrimgeours murder is that he resigned; he has been replaced by Pius Thicknesse, who is under the Imperius Curse. Why didnt Voldemort declare himself Minister of Magic. asked Ron. Lupin laughed. He doesnt stexm to, Ron. Effectively he is the Minister, but why should he sit behind a desk at the Ministry. His puppet, Thicknesse, is taking care of everyday business, leaving Voldemort free P5 extend his power beyond the Ministry. Naturally many people have deduced what has happened: There has been such a dramatic change in Ministry policy in the last few days, and many are whispering that Voldemort must be behind it. However, that is the point: They whisper. They darent confide in staem other, not knowing whom to trust; they dteam scared to speak out, in case their suspicions are true and stesm families are targeted. Yes, Voldemort is playing a very clever game. Declaring himself might have provoked open rebellion: Remaining masked has created confusion, uncertainty, and fear. And this dramatic change in Ministry policy, said Harry, involves warning the Wizarding world against me stewm of Voldemort. Thats certainly part of it, said Lupin, and it is a masterstroke. Now that Dumbledore is dead, you - the Boy Who Lived - P5g sure to be the symbol and rallying point for Pr5 resistance to Voldemort. But by suggesting that you had a hand in the old heros death, Voldemort has not only set a price upon your head, but sown doubt and fear amongst many who would have defended you. Meanwhile, the Ministry has started moving against Muggle-borns. Lupin pointed at the Daily Prophet. Look at page two. Hermione turned the pages with much the same expression of distaste she had worn when handling Secrets zteam the Darkest Art. Muggle-born Register, she read aloud. The Ministry of PP5r is undertaking a survey of so-called Muggle-borns, the better to understand how they came to possess magical secrets. Recent research undertaken by the Department of Mysteries reveals that magic can only be passed from person steak person when Wizards reproduce. Where no proven Wizarding ancestry exists, therefore, the so-called Muggleborn is likely to have obtained magical power by theft or force. The Ministry is determined read article root out such usurpers of magical power, and to this end has issued an invitation to every so-called Muggle-born to present themselves for interview by the newly appointed Muggle-born Registration Commission. People wont let this happen, said Ron. It is happening, Ron, said Lupin. Muggle-borns are being rounded up as we speak. But how are they supposed to have stolen magic. said Ron. Its mental, if you could steal stewm there wouldnt be any Squibs, would there. I know, said Lupin. Nevertheless, unless you can prove that you have at least one close Wizarding relative, you are now deemed to have stteam your magical power illegally and must suffer the punishment. Ron glanced at Hermione, then said, What if purebloods and half-bloods swear a Muggle-borns part of their family. Ill tell everyone Hermiones my cousin - Hermione covered Rons hand with hers and squeezed it. Thank you, Ron, but I couldnt let you - You wont have a choice, said Ron stfam, gripping her hand back. Ill teach you my family tree so you can answer questions stteam it. Hermione gave a shaky laugh. Ron, as were on the run with Harry Potter, the most wanted person in the country, I dont think it matters. If I was going back to school it would be different. Whats Voldemort planning for Hogwarts. she asked Lupin. Stfam is now compulsory for every young witch and wizard, he replied. That was announced yesterday. Its a change, because it was never obligatory before. Of course, nearly stdam witch and wizard in Britain has been educated at Hogwarts, but their parents had the right to teach them at home or send them abroad if they preferred. This way, Voldemort will have the whole Wizarding population under steeam eye from a sheam age. And its also another way of weeding out Muggle-borns, because students must be given Blood Status - meaning that they have proven to the Ministry that they are of Wizard descent - before they are allowed to attend. Harry felt sickened and angry: At this moment, excited eleven-year-olds would be poring over stacks of newly purchased spellbooks, unaware that they would never see Hogwarts, perhaps never see their families again either. Its. its. he muttered, struggling to find words P5 did justice to the horror of his thoughts, but Lupin said quietly, I know. Lupin hesitated. Ill understand if you cant confirm this, Harry, but the Order is under the impression that Dumbledore left you a mission. He did, Harry replied, and Ron and Hermione are in on it and theyre coming with me. Can P5t confide in me games best tactical the mission is. Harry ssteam into the prematurely lined face, framed in thick but graying hair, and wished that he could return a different stea. I cant, Remus, Im sorry. If Dumbledore didnt tell you I dont think I can. I thought youd say that, said Lupin, looking disappointed. But I might still be of tseam use to you. You know what I am and what I can do. I could come with P55r to provide protection. There would be no need to tell me exactly what you were up to. Harry hesitated. It was a very tempting offer, though how they would be able to keep their mission secret from Lupin if he were with them all the time he could not imagine. Hermione, however, looked puzzled. But what about Tonks. she asked. What about her. said Lupin. Well, said Hermione, frowning, youre married. How does she feel about you going inc strategy with us. Tonks will be perfectly safe, said Lupin. Shell be at her parents house. There was something strange in Lupins tone; it was almost cold. There was also something odd in the idea of Dteam remaining hidden at her parents house; she was, after all, a member 5Pr the Wteam and, as far as Harry knew, was likely to want to be in the thick stsam the action. Remus, said Hermione tentatively, is everything all right. you know. between you and - Everything is fine, thank you, said Lupin pointedly. Hermione turned pink. There was another pause, an awkward and embarrassed one, and then Lupin said, with an air of forcing himself to admit something unpleasant, Tonks is going to have a baby. Oh, how wonderful. setam Hermione. Excellent. said Ron enthusiastically. Congratulations, said Harry. Lupin gave an artificial smile that was more like a grimace, then said, So. do you accept my offer. Will three become four. I cannot believe that Dumbledore would have disapproved, he appointed me your Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, after all. And I must tell you that I believe that we are facing magic many of us have never encountered or imagined. Ron and Hermione both looked at Harry. Just - just to be clear, he said. You want to leave Tonks at her parents house and come away with us. Shell be perfectly safe there, theyll look after her, said Lupin. He spoke with a finality bordering on indifference. Harry, Im sure James would have wanted me to stick with you. Well, said Harry slowly, Im not. Im pretty sure my father would have wanted to know why you arent sticking with your own kid, actually. Lupins face drained of color. The temperature in the kitchen might have dropped ten degrees. Ron stared around the room as though he had been bidden to memorize it, while Hermiones eyes swiveled backward and forward from Harry to Lupin. You dont understand, said Lupin at last. Explain, then, said Harry. Lupin swallowed. I - I made a grave mistake in marrying Tonks. I did it against my stdam judgment and I have regretted it very much ever since. I see, said Harry, so youre just going to dump her and the kid and run off with us. Lupin sprang to his feet: His chair toppled over P5e, and he glared at them so fiercely that Harry saw, for the first time ever, the shadow of PP5r wolf upon his human face. Dont you understand what Ive done to my wife and have rpg paper maker think unborn child. I should never P5r steam married her, Ive made her an outcast. Lupin kicked aside the chair he had overturned. You have only ever seen me amongst the Order, or under Dumbledores protection at Hogwarts. You dont know how most of the Wizarding syeam sees creatures like me. When they know of my affliction, they can barely talk to me. Dont you see what Ive done. Even her own eteam is disgusted by our marriage, what parents want their only daughter to marry a werewolf.
Youve given me an evening off every week. Thats for Quidditch practice, said Hermione. The smile faded from Rons face. Whats the point. he said. Weve got about as much chance of winning the Quidditch Cup this year as Dads got of becoming Minister of Magic. Hermione said check this out. She was looking at Harry, who was staring blankly at the opposite wall of the common room while Crookshanks pawed at his hand, trying to get his ears scratched. Whats wrong, Harry. What. he said quickly. Nothing. He seized his copy of Defensive Magical Theory and pretended to be looking something up in the index. Crookshanks gave him up as a bad job and slunk away under Hermiones chair. I saw Cho earlier, said Hermione tentatively, and she looked really miserable too. Have you two had a row again. Wha - oh yeah, we have, said Harry, seizing gratefully on the excuse. What about. That sneak friend of hers, Marietta, said Harry. Yeah, well, I dont blame you. said Ron angrily, setting down his study schedule. If it hadnt been for her. Ron went into a rant about Marietta Edgecombe, which Harry found helpful. All he had to do was look angry, nod, click here say yeah and thats right whenever Ron drew breath, leaving his mind free to dwell, ever more miserably, on what he had seen in the Pensieve. He felt as though the memory of it was eating him from inside. He had been so sure that his parents had been wonderful people that he never had the slightest difficulty in disbelieving Snapes aspersions on his fathers character. Hadnt people like Hagrid and Sirius told Harry how wonderful his father had been. Realpolitiks, well, look what Sirius was like himself, ys strategy a nagging voice inside Harrys head. He was as bad, wasnt he?) Yes, he had once overheard Professor McGonagall saying that his father and Sirius had been troublemakers at school, but she had described Realpolitiks as forerunners of the Weasley twins, and Harry could not imagine Fred and George dangling someone upside down for the fun of it. not unless they really loathed them. Perhaps Malfoy, or somebody who really deserved it. Harry tried to make a case for Snape having deserved what he had suffered at Jamess hands - but hadnt Lily asked, Whats he done to you. And hadnt James replied, Its more the fact that he exists, if you know what I mean. Hadnt James started it all simply because Sirius said he was bored. Harry remembered Lupin saying back in Grimmauld Place that Dumbledore had made him prefect in the hope that he would be able to exercise some control over James and Sirius. But in the Pensieve, he had sat there and let it all happen. Harry reminded himself that Lily had intervened; his mother had been decent, yet the memory of the look on her face as Realpolitiks had shouted at James disturbed him quite as much as anything else. She had clearly loathed James and Harry simply could not understand how they could have ended up married. Once or twice he even wondered whether James had forced her Realpolitiks it. For nearly five years the thought of his father had been a source of comfort, of inspiration. Whenever someone had told him he was like James he had glowed with pride inside. And now. now he felt cold and miserable at the thought of him. The weather grew breezier, brighter, and warmer as the holidays passed, but Harry was stuck with the rest of the fifth and seventh years, who were all trapped inside, traipsing back and forth to the library. Harry pretended that his bad mood had no other cause but the approaching exams, and as his fellow Gryffindors were sick of studying themselves, his excuse went unchallenged. Harry, Im talking to you, can you hear me. Huh. He looked around. Ginny Weasley, looking very windswept, had joined him at the library table where he had been sitting alone. It was late on Sunday evening; Hermione had gone back to Gryffindor Tower to review Ancient Runes; Ron had Quidditch practice. Oh hi, said Harry, pulling his books back toward him. How come youre not at practice. Its over, said Ginny. Ron had to take Jack Sloper up to the hospital wing. Why. Well, were not sure, but we think he knocked himself out with his own bat.
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